PROGRESSIVE POULTRY RAISING 



survive the burning sun without the protection of trees 

 and shrubs. Its need of this kind of protection has not 

 changed and the poultry house should be very close to 

 the orchard or woodlot. If the chicken house is to be 

 dry, as it must be to give good results, it must be located 

 where the drainage is good either naturally or because of 

 tiling. 



. There are four essentials of a good 



Essentials chicken house. When these are taken 



of a Good care of, it makes little difference what 



Hen House st Y le or tv P e tne nouse is - These 



four essentials are dryness, ventilation 

 without drafts, sunlight and plenty of room. 



The domestic fowl is very much more dependent upon 

 its breathing apparatus to regulate the body temperature 

 through evaporation than is true of the other farm 

 animals. It also depends upon its lungs and air sacks 

 to a large extent, to get rid of the excess moisture of the 

 body. Whenever a chicken is forced to breath damp air, 

 it is at a physical disadvantage and it is uncomfortable. 

 It is only the comfortable chick that will thrive and the 

 comfortable hen that will lay many eggs. 



One of the means of keeping a hen house dry is to fur- 

 nish plenty of ventilation Chickens, however, are 

 sensitive to drafts and take cold easily and this ventilation 

 should be furnished in such a way that the birds are never 

 in a direct draft. Pound for pound, fowls use a very 

 great deal more oxygen from the air than do horses, cattle, 

 sheep and swine. An insufficient supply of fresh air is 

 more quickly injurious to them than to any other class of 

 farm animals. 



Plenty of sun shining into the house is also an aid in 

 keeping it dry. Sunlight also makes the house more 

 cheerful and attractive and the hens more comfortable. 



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