362 POULTRY CULTURE 



How to Ship Live Poultry. — All shipping coops should be 

 in good condition. Otherwise they may come apart in transit, 

 as they frequently are roughly handled. 



The coops should be high enough to allow whatever kind of 

 poultry is shipped to stand up. Low coops should not be 

 used as suffocation may result. More birds may be placed in 

 a coop in cold than in hot weather. 



Keep different stock separate as far as possible. If suffi- 

 cient to fill coops in the different kinds it is better to ship the 

 hens, spring chickens, roosters, turkeys, ducks, and geese in 

 separate coops. 



Standard size chicken crates for shipping to market are 2 

 feet by 3 feet by 1 foot. 



Standard turkey coops are 2 feet by 3 feet by 1 foot 4 inches. 



The following is suggested as the proper number of birds to 

 be placed in each standard coop ; 



Number to a coop 



Turkey — Gobblers 5 



Hens 6 



Geese — Large 6 



Medium 8 



Small 10 



Ducks — Large 10 



Medium 14 



Small 18 



Cocks and Fowl: 



7 to 10 pounds 8 



5 to 7 pounds .' 10 



4 to 5 pounds 14 



3 to 4 pounds 16 



2 to 3 pounds 18 



1 to 2 pounds 20 



