CHAPTER II 



FOUNTAINS AND WATER SUPPLY 



The weak point about most large poultry plants is a 

 poor water supply. Usually the water is carried to 

 each flock in pails and poured into the dishes or foun- 

 tains, with much labor and with poor results. 



When large numbers of birds are kept, it is of 

 course desirable that a system be adopted for saving 

 labor. A practical system in use is where the water is 



FIG 15: SYSTEM FOR WATER SUPPLY 



supplied by inch pipes and having a cock in each pen 

 directly over the water trough. Figure 15 shows a 

 diagram drawing of this plan. The flow of the cocks 

 is regulated by having the one in the first pen run very 

 slowly and gradually increasing the flow of water in 

 each pen. Thus all the troughs will be full at the same 

 time. The pipe may rest on the fencing which divides 



