Show COOPS FOR CHICKENS affard fron storms storm ilott cuts cut niort othe Enc ruica success depends acry ry largely on th manageri man management agern c of tho little hides anim item is i tho kind of coop nicil n icil for while under favorable conditions an old ell box or crato crate or barrel turned on oa ow on E LF FLOOR L j U SECTION or OF COOP WITH 1771 A MO floon side eide will 10 lo do such coops will not ansbe either for extremes of heat or cold calil daiv ing rains rams or rats the last named is i foe to bo guarded against with as groa gren care as is a rainstorm it is generally conceded that both hei bei and chicks thrive iv best ebest in contact with tin ta e earth arth but if a bottomless coop is i s filacc upon tho the ground rats cannot only get in but tho the hen will scratch holes which lit bi N come filled with water in case of rains rains A plan followed by many is having i tight floor with earth en an inch or so KO deep 1 I cop this earth even if lamp soon dries anc forms nn an excellent deodorizer F frequent refi nent ly renewed it serves a twofold purpose rial liely a good floor for tile the lieu lien all aiu brood arid and a valuable adjunct to tho the ma nure pile as it lias has absorbed the droppings dropp ingi of tile fowls tile sides bides and ends of the coop mus not rest upon the floor but lap over so su at to it otherwise fluting during sto stonna rills al the wet dripping from the root roof and side of tho the coop will vill bo be caught and at gigli run directly under the lien tell while brood in her chi chickens chens in tho the first cut is rep rebe a section of a coop cool with a amov able floor airing air insco ed as it should be it ii bu fauch ch a way that tormenta tor renta of rain may bt bi pol poured ired upon tho the roof and not a drop wil touch the floor in the second cut is shown show ii a chicken coop I 1 recommended by stoddard in his poultry architecture flout wind the foregoing is reproduced Plent plenty yol 0 range over close sward alternating T witt artl cultivated ground is what thickens chicken should always be allowed if possible but circumstances alter cases and ahel logs dogs cats arid and rats rate in cities and 1101 haw hawks Is or the more troublesome bigeol 2 a 5 an Z ciric CHICK eilf hawk ithe in alio coi a 1 I cory inake make r ro ic 11 sometimes noces ry to deprive deprie keni ken of range tempo rily at least lr r thit thi purpose I 1 sop euall ea rou pu ip cloth coarse mesh a n Is is used I 1 e for r coal makes screens a gooz gooc on outside si e run 11 for or tl ie chicks to which th ui e liias lii aa w lu he hen may a ll 11 have ve ac acles cpr not as desired |