ro THE PRACTICAL POULTRY KEEPER. 



entrance. The perch is at F G, in the most sheltered part, 

 but facing the open shed. Here we have pure open air, 

 and practically no draught. In a rather boisterous situation, 

 still more shelter may be given by such a modification as 

 Fig. 5, where the side of the roost next the open shed is 

 partially closed, E H ; and the perch, F G, put back into the 

 part most sheltered ; the vacant space is however entirely 

 open from top to bottom. This plan may be applied to 

 such a small affair as Fig. i with most excellent results. 



Perches must not be high in any confined place. Light 



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Fig. 5. Semi-open House. 



breeds can fly down from a tree, but they need a long slant 

 in their flight, or they fall heavily ; hence in a confined 

 place half a yard to two feet is quite high enough. 

 Bumble-foot is often caused by too much heavy " drop " 

 of this kind, from height so moderate that it would not 

 be suspected. With longer experience we have decided 

 against the use of straight planed perches, nearly flat on 

 top and same size all along, as we at one time used. It 

 is far better, if such can be got, to get nearly but not 

 quite straight small branches, with slight crooks and 

 irregularities, and little variations in size, averaging from 

 1 1 inch diameter to z\ inches, according to the fowls. 



