AND GOOD POULTRY HOUSES. 



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themselves by huddling together, by crowding on their 

 roosts, by sitting flat upon the ground, and by standing 

 or sitting in the sun. We must therefore employ all 

 these ways to secure that warmth, without which we 

 shall have few eggs, with no less or even greater expense 

 for food. 



Fowls suffer most from cold at night. In fact, nights 

 are almost always colder than the days, and it is fortu- 

 nate that by night when it is cold, we have less wind. 

 A poultry house to be warm, must be close and tightly 

 made, yet with good ventilation, for if warm and ill-ven- 

 tilated, the birds may be suffocated. This has not un- 



Figs. 2 and 3. SECTIONS OP BOOSTING BOOM. 



frequently occurred. By the accompanying section and 

 plans (figs. 3 and 4), we secure warmth from every 

 source. Too much sunlight is often disadvantageous, 

 hence the low roof without windows. The windows (w), 

 admit sunlight upon the floor and dust box. The house 

 is twelve feet square, divided by a partition of boards. 

 This leaves the two apartments each six feet wide. It is 

 intended for less than twenty to thirty adult fowls. The 

 perches (r), are five feet long each, so that thirty fowls 

 will be pretty well crowded upon them. The full hight 

 of the house is nine feet, in order to give the roof a good 



