A handy brood coop for hen and chicks 



Colony houses. Small colony houses for the growing stock 

 are of great value. A house 3x6 feet, with a shed roof, will 

 accommodate thirty to forty chicks. The floor should be tight 

 and all openings covered with wire screen to keep out vermin. 

 Two large doors in front may be provided, one of glass for 

 light and the other covered with wire netting and muslin for 

 ventilation and protection. Such a house should face the east 

 as a protection against prevailing winds and should be elevated 

 upon runners, stilts or stone piers as a protection against ver- 

 min. The runway into the house should be closed on the sides 

 to assist the chicks in finding their way inside. 



Brood coops. Galvanized iron coops are, considered sani- 

 tary but are intolerable under a hot sun. Shed roof coops, 

 made at home, answer well. They should have a floor, bottom 

 and a runway in front. A sliding door will protect against 

 enemies at night. If closed at night holes in the side for ven- 

 tilation should be provided.- 



The hen hatchery. Where chicks are to be hatched by 

 hens some provision must be made for the sitting hens. A 

 small house with compartments or a room set apart for that 

 purpose is all that is necessary. 



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