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PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION 



constructed to provide 

 sufficient ventilation and be 

 rain-proof, so that the hen 

 and chicks and the floor of 

 the coop will be kept dry in 

 inclement weather. The 

 coop should also be con- 

 structed to enable it to be 

 easily cleaned and spraj'ed. 



Figure 96. — The band fastened in the The Style of Construction 

 wing of the chick. ^ , i , , i , 



of the coop matters but 

 little so long as it is practical, comfortable and embodying 

 the above features. The coop which is illustrated in the 

 following figures has given good results. 



The coop should not be nailed to the floor, but is left 

 entirely free, so that it can be lifted completely off to facili- 

 tate cleaning. The sides of the coop sit over the edge of 

 the floor in order that it can be kept tight and dry. The 

 door of the coop is covered with a half inch wire netting 

 and slides in back of the 3 slats in front in order to close the 

 coop. To open the coop so that the chicks can come out, 

 the door is pushed back of the boarded part in front. The 

 holes covered with wire at both ends of the coop give addi- 

 tional ventilation. These ventilators may be eUminated 





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Figure 97. — The working plan of a box-shaped brood coop that can be easily 

 constructed. 



