Building Poultry Houses. 



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It is as important that houses be kept cool in summer as it is that they 

 be kept warm in winter. Hence the desirability of having a window in 

 the rear (Figs. 58, 61, 64), and also in front (Fig. 58), in order to 

 insure good circulation of air during hot weather. It is also well to 

 remove the glass windows in hot weather. 



The kind of pen 



The open scratching-shed was the first effort in poultry house con- 

 struction to permit fowls to enjoy fresh air conditions the year around. 

 It was a radical change from the double-boarded, double-papered and 



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Fig. 46. — ^4 large scratchi)ig-shed house 



double-glazed so-called " tight warm " house, but in reality a close, damp 

 house and frequently a cold one. At first the scratching-shed had the 

 front entirely open. Later the entire front was covered with muslin; 

 later still, this was reduced in size, the opening being wide horizontally 

 and narrow vertically to prevent the wind and sleet from blowing directly 

 upon the fowls during the day. The house having the cloth-covered 

 front or cloth-covered window has the disadvantage of requiring more 

 personal attention in opening and closing windows to meet changes in 

 the weather than does the house with separate scratching-shed. If the 

 windows are stationary it is not possible quickly to take care of wide 

 extremes in temperature. 



