POULTRY HOUSE 



Simple coops for setting hens and taking care of chicks 

 materially reduce the care and labor. Such a coop is illus- 

 trated in Fig. 7. 



Yarding. As perfect sanitation is one of the prerequi- 

 sites of success in poultry raising, the larger the yards the 

 easier it will be to maintain healthful conditions among the 

 flocks. The amount of yard space per fowl has not been defi- 

 nitely fixed, though a minimum of 100 square feet per fowl 



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2'-0" 



SHIPPING CRA TE 

 FOR 



LIVE POULTRY 



FIG. 8. 



and Top 



GRIT AND SHELL FEEDER. 



GRAIN AND MASH STORAGE HOPPER. 



should be used, and 50 per cent, or even 100 per cent more 

 than this is highly advisable. Under ordinary conditions, 

 150 square feet per fowl will probably be found to suffice. 

 On the average farm, where the poultry is allowed free run 

 of the barnyard and of the fields immediately surrounding 



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