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PROPER SIZE OF POULTRY HOUSE 

 'T'HE proper siie for a poultry building dcpendj 



a great deal upon the number of fowls to be 

 kept and the size of the flocks. From 25 to 100 

 seems to be about as many as is safe and economi- 

 cal to keep together. With flocks of this size 

 about four 8qu.ire feet of floor space should be 

 alloted to each bird, which will suffice in most 

 cases where careful attention is given to cleanli- 

 ness and ventilation. Three to three and a half 

 square feet is enough for Leghorns in large flocks. 

 If the fowls are kept in smaller flocks, a little 

 more floor space per bird will be needed. Where 

 the climate is so mild that it is unnecessary to 

 keep the fowls confined, except for a few days at 

 a time, and especially if the fowls are kept in 

 small colony houses, less space per bird will be 

 sufficient. The smaller breeds being more active 

 and restless, require about as much room as the 

 larger birds. 



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A POULTRY house should not be so wide that 

 "^ the sun cannot reach the back of the house, 

 say poultry specialists of the United States de- 

 partment of agriculture, or it will be damp. Eigh- 

 teen feet is a convenient width for a large house 

 if there are no alleyways. The house should be 

 built as low as possible without danger of the at- 

 tendants bumping their heads against the ceiling. 

 A low house is more easily warmed than a high 

 one. 



Be sure that your chicken house is tight on 

 three sides and that there is no chance for a 

 draft to strike the hens. If hen roosts are placed 

 in a draft during the fall and winter, colds are 

 sure to develop, which may develop in roup and 



other troubles. 



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PREPARE FOR WINTER EGGS 

 'T'HE time is at hand to begin preparation for 

 a maximum c^^ crop during the cold months 

 when eggs are highest in price. Get the poultry 

 faouse and yards neatly fitted up. If you haven't a 

 variety of proper feeds on hand lay your plans so 

 you will be sure to have all that is needed at the 

 height of winter. Leaving such things to take 

 care of themselves when the time arrives is an 



Novemher, 1921 



expensive bit of procrastination. It may prove to 

 be the difference between profit and loss. 



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pOULTRY MEN who wish to have their flock 



produce the maximum number of eggs eco- 

 nomically during the late summer and fall months 

 should supply the hens with a ration carrying a 

 liberal amount of protein. Meat scraps, skim milk 

 or buttermilk provide an excellent food for this 



purpose. 



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'T'HE one sure way of having flocks free from 

 lice is to prevent the lice from getting a start. 

 It's a lot easier, too, than to give the vermin a 

 chance and then hare to fight them afterward. 



AAA 



TF YOU haven't improved your flock by the pur- 

 chase of good fowls of heavy-laying and pure- 

 bred strains give the idea serious consideration. 

 Others have found that money thus spent brought 

 fine returns. 



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TT is quite foolish to expect 200-egg pullets from 

 lOO-egg hens. Like still begets like in the 

 poultry yard as elsewhere. 



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