BULLETIN 217 



[DECEMBER, 1913 



Ontario Department of Agriculture 



ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 



Farm Poultry with the Results of Some 



Experiments in Poultry Houses 



and Fattening Chickens. 



By W. E. Graham 'and A. C. McCulloch. 



This bulletin is intended to give information to farmers and others on general 

 matters pertaining to the keeping of poultry. 



It also contains the results of a few experiments which have been conducted at 

 this institution on various matters pertaining to poultry. 



CONSTEUCTIOX OF POULTRY HOUSES. 



We find poultry thriving and yielding good returns in so many different styles 

 of houses, that it is very 'difficult to lay down any hard and fast rules. The 

 tendency at the present time is towards cheaper houses, with better ventilation. 

 The hot-house style of housing poultry during the winter has not been satisfactory, 

 many houses being damp, and the air in them anything but agreeable. Disease has 

 been quite common; and results in many cases have been disappointing. 



No. 4. No. 3. No. 2. No. 1. 



Fig. 1. Different Styles of Poultry Houses Suitable for an Ordinary Farm. 



