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PRODUCTIVE FARMING 



Housing. — Chickens should have special places made for 

 them to roost and to lay eggs. It is very bad practice to 

 allow them to use buildings and places intended for other 

 purposes. 



Fig. 195.— a i 



two stories liigli for laj-ing hens. The nests and scratching 

 litter are on the grouud. 



Fig. 196. 



Fig. 197. 



Fig. 196. — ^Movable chick brooder house heated by gasoline. ■ 

 Fig. 197. — Brooder house for raising incubator chicks. The Houdon chicks 

 have been raised in this house. 



The poultry house may be very simple and inexpensive 

 (Figs. 195, 196, 197). It should be dry and comfortable in 

 winter, free from drafts of air, but with plenty of fresh air 

 and direct sunshine. Many poultry raisers now use light- 

 weight muslin stretched on wood frames in the south side 

 of their poultry houses. The frames are hinged in place at 

 the top and are kept open every day except when the weather 



