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Diagram of an open-front California poultry house. 

 May be of any desired length. 



The roof is of wire and roofing paper, as described before, and this 

 house can : be made very presentable by boarding up the ends and back 

 with matched lumber such as is used in bungalows, etc. By putting 

 the dropping boards and perches at one end, all the way across with 

 nests underneath, the other end can be used as a scratching pen in 

 bad weather, and with a moderate sized yard would be ample room for 

 fifty chickens. 



A Larger Open Front House. This house is made of heavier ma- 

 terial and is intended to stay in one place. The house is 10 feet wide, 

 7 feet deep and may be any length to suit. Front is made in panels as 

 in the other with dropping boards on hinges or stationary. It is 7 

 feet high in front and has a drop of two feet, owing to extra width. 

 Roosts in all cases should be 2x2 Oregon pine. These are mite 

 resisters and last a long time. The roof is of paper and wire, but has 

 heavier rafters, 2x4 being plenty ligfht enough. The back and ends 



