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nected by means of roosts or perches made of octagonal 

 strips nailed fast to the supports. Perches should be 

 placed about eighteen inches apart. At any time when it 

 is desired to gather up the droppings, the end of the 

 frame-work is raised and fastened to the ceiling or roof 

 by a hook at n, the whole arrangement being up out of 

 the way for thorough cleaning. At the corner of the 

 building, opposite the roost, is placed a box, p, contain- 

 ing ashes, road-dust, etc., that the fowls may dust them- 

 selves. The box should be two feet square and about one 

 foot in height, and should be kept half filled with dust- 

 ing material, both summer and winter. In the corner 

 is placed a box, e, and should contain a supply of gravel 

 and broken oyster-shells. The foregoing conveniences 

 cost but little and will prove valuable additions to any 

 poultry-house. 



LOW ROOSTS. 



For the large fowls low roosts should be used, as they 

 cannot reach high ones without a ladder, and in drop- 

 ping from them are very apt to injure themselves. A 



Fig. 17. 



roosting-frame, made for Asiatic fowls, is shown at Fig. 

 17. It is made of chestnut strips two inches square, 

 with the edges of the upper part rounded off to make 

 them easy to the feet of the fowls. Three of these strips 



