Show I 1 COOP FOR TWENTY CHICKENS CHICKEN house illustrated a ted furnishes Furni thes amplis shelter an and d scratching rooms for birds the houses described herc herewith Ith fur fill nigh shelter for about 20 fouls ind proN ids nesting ric stIng and scratching ing room ni writes ritas mr air M R conover in the home stead the house bbown in fig I 1 has a bouble ditched Is 10 feet hect long lone 7 n T ii VIG no L 4 feet aide gl ai feet high from ilc peik of the root roof to the ground ind 4 feet from the lower edge of the root roof to 0 o tle ilc floor door the suann side of tho the brilling bu bull illing ling has a glass riba which it v arm ni neither r ither is remon removed ed ind i cin as cohered ash placed in its stead at the rear ire ests benith the roosts boosts k door at one n I 1 allows allann s on en trance tile tho poultry e eit edt dt niia nn be it the side cr directly beneath the nests ets rc ire accessible for egg by lifting a trip door it the biel bial ot of the building the hobo shown in fig 2 lias has tile the same dimensions rid nd sin stride pitched roof tile the roost ire it the hick ind nests are acca filble as in I 1 ig g 1 sas basli I 1 fits into the front tire ho losses discs iro ire boarded and aad tile the roofs coi copied 1 I ed NN with lilt tarred i 1 apoi aci brial foundation may ma bp be use used or the building set on oil posts post tig it 1 requires 2 i feet of timber for the sills Is 11 feet of or for the ohp corner imports ip ports SG feet feel of timber for foi hite sup ports and CG feet toi for tile the it requires feet of roof boards 5 inches wide to be covered with jirred riper pe ind IG IC ret feet of together alth SS feet for door hoards boards and S feet of lumber for re enforcing reinforcing the acor two p iiri of heni iron hinges lie ire needed for the trip door access to the nests ind ono pair for the side ide door A strong hasp and sciples and a good spring lock gi ilso be provided aided tile the for the front is 3 1 feet high hi by S feet long 1009 c u the second house Is cheaper ot of cork con st ruction and requires 19 feet of corner timbers 28 feet of heavy tim her for sills 29 20 feet for intermediate supports 40 feet of 0 rafters tor for tho the roof 19 10 feet of boards ind and feet ot of neither boards the door sash and trap door at tile the rear ire of the same sama material as in rig 1 I 1 |