CHAPTER IX. 



Fixtures and Conveniences 



WATER VESSELS 



On a poultry plant of any size it is necessary 

 for water to be piped to each pen or to each two pens. 

 If the hydrant is between the pens a single pan 

 placed under it will answer for both. 



Galvanized iron pans or basins are more easily 

 cleaned than those of tin, but the large stone crocks 

 which are still used in many places have the ad- 

 vantage of being very firm, so that a bird alighting 

 on the edge is in no danger of tipping them over. 



There are various systems by which a large plant 

 may be supplied with water, some of them working 

 automatically, but for the beginner there is nothing 

 better than the faucet and movable pan. The pan 

 should always be upon a raised platform so that the 

 birds will not scratch filth and litter into it. 



For baby chicks there is nothing better than the 

 galvanized iron fountains which are sold by all sup- 

 ply houses. 



A handy water fountain is made of a ten-pound 

 lard pail. Cut notches in the upper edge about two 

 inches wide and three inches deep. Four or five of 

 these may be cut so that several hens can drink at 

 once. Put on the cover and hang up by the bail at 

 a convenient height. This fountain protects the 

 water from all contamination and costs practically 

 nothing. 



