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Fig. 4 Interior View of Iowa Colony House Shown in Figure 3 and Plates IV 

 V, Showing Nests and Roosts. 



feet longer than the house previously described and will accom- 

 modate a correspondingly larger flock. Larger houses have 

 been built upon the same general lines but they have not with- 

 stood moving well. A general view of the house is shown in 

 figure 3. The plans are for a house with a shed roof although 

 a combination roof as shown in figure 5 may be used success- 

 fully. The house has two curtained openings and one large 

 window in front which provides a large measure of sunlight 

 and ventilation. The illustration shows the window near the 

 door and the drawing shows it at the opposite end. In the lat- 

 ter case, more value is placed upon the sunlight entering 

 through the curtain opening while the curtains are open. 



The openings for the curtains are covered with screen and 

 the curtains are hinged at the top and arranged to be swung 

 up to the rafters. The front wall, directly below the window 

 and one of the curtains, is made to open and admit sunlight 

 directly on the floor near the front wall. This trap door is 

 hinged at the top and provided with a hook to hold it up. This 

 opening is also covered with wire cloth or poultry netting. A 

 small door is provided in the front or the end for the fowls. 



The roosts and dropping board are placed along the b;n-k 

 wall about 2 feet from the floor. The nests are placed on n 

 continuation of the dropping board and with the roost fill the 

 back side. 



