I have never seen a hen which would think of a bath when
she has been robbed of her chicks. She's just too fussy
for that sort of thing; and if she does not get her brood
in a very short time there's going to be trouble.
"I've told you that I have fads when it comes to
chicken rearing. Here is number two — the first-stage
coop must be a double compartment one to please me.
Here again I rely on the stores, and I am my own car-
penter; and there is nothing I enjoy more than making
small appliances of this kind. They are necessary, so if
they cannot be home-made they have to be purchased.
