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as the house and extend the yard out 3 feet. This can be made 

 out of slats placed 2 inches apart. Make a cover for the top 

 so as to protect the hen and chicks from rain and the hot sun's 

 rays; boards, canvas, or burlap may be used. From this run 

 an extension yard can be made 3 feet long, and so constructed 



Fig. 148. — A combination sitting and brooding eoop. 1, Side view of 

 the coop; 2, the extension run; 3, the root; 4, the door to the coop; 5, the 

 compartment for the hen; 6, the compartment in which to feed the chicks; 

 7, shade tree necessary in chick raising. See page 412 for construction. 



that the chicks can be fed in this extension and yet the mother 

 or other birds cannot molest them. There is a slatted parti- 

 tion placed between the first and second runs. 



Continued damp rainy weather when the ground becomes 

 thoroughly saturated with water makes unfavorable conditions 

 for the young chicks. 



The hen usually weans her young when they are six or eight 



