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POULTRY HOUSES. 



Explanation of the Ground Plan. a represents the laying room 

 and alleys or ranges behind the nests ; b represents the general range 

 or walk which extends the whole length of the building ; c represents 

 the coops and roosting compartments ; d represents the sliding doors, 

 by which there is an entrance to the coops. There are sliding doors 

 to each compartment. 



POULTRY HOUSES. I noticed a sketch from a correspondent, relative 

 to building hen houses contiguous to horse stables, or having hens 

 roost near horses ; which plan he disapproved of on account of his 

 horse obtaining lice from the hens, and the difficulty he experienced 

 in removing them. My experience convinces me that horses and 

 cattle will become lousy in that way. In my barn, my fowls roosted 

 where I stabled my colts and calves, and they soon became lousy, 

 while in another barn, where I stabled my work horses, not a louse 

 could be found. I searched the Rural for a remedy, and found that 

 the correspondent to whom I have referred, after trying various rem- 

 edies, washed his horse with soap suds, and made an application of 

 one gallon of rum. Not being much of a friend to rum, or any of 

 the family, whether used internally or externallv, I consulted the 

 hens for a remedy, and found that nature had furnished one, and that 

 is by wallowing in the sand in this way they rid themselves of 

 these troublesome vermin. I therefore took a quantity of sand, dried 

 it thoroughly in a stove oven, then sprinkled it freely in among the hair 

 two or three times a week, until the lice were removed. "What par- 

 ticular effect it has upon them, I cannot say, but they don't seem to 

 like having dust thrown into their eyes in this way, and they evacuate. 



By the above, any farmer can see the necessity, of building a house 

 on purpose for his fowls, and if they are properly cared for, they will 

 amply compensate the expense and trouble in eggs, and the guano 

 which may be made from their droppings. While writing about fowls, 



