AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 



the surrounding land, or where there is danger of 

 the water backing up around it during a sudden 

 thaw in the winter or spring. 



u How little room do I dare to allow to my 

 flock? " is a much more common question among 

 The Least small poultry keepers than " How 

 Yard Room much room should I allow?" All 

 Advisable t^f- } s absolutely necessary of any 

 yard is to supply enough room to enable the fowls 

 to take sufficient exercise to keep in a good healthy 

 condition. Anything above that amount is simply 

 for the purpose of giving the fowls more enjoy- 

 ment and pleasure in life, the stimulating effect of 

 which is very desirable; anything below that 

 amount of room cannot help but result in the 

 deterioration of the health and strength of the 

 birds. 



A great deal depends upon the nature of the 

 breed as to how much room they must have. 

 The two extremes of type are probably the 

 Cochins and the Leghorns; the former, large and 

 sluggish as they are, will contentedly submit to a 

 confinement the closeness of which would positively 

 worry the active, alert Leghorns. The Plymouth 

 Rocks, Wyandottes, and other medium-sized 

 breeds, are between these extremes. Where the 

 object is merely eggs for market, a smaller 

 yard room will answer the purpose than where the 

 object is eggs for hatching purposes. Carefulness 



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