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serve to illustrate the s\ stem 

 followed at Burnley and b\ 

 the writer. The shed is 90 ft. 

 long, subdivided into ten 

 equal compartments of 9 ft. 

 X 9 ft. It is cheapK con- 

 structed, being made with 

 palings, uprights cf red gum, 

 and battens of 3 x i hard- 

 wood. Spouting is placed 

 all round the rcof to keep 

 the houses dry ; the water 

 thus caught runs into a tank 

 and supplies the whole stock 

 with fresh water and saves 

 time in carting. Half of the 

 houses are open fronted wire 

 netting, the other half 

 closed, having glass windows, 

 which may be so worked that 

 good ventilation is assured. 

 Although the latter are more 

 costlv, the birds seem more 

 contented in the closed fronts, 

 than those in the open wired 

 fronts. Dry straw is placed 

 on the floor and thev are 

 kept busy. Exercise is ne- 

 cessary for laying fowls, and 

 measure.^ should be adopted 

 bv all poultr\ keepers to 

 insure a reasonable amount of 

 activity amongst their flocks. 



Swing perches are provided 

 of 3 X 2 hardwood, 8 ft. in 

 length, and suspended by 

 wire from the roof. Im- 

 mediately underneath there is 

 a dropping board, 16 ins. 

 wide, which is also suspended 

 bv a hook at each end of the 

 perch, and in such a manner 

 that the birds cannot remain 

 on the dropping board, as it 

 tips up immediately they 

 jump on to it. Secluded nest 

 boxes are provided in each 

 compartment, made out of 

 kerosene boxes as shown on 

 page 8. 



^^'hen the weather is fine, 

 the birds are permitted to 

 run out for two hours to 



