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keeps about 18 hens in each pen during the winter, and obtains a 

 plentiful supply of eggs. 



The Poultry Houses at 0. A. C. 



The Colony House in use at this College is more or less of an 

 experiment, but it is cheaply constructed, and allows a warm roosting 

 pen and exercise in the open air. The canvas door protects the fowls 



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Fig. 5. — Ground plan of colony house at O.A.C. 



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Fig. 6. — Cross section of colony house. 

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Fig. 7. — Ground plan of closed pen. 

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from the extremely cold winds. In very severe weather the board 

 door in front of the house may be shut. 



This house is made of a single thickness of planed lumber, the 

 cracks between boards being covered by battens. It is not sheeted 

 on the inside, except in the roosting compartment, which is lined with 

 paper and matched lumber. We wintered Plymouth and Wyandotte 

 fowls successfully in this coop before the roosting compartment was 

 put in. It was, however, so cold at night time, in very severe weather, 

 that egg production was practically stopped for a day or two. I 

 would not recommend its use where Leghorns or such birds are to be 

 kept. This house will accommodate from 20 to 25 chickens. 



The plan of the closed house in use at this College (see Figs. 7 

 and 8) is designed to admit of exercising the fowls in the open 



