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the roofs covered several inches deep with earth. Fig. 6 shows a single house 

 often used with the colony plan. It is usually built without windows, the 

 south front of the shed being always open, and the door between shed and 

 roosting room being closed only in severe weather. Sometimes a slat door 

 is hung inside to admit air, while keeping out night prowlers. The diagram 

 is for a house 8 x 16 ft. on the ground, the floor space equally divided for the 

 close room and the open shed. 



Fig. 7. Two-Pen Poultry House. 

 P P, droppings boards ; r r, roosts: NN, nesls; 

 DD, large doors; dd, small doors; ww, win- 

 dows; W, water dish; gg, grit box; s, screen 

 door; F F, fences. 



32. A Two-Pen Poultry 

 House. Fig. 7 shows a small 

 double poultry house, with 

 yards at sides and to the rear 

 of the house. The ground 

 dimensions are 10 x 16 ft. ; height, at eaves, 6 ft. ; at apex, 8 ft. It has 

 shingled roof. The sides are of rough lumber covered with lapped siding. 



Materials. 



Dimension lumber : 



2 pieces 2x4 scantling 16 ft. long for sills; 



2 pieces 2x4 scantling 10 ft. long for sills; 



3 pieces 2x3 scantling 16 ft. long for plates and studs; 



14 pieces 2x3 scantling 12 ft. long for rafters, studs, etc.; 

 i piece 2x3 scantling 14 ft. long for studs: 



163 sq. ft. 

 16 ft. sheathing ................... . 500 sq. ft. 



Siding .................... ... 220 sq. ft. 



6 12-inch boards 16 ft. long, dressed on one side, for cornice, casings, etc. 

 2 thousand shingles; 50 laths; 2 4-panel doors; 2 screen doors; 4 sash 6-light 10 x 14 

 glass ; building paper to cover 500 sq. ft. ; 2 pr. loose pin butt hinges ; i pr. 6 in. T hinges ; 

 i lock; i bolt; nails, screws, etc. 



From this bill of lumber enough will be left, after finishing exterior, for 

 inside partition, roosts, droppings boards, nests, dust boxes. 



