fn LIND OR HOUSE TO BUILD 31 
goes to the extreme of giving the hens no additional 
protection at all. Strange as it may seem, too, this 
method gives excellent success in scores of instances. 
The hens show no evidences of suffering from the 
cold, seldom have frosted combs, lay steadily through 
the coldest weather and are obviously in the pink of 
condition. 
Several things need to be considered, however, in 
building a house of this kind, or the results will not 
be so satisfactory. In the first place, a deep house 
is required. If the house is only eight or ten feet 
deep, the birds will be sure to suffer. Then, there 
must be an opening on one side only or the house 
will be too cold. When the pen is a deep one and 
open only at the front, the wind meets an air cush- 
ion when it strikes this opening, for the air within 
cannot be forced through. Such a house should be 
perfectly tight as to walls, and may have a glass 
window on the west side, if deemed desirable in or- 
der to get the afternoon sun. ‘This is an advantage 
in a house of the type which is rather low in front. 
The well-known Tolman house is an example of 
this type. It is a long house, with a double-pitched 
roof, the ridge being about two-thirds the distance 
from the front, so that there is a long, gradual slope 
