CHAPTER VI 



BUILDINGS FOB FOWLS: LOCATION, PLANS AND 

 CONSTRUCTION 



THE location of poultry houses is often thought 

 to be of minor importance when compared with 

 the location of other farm buildings. This may be 

 true when but few fowls are to be kept for the 

 sole purpose of supplying the home table, but 

 the profit derived from keeping these few fowls is 

 frequently very much less than it would be if the 

 same tfare and thought were given them that is 

 devoted to other farm stock. 



LOCATION OF BUILDINGS 



In selecting a site for poultry houses and 

 yards, three important points should be con- 

 stantly borne in mind: (1) health of the fowls, 

 (2) convenience of the attendant, and (3) liabil- 

 ity to vermin and other poultry enemies. 



Health of the foivls. As cleanliness and free- 

 dom from moisture are two highly essential con- 

 ditions of successful poultry- keeping, the natural 

 surroundings which strongly influence them should 



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