KIND OF HOUSE TO BUILD 



189 



snows. When the snow covers the ground and the fowls 

 have not the use of the range, being practically confined to 

 the house, they will do just as well when the houses are 

 brought together. 



Stationary House. "Where little land is available, sta- 

 tionary houses may be used. The portable house, shown 

 on page 193 may serve as a stationary house for a small 

 flock. For larger flocks either a long, continuous house 

 may be used, or small, separate houses. The separate houses 

 may be placed in a row 40 feet apart. By this arrangement 



A CURTAIN-FRONT HOUSE 



Built by A. F. Hunter, at Abington, Mass. The curtains are shown in the 

 second pen. This is a modification of the scratching shed-house of which Mr. 

 Hunter was the originator. 



the yards may all be on one side of the house, and one can 

 walk or drive a team on the other side from one end to the 

 other without opening of gates. Another advantage of this 

 arrangement is this: by having every other yard vacant 

 the trouble from males fighting through the fence is avoid- 

 ed. Another advantage is that there is less danger of con- 

 tagious diseases spreading from one flock to another than 

 in the continuous house ; every flock is practically isolated 

 from the other. 



