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PRACTICE OF POULTRY-HOUSE CONSTRUCTION 



All outside walls and roof are single boarded, preferably of 

 eight-inch tongue-and-groove jvellow pine. White pine can be 

 useH^ but is much more expensive. The roof and back wall should 

 be covered with a good patent roofing paper; all joints should be 

 carefully lapped and cemented. 



The muslin curtains in the front wall are hinged at the ton and 



can be lifted up. TEe3 

 . as indica 



foot Windows n.rp 



t_fche_sidi 



aim 



should 



lanl One window in each pen 

 constructed that part of the wall 



desired, thus makingja^combination door and window^ This will 

 greatly facilitate cleaning. 4 " ~~ 



The dropping boards, perches, and nests are best arranged on 

 the back wall. The perches are hinged to the wall so that they 



FIG. 84. Frame of standard multiple-unit laying house light, cheap, yet durable. 



mayJae hooked up when cleaning. The nests are darkened by a 

 lunged door in front, which may' be let down when it is desired to 

 remove the eggs. 



The dividing partition between the units is built of boards arid 

 extends from the back~wali to within six feet of the front wall ; the 

 remaining space is left entirely open. This protects the birdsjrojn 

 any drafts when on the roosts. When desired, portable light-wire 

 partitions mav be used to separate the units" 



A large dry-mash hopper should be built in this middle parti- 

 tion (Fig. 83). If four or monTuhits are built, it is necessary to 

 "have only one hopper in the centre of each two units^the qther 

 dividing partition being used for nesting space. The construction 

 is shown in the following chapter. - * 



*This general arrangement of glass and muslin openings was early recom- 

 mended by Cornell University. It has since been generally adopted as the 

 most efficient arrangement. 



