386 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 



A dust bath in the poultry house is most important. The 

 process of dusting is the method by which the bird keeps 

 herself free from lice and similar pests. Many poultrymen 

 have a corner of the pen arranged so that road dust, sifted 

 coal ashes, or dry sand may be put there for dusting. A 

 depth of 3 or 4 inches is sufficient. 



IF YOU HAD THE "CHICKEN FEVER," COULD YOU 



1. Describe the important features of the laying house? 



2. Explain the purpose of the fattening house? 



3. Describe a hover and its use? 



4. Tell of the construction and value of the colony house? 



5. Compare a good and a bad site for poultry buildings? 



6. Figure out the size of house you might need, and tell why? 



7. Compare the single- and the double-pitch roof? 



8. Discuss the subject of window covering? 



9. Instruct in the essentials of perch construction? 



10. Tell where to place the nests and the size they should be 

 made? 



SOME INTERESTING THINGS TO BRING TO SCHOOL 



11. A picture of the poultry yard at home, showing buildings. 



12. A picture of the best poultry building you know of in the 

 vicinity. 



13. A drawing showing cross-section construction of some poultry 

 house of which you know. 



14. A report on the roost arrangement in five different poultry 

 buildings. 



15. A report on the location of a few poultry yards on different 

 farms. 



16. A statement of the number of farmers in the vicinity who keep 

 chickens but have no special poultry houses for them. 



