New and Improved Poultry Appliances. 



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A REMOVABLE FLOOR FOR 

 CHICKEN SHELTER. 



Adapted by R. C. Lawry. 



A removable floor is a great 

 convenience and also a labor saver. 

 It permits easy cleaning and 

 thorough disinfection. Chicken 

 coops and houses should be kept 

 clean and free from mites. This 

 is likely to be neglected with the 

 rush of work in the rearing sea- 

 son. The type of house here 

 shown (Fig. 115) is not the best. 

 A summer house should provide 

 for more fresh air, and for the 

 sake of economy in construction, 

 should be square rather than long 

 and narrow. Land plaster or soil 

 scattered over the floor will keep 

 the air more wholesome and the 

 floor will be more easily cleaned. 



Fig. 114. — The cover raised for empty- 

 ing or filling the pan. The water- 

 pan supplies two pens which saves 

 about one-half the labor of watering. 

 A swinging fender 'suspended from 

 the partition over the pan prevents 

 the fowls from running through the 

 opening when the pan is removed' 

 This is unnecessary with m,ost breeds 



Fig. 1 15. — The summer shelter tipped over'ffor cleaning. Note the ease with which 

 the cleaning and disinfecting can be performed. 



