lo Jan., 1910.] Poultry Farming on Small Holdings. 



if you give them a foothold, trouble will begin. Use 6 ft. palings cut in 

 half, or, if funds permit, plain sheet iron. The palings or iron should be 

 nailed on to the middle batten all round the pen, and will provide a 

 splendid breakwind for the stud birds. 



Shade and Shelter.— It must not be forgotten that shdt.r is abso- 

 lutelv necessarv in a breeding pen. The temperature of a f owl s body 

 being greater than our own, it stands to reason that shade from the sun s 

 ravs must be provided. The best and most quickly grown shelter hedge 



