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4. Cheerful surroundings; plenty of light. 



5. Room and convenience. 



"Without all of these five conditions, one can not have a good 

 poultry house. 



FIG. 32. A GOOD POULTRY HOUSE 



The necessity of housing 1 chickens in cold weather. The 

 best results in the production of winter eggs which is really 

 the profitable side of poultry keeping are obtained by keep- 

 ing the chickens housed from the time cold weather starts 

 in the fall until spring comes. The fowls should not touch 

 their feet on the ground out-of-doors during the winter 

 months. For breeding flocks it is desirable to give a little 

 more opportunity for exercise. If you are trying to breed, do 

 not plan to get winter eggs at all. In this case egg produc- 

 tion should not begin until you are ready to set the eggs. 

 Most people, however, are interested in getting winter 

 eggs. 



School poultry. In the school work of hatching and 

 rearing young chickens, either the incubator or the hen may 



