CHAPTER VI. 



PRINCIPLES OF POULTRY-HOUSE CONSTRUCTION. 



Supplying poultry with suitable environment is one of the 

 most essential features of poultry management. A suitable en- 

 vironment means the right kind of house properly located. 

 Many types of poultry houses are in use throughout the country, 

 representing a great variety of ideas and theories. This diversity 

 is largely due to the fact that amateurs start out in business with 



Fig. 64. — Antiquated type of poultry house, with no muslin in windows. Glass prevents 

 ventilation and holds the moisture. 



ideas of their o^vn, and incorporate these in their houses, whether 

 they have been tested and found desirable or not. There are a 

 few simple rules or principles which should be followed in the 

 construction of the house, and there are a number of different 

 types which furnish these requirements. There is no one best 

 type, suitable under all conditions and for all sections of the country. 

 Recent Changes. — There have been marked changes and rapid 

 developments in the perfection of poultry houses. It was formerly 

 considered necessary to have a perfectly tight house, double 

 boarded, with single or double glass sash in the front (Fig. 64). 

 This type of house served as a shelter for the birds, and theoreti- 

 cally would keep them warm; yet in practice it has been found 

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