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from objectionable odors if the droppings are 

 easily removed; and, second, the droppings are 

 valuable as a fertilizer and should not be mixed 

 with the litter on the floor. The distance from 

 the perch to the platform will depend somewhat 

 on the size of the fowls and on the implement 



Fig. 39. Movable perches with board platform underneath to catch droppings. 



used in removing the droppings. It will also 

 depend on the form of platform constructed. 



The distance between the perches and a level 

 platform should not be great enough to permit 

 the fowls to walk on the platform underneath the 

 perches. If a broad iron shovel with a tolerably 

 straight handle is used, the perches need not be 

 more than from five to eight inches from a level 



