CHAPTER V 



OPEN FRONT HOUSES 



The open front house has passed the experimental stage from the 

 Atlantic to the Pacific Coast. In the Eastern and Middle States there 

 must necessarily be many modifications owing to climatic conditions, 

 but here in California there is no occasion to modify at all; just three 

 covered sides and ends and the straight open front in all cases is the 

 healthiest and best. The houses can be so arranged as to evade the 

 most direct winds; thus if northern winds are prevalent in a locality, 

 let the houses face some other direction, and so on. Everybody can 

 plan for local advantages or disadvantages in that respect, but stick to 

 the open front straight without compromise. The material for the ends 

 and back may be just what answers the best all round purposes accord- 

 ing to financial or other conditions. A good roof, that is a roof that 

 will keep the poultry dry, and that the owner can keep in ia condition 

 free from vermin pests, is a necessity in any climate. Such a roof need 

 not be costly in our climate, and the one that will be described answers 

 every purpose for California, and can be made to answer even for the 

 coldest place by putting 1 a ceiling independent of the roof, where it 

 freezes hard. 



Mite Proof Roof. The rafters may be of any strength desired. 

 We use one by three set on edge, but two by two would be just as good, 

 perhaps better, but this item can be just what suits each one. Having 



FIG. 5. Types of roofs for poultry houses. A, shed ; B, combination ; 

 C, gable; D, monitor; E, semi-monitor; F, A-shaped. 



