THE PRACTICAL COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 



essary. This leaves a tight wall 3 feet 10 

 inches high extending from the bottom of the 

 opening down to the floor, which prevents the 

 wind from blowing directly on the birds when 

 they are on the floor. A door is made in this 

 part of the front wall for the attendant to pass 

 through w^hen the curtain is open. A door 

 16x18 inches is arranged under one of the win- 

 dows close to the floor, for the birds to pass 

 through to the yard. The platform runs the 

 length of the pen, and is 4 feet 10 inches wide, 

 and 3 feet above the floor. There are three 

 roosts framed together in two ten-foot sections; 

 they are one foot above the platform, and 

 hinged to the back wall, so that they may be 

 turned up out of the way when the platform Is 

 being cleaned. The doors dividing the pens 

 are 3x7 feet, and are divided in the middle 

 lengthwise; each half is hung with double-acting 

 spring hinges, allowing them to swing open both 

 ways and close. An overhead track runs the 

 entire length of the building, and from it is 

 suspended a car, 2x8 feet in size, elevated a foot 



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