PROPAGATION 
and around the vent, and should any be 
found a little grease such as lard should 
be rubbed on those places. The grease 
should be applied very moderately, for if 
too much is used the chicks will be very 
greatly injured, if not killed outright. 
Provide a good dust-bath for the little 
fellows to wallow in, and it will be found 
a great help in keeping down the lice. 
The coop should be large enough so that 
the mother hen can also have a dust-bath 
to wallow in. 
You can use almost any sort of coop 
if it comes up to the requirements that I 
have stated above. Chicks are not partic- 
ular what sort of a coop they have, if it 
is comfortable and roomy. The coop 
should be made handy and as easy to 
operate as possible, so that the work of 
caring for the chicks will not become 
arduous and disagreeable. 
I speak of this here because I know 
that the almost constant care that the 
little chicks require soon becomes a disa- 
greeable task if the coops and everything 
about them do not work well. Such coops 
can usually be constructed from material 
found on almost any place or from lumber 
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