AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 



so constructed that the inner temperature will vary 

 slowly with fluctuations in the weather. There 

 should be numerous windows, and these should be 

 so placed that the sun may shine into the house for 

 several hours each day, especially in winter, at 

 which time sunlight should be provided for as 

 great a length of time as possible. These things, 

 together with a good location, are essential; the 

 permanent lack of any one of them invariably 

 affects the health and thrift of the fowls, sooner or 

 later bringing disease and loss. 



Occasionally poultry houses are met with that 

 are constructed of brick, concrete or stone, but 

 these are very rarely used on thoroughly successful 

 poultry plants. That they are more durable than 

 frame buildings cannot be denied, but they also 

 cost more, and it is a fact, which few experienced 

 poultrymen would care to deny, that in buildings 

 constructed of these materials there is always pres- 

 ent in the winter time a very perceptible chilly sen- 

 sation which is by no means desirable. 



A poultry house should rest upon a firm footing, 

 for convenience when building and to prevent the 

 Poultry house from sagging out of shape later, 



House and also because a good wall is a great 



Foundations ^ j n keeping the house warm and 

 preventing drafts and cold currents of air passing 

 along the floor in cold weather. It has been found 

 that a concrete foundation is less expensive, more 



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