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"A LITTLE JOURNEY 



Housing and Equipment 



I HAVE designed and completed several styles of houses which are in use on 

 my farm, and I have also tried out designs developed by several well-known 

 poultry men so as to find out just what housing conditions would prove 

 the best suited to the disposition of Anconas. 



The two styles illustrated are my favorites. Style A is very economical 

 for anyone who wishes to limit his investment in buildings. This house is 

 15x20 feet. It has a flat roof five feet in front and eight feet in the rear. It 

 can be used as an excellent brooder house by installing a Colony brooder 

 stove. When the birds are ready to leave the brooder, take out the stove. 

 The feathered flock can be wintered in the same building to save removing 

 them to other quarters. We have a number of these houses on my Berea 

 farm. 



By placing the lower side toward the south, the high side may be used for 

 one row of conditioning coops the full length of the building, without using 



