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girth set to receive it. These windows open from the 

 top. Hinges can be used on the bottom but we nail a 

 very light strip along the bottom, close against the frame, 

 which keeps it from Avorking out; this scheme has the ad- 

 vantage that the windows can be taken out entirely if 

 desired. A strip of light muslin is tacked to each side of 

 the window, fastened to the wall, close up at the bottom, 

 wider at the top ; this serves not only to hold the window 

 in place when it is opened but also to keep direct drafts 

 from striking down on the chicks. The little windows in 

 the back wall are set close to the ends of the house up 

 near the plate, and are nailed in place. The main purpose 

 of these little windows is to help the chicks find the 

 roosts. They seem to take more readily to the roost side 

 of the house if there is even a little light there. 



A muslin curtain is hung over each of the front win- 

 dows large enough to cover the glass completely. It is 

 weighted at the bottom by nailing it between two laths, 

 the laths extending several inches on each end. Nails are 

 driven on each side of the window and a wire loop on the 

 end of the lath allows the curtains to be rolled and 

 hung up. 



Our most satisfactory brooder house is lined with 

 tongue and groove lumber to a height of three feet. The 

 other houses have a twelve inch board resting edgewise 

 on the flooring, nailed to the studding or to false studs 

 inserted, with a quarter round moulding in the corner; 

 above this a lining of tar paper extends to the plate. We 

 do not use ceiling under the roof. A low ceiling may 

 save fuel, but it makes the room too stuffy. 



The door is placed in either end, according to conveni- 



