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are very likely, at night, to remain there, rather than go 

 out momentarily into the wet to go up to roost ; this should 

 always be looked after. Chinks may, not unlikely, open 

 after a while in the floor, and cause draught such must be 

 stopped by some material if it is so. Even the entrance, in 

 its raised position, is far more exposed than when on the 



Fig. 3. Shelf in Fowl-house. 



a Broad shelf, eighteen inches high. 



b Perch, four inches above. 



c Nests, open at top and in front. 



ground ; and such a house should therefore always be 

 turned to a mild quarter. It is often convenient, and 

 certainly better as a rule, where ready-made buildings are 

 purchased, to get a shed entirely separate, such as are also 

 supplied by the makers of the houses. When of proper 

 size, and used with judgment, these ready-made houses and 

 sheds are both cheap and useful. 



Before leaving the smallest class of houses, let us con- 

 sider the internal arrangements. These chiefly concern 



