64 The Hen at Work 



side nail a strip of light board, as thick as the 

 scantling, and at least six inches wide. 



Five strips of scantling are used as upright stays, 

 nailed on the inside, between the edge pieces, as 

 shown in the illustration. 



Remember that these slanting sides are not 

 reversible. Before nailing on the supports, stand 



Back piece of the paper coop, reinforced with 

 strips of scantling 



them facing each other to make sure which is the 

 inside. 



The back wall of the coop is merely a strip of 

 wall-board five feet long by three feet high, edged 

 and strengthened with strips of scantling. 



To assemble the coop, lay the bottom on a level 

 surface, nail the back to the floor by driving the 

 nails through the scantling at its lower edge into 

 the edge of the floor boards themselves. Then 

 nail the side pieces on each side. As they are two 



