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CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



This house is inexpensive and has 

 given excellent results as a pen for 

 the average farm. The hens lay well, 

 thrive well and make good weight. 



Avoidance of draughts, high site for 

 building, cleanliness, good natural 

 drainage and lots of light are of 

 course necessary accompanying fac- 

 tors. 





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DETAILS OF PLAN. 



The acconnpanying plan is adapt- 

 able on the average farm for the 

 housing of albout KM) hens. It al- 

 lows about six square feet of floor 

 space for every bird. As will be no- 

 ticed the front is open and wired and 

 is three feet in depth from sill to 

 plate. The back is four feet six in 

 depth from sill to plate; height from 

 peak to plate is seven feet. The house 

 is twenty-five feet square, and has 

 two sets of roosts, albout two feet six 



from floor. A window is fixed in the 

 west end and the door in the east end. 

 The house faces south and is very 

 comfortable all the year round. The 

 back should be two thicknesses of 

 boards with tar paper between. Cur- 

 tains of cheese cloth can be attached 

 to be used when the weather is ex- 

 ceptionally cold; these can be stretch- 

 ed on laths and hinged to the plate in 

 front and fastened securely with a 

 thumfb screw. 



