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88 for spending money purposes, is contained in Plan No. 2.

This hutch was originally designed by a California breeder named Sanderson. While the hutch plan given herewith is very similar to the original hutch, the dimensions have been changed in nearly every instance in order to fit the needs of my own back yard at the time the hutch was built. It is a more compact hutch under the present plan and much neater in appearance, and has all the advantages it ever had.

It occupies a space of ground just 4 by 6 feet in size with a nest box extending over which is 18 inches wide and 4 feet long. This nest box is really too large and may be made smaller with equally good results. A smaller nest box would keep warmer in cold weather and be more desirable for that reason, as well as being less expensive to build.

The bottom of the floor is just 2 feet off the ground and the hutch itself is 18 inches high and there is a roof 6 inches higher at the peak