How to Tether Hens. 



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can be enlarged by sliding 

 the slip knot down the string 

 towards B, when the loop will 

 become sufficiently large for 

 the foot of a hen to be passed 

 through. On returning the slip 

 knot to its former position, 

 the loop is round the leg of the 

 hen, but cannot be tightened 

 b}' her pulling, and is readily 

 taken off and put on again as 

 required. The free end of the 

 string may be as long as is 

 desired, depending on the 

 amount of space over which 

 it is wished to allow the hen 

 to roam. At its extremity 

 should be a peg, which can 

 be forced into the ground 

 firmly enough to prevent the 

 hen pulling it out. 



An open, sheltered coop 

 should be placed near her, 

 under which she can retreat 

 at night and during rain. 

 The coop should not be put 

 so close to the peg by which 

 the hen is fastened that she 

 can walk round it, but near 

 the limit of her cord, so that 

 she can pass in and out, but 

 not round the back. When 

 thus fastened the hen is able 

 to scratch the surface of 

 the ground and supply her 

 young with the seeds, grubs, 



