60 POULTRY LABORATORY GUIDE 



EXERCISE XVII 



Housing, Location, and Care of Hens and 

 Chicks 



Houses or shelters for hens with chicks may- 

 be very simple and inexpensive. An empty 

 barrel laid on its side, raised a few inches 

 from the ground, provides an efficient shelter. 

 A-shaped coops constructed of lumber from dry 

 goods boxes, barrel staves, etc., make suitable 

 houses. 



Whatever kind of a shelter is used it should be 

 at least one and one half by two feet square, and 

 must be provided with a wooden floor to keep 

 out vermin. It should also be provided with a 

 wire or board door for use at night to keep out 

 all prowlers. If located out of doors, the house 

 must be raised a few inches from the ground to 

 keep water from standing in it, and it should have 

 a sloping roof which is waterproof. A shelter 

 for protecting the front of the coop in bad 

 weather may be constructed of boards about 

 three feet wide and allowed to project over the 

 front. 



Construct a suitable shelter, keeping in mind 

 the above requirements. 



Place the coop in the shelter of some building, 



