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ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE 



from the wall and the second fifteen or sixteen inches from 

 the first. A muslin curtain is hung from the ceiling to 

 drop in front of the roosts when needed. To clean the 

 droppings from the platform the roosts may be unhooked 



jDroppin^s Bounds 



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SAc//s 



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Figure 113. — Floor plan of poultry house 



and removed, or the front side raised, and both hooked to 

 the ceiling. They are then out of the way^ so that the clean- 

 ing may be thoroughly done. 



Nests. — For nests a 

 box 8 to 12 feet long and 

 12 inches wide is made, 

 with sides 8 inches high. 

 This is divided into 

 nests 12 to 14 inches 

 long, with partitions 18 

 inches high. Hens prefer 

 Figure 114.— Cross section of poultry house- uests that are rather 



Note arrangement of roosts and nests ^ark; SO a ffOOd place for 

 leaving floo* space open. ' . * K t- 



them IS under the front 

 edge of the platform. Place this row of nests close up 

 under the front edge used for a droppings board. Then 

 hinge a 10-inch board in front of the nests to close the 

 10-inch space between the platform and the 8-inch board 

 ■on the front side of the nests. This darkens them some- 



