Popular Science Monthly 



151 



A poultry-house 

 which considers the 

 interests of the hens 

 is here described. 

 All tlie windows are 

 in the roof. The 

 walls are of hollow 

 tile, the floor is of 

 concrete and a gal- 

 vanized-iron venti- 

 lator furnishes fresh 

 air. Poultry-houses 

 should admit the 

 greatest possible 

 amount of fresh a-r 



Building a Poultry-House 

 with a Skylight 



SOMETHIXGoutofthe 

 ordinary in poultry- 

 house construction is shown 

 in the acconi|)anying plans. 

 All the windows are in the 

 roof. The house stands 

 the long wa>', north and 

 south, so that during the 

 day the sun's rays will 

 reach all parts of the coop. 

 The secret of building poul- 

 try-houses right is largely 

 a matter of admitting the 

 greatest possible amount 

 of sunlight. In the plan 

 shown this factor is well 

 cared for. 



This house is 21 ft. by 

 33 ft., with eaves 5^2 ft. 

 from the grade. The walls 

 are of hollow clay tile and 

 5 ins. thick. The founda- 

 tion and tile floor are of 

 concrete mixed 1 13 15. 



The structure has a sim- 

 ple gable roof covered with 

 prepared roofing. The roof 

 is at third pitch; rafters 

 at 2 ft. centers. Matched 

 sheathing is used as a roof foundation. 

 Everj' other skylight sash — on both 

 sides of the peak of the roof — is hinged 

 to be opened for ventilation and air- 

 ing. A 20-in. galvanized ventilator 

 is placed at the rear, and in the roar 

 gable-end is a barn-sash, which is hinged 

 to swing up. 



A coop of this size will comfortably 

 shelter more than a hundred full-grown 

 birds. The covered nests are built in 

 along the side walls, and the roosts 

 are all at the rear end of the house. 

 Materials, such as lumber, tile, and 

 cement, as listed herewith, will be needed : 



17 bbls. cement for floor and footing $24.00 



8 yards clean, coarse, sharp sand 8.00 



12 yards well-graded gravel or slonc 12.00 



650 hollow clay building-blocks 26.00 



I dozen anchor-bolts 5-8 in. by 12 ins.. . 1. 00 



4 pes. 2 ins. by 6 ins. by 16 ft. for plat& 



35 pes. 2 ins. by 4 ins. by 14 ft. for rafters 



16 pes. I in. by 6 ins. by 1 6 ft. for cross-ties 17.00 



1000 ft. 8-incfi ship-lap for sheathing. . . . 30.00 



8 squares three-ply roofing material. . . . 24.00 



12 skylight-sash 4 ft. by 4 ft 24.00 



I barn-sashforrear, 4lts. loins. by I2ins. i.oo 



I galvanized metal ventilator 20 ins. . . . 12.00 



200 ft. lineal i in. by 4 ins. finish lumber. 2.00 



125 ft. lineal i in. by 6 ins. finish lumber. 2.OO 



36 ft. galvanized metal ridge-roll 2.00 



I screen door 3 ft. by 7 ft 2.00 



125 sq. ft. 1-2 inch hardware cloth 6.00 



24 pes. 2 ins. by 4 ins. by 10 ft. for roosts 

 and supports 



5 pes. I in. by 12 ins. by 16 ft. for nests. . 7.00 



Total $200.00 



\V. E. Frcddex. 



Some Curtain Suggestions 



SEW two small rust-proof hooks at 

 the extreme lower corners of your 

 lace curtains on the right side. On 

 sweeping day or when you wish the 

 windows open, hook them up any 

 desired height out of the way. The 

 weight will not stretch the mesh in the 

 least. 



Use small round wooden toothpicks 

 to pin your curtains to the rod, and 

 avoid the unsightly rust spots made by 

 common pins by sewing on small bone 

 or brass rings of substantial design. 



