The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07

while the lower sash slides up and down
on tongue or In suitable frame
Between the windows q ventilatins door
10 provided. This Is 22 inches wide and
! extends from window TO window. II Is
hinged at the top and swings outward
The hen doors are two in number, one
below each window. They are a foot
square and glide up.
Openings for windows and ventilatinr
door are covered with three-ouarter inch
wire. which serves the double purpose OF
keeping the hens IN and sparrows and
other pests out This netting Is tackled on
outside OF the windows and inside the
ventilating door In order 70 permit these
to be freely manipulated.
Interior fittinss are most simple. Two
roosts are used These are nailed 10
crosspieces, three In number. and the lat
ter are hinged to the rear wall When
cleaning the boards the whole roostine
frame Is swung up out OF the way. II
hinges with loose pins are provided Il !.
an easy matter TO remove the roosts
whenever this seems desirable.
For laying dock OF twenty to twenty
nve hens SIX nests are needed. These
are built In two tiers OF three nests each
ana are attached TO the west wall In
this position they are easy 70 observe and
care for
When putting on the roofing material
Is most essential that all joints be
closely cemented. Further. the fabric
should be tightly secured TO the. boards
by strips or capped nails. to prevent It
from being torn by high winds. Es-
pecial attention should be paid to the
edges where the wind works in.
For convenience In moving the building
the ends OF the skids should be well
rounded and holes bored so chains or
ropes may be easily attached.
mil ha -,
rangements are such that no floor space
Is wasted. All fixtures are sufficiently
elevatsd TO permit the stock 10 use every
square foot OF the floor. This Is particu-
larry necessary when q comparatively
large number OF birds are kept In the
house.
It may be considered presumptuous to
suggest any alterations in this we'll
planned structure. but few points pre-.
sent themselves. and these are msr-
toned below:
The first has TO do with the hen doom.
As shown, the bottoms OF these are at the
floor level. II 10 the usual experience that
much litter Is thrown out and wasted IN
less the bottom OF such openings Is S light
ly above the floor. say four inches. II
this plan were adopted here, IL would be
necessary to slide the doors to tho side
instead OF up. because OF lack of space
beneath the window.
In the original plan. no provision Is
made for e shelf or "sideboard," upon
which to place feed and water dishes.
such shelf might well be attached 10
the front wall. beneath the central venti-
iating door. II elevated some sixteen or
eighteen inches II would not reduce the
availsble floor space. and the feed and
water would be free from the danger OF
having litter scratched into them.
Another necessity IL a coop for broody
hens or males. This might well be built
upon the top Of the upper tier OF nests
In this position It would be easy to care
for and would receive sufficient light and
ample ventilation.
In case the building is 70 be located In
such position that the end door cannot
hr left open during the summer months. a
frame OF proper size, covered with wire
netting. should be provided. This may
be substituted for the wooden door when
warm weather comes on.
The plan a s whole Is an excellent one,
Any one needing small structures OF this
character can -afelv adont H.
(Copy-i0ht, 1914, BY Mdtos-Mers kdvsr-
Using Company, Inc.)