Fig. 7. Framework of poultry house showing construction 



The materials used in a poultry house need not be expensive. 

 Studding made of 2 x 4 yellow pine and rafters of 2 x 6 yellow pine 

 will be of sufficient strength to hold any weight put upon them. 

 As long as the walls, .roof and floor of a house are tight, the prin- 

 ciples of construction are correct. The materials used in making 

 these tight, can be cheaply purchased. Sides made of drop siding 

 will be tight, and a roof covered with 6 inch flooring or shiplap, on 

 top of which is placed two-ply roofing paper, will be air and water 

 tight and last for years. A s'hingle roof is not a satisfactory roof, 

 for it is not air tight. A shed roof house is the most satisfactory 

 where a house is to be only 14 to 15 feet deep. It is easier and 

 cheaper to construct and allows plenty of sunshine to enter. Deep- 

 houses are warmer than shallow ones, and for that reason many 

 practical poultrymen are building houses 20 to 24 feet deep. 



A house 14 to 15 feet deep is the best, on the average farm, 

 allowing 4 to 5 square feet of floor space per fowl. The front 

 should be high enough to allow sunlight to reach the back of the 

 house, seven or eight feet usually being high enough for such a 

 depth. The rear need be no higher than necessary, four and one- 

 half feet being generally found satisfactory. 



