A Tick Proof Fowlhouse for Infested Townships. 653 



A TICK PROOF FOWLHOUSE FOR INFESTED 

 TOWNSHIPS. 



By A. A. Brown, M.B., B.S. 



The plan, section, elevation, and sketch view have been prepared 

 by the Public Works Department, and the details of construction 

 are as follows : — All the corners C as shown on plan should be 

 constructed of Ij in. x 1:^ in. angle irons split and forked at bottom 

 and the uprights A in centre of each side, and those carrying roof 

 marked A on plan and section should be 1 in. x j\ in. wrought 

 bar iron, and the whole structure should be properly bolted together 

 with J in. bolts, so as to be capable of being readily taken to pieces. 

 The door fi'ame should also be constructed of 1 in. x j% in. wrought 

 bar iron and riveted together and covered with inch mesh wire 

 netting hung with Hook and eye hinges, and furnished with approved 

 latch. The cross bracing (as shown on section and elevation) on all 

 sides should be made on No. 6 gauge fencing wire. 



The whole of the outside of the walls and roof should be covered 

 with 26 gauge galvanized corrugated iron secured to horizontal bars 

 on sides and roof framing with approved clips at sides and centres of 

 each sheet at each rail, and the sheets at angles should be bent round 

 same, and all sheets on sides and roof should have a lap of one 

 corrugation. 



The raking support or stand as seen on section at B forming the 

 perch should have two uprights formed of angle iron similar to 

 corners and 1 in. x j% in. arms and brackets, the whole bolted 

 together. The perches should consist of 3 in. diameter kauri pine, 

 tarred, and supported on rests, so as to be capable of easy removal. 

 The cups shown on uprights supporting perches should be made of 

 metal and strung round the uprights and soldered to them. The 

 cups should contain solutions of either formalin or phenyle, or 

 kerosene. 



In the centre of the back of the shed one sheet of iron is to be so 

 fixed with bolts as to allow of its easy and complete removal and 

 replacement when desired in the summer, so that the sun's rays may 

 be able to reach every part of the shed. This space (including the 

 upper portion of sides of shed) should be filled in with inch mesh 

 wire netting, so that when the sheet is removed the wire netting fills 

 the opening. 



The sketch on the following page gives a general idea of the 

 construction of the building, and it should be erected to face the 

 east, and will accommodate about 30 fowls, and if entirely constructed 

 as described will cost about £12. 



