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of course a run similar to that shown in Fig. 2 could be utilised 

 with the coop in Fig. 1. This coop keeps the chicks entirely 

 confined and is only suitable as a night coop, if left without a run 



Fig. 2. 



as shown. It is a perfectly safe coop if fitted with a floor or 

 laid upon hard, level ground and might be used to accommodate 

 at night either young chicks or those which have been weaned. 

 Fig. 2 shows a style of coop and detachable run which is often 

 seen. The coop is plainly made, with a sloping span roof, and 

 has an opening to the run. The notable feature of the run is 



Fig. 3. 



that it is large in proportion to the size of the coop, and for this 

 reason it may be advantageously used in fine weather in districts 

 where chicks are often attacked by hawks, magpies, &c. This 

 is not a good style of run for early rearing, when the weather 

 is severe, nor in the heat of summer unless it can be placed 

 under the shade of a tree or in some such favourable situation. 



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