THE POULTRY YARD. 



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lug troughs are made of galvanized iron, and hung with hooks on eyes, to 

 that they can be easily removed when they require cleaning. 



One can stand at one end of thia long house and see all the chickens on 

 their roosts. By 

 seeing each other in 

 this way the fowls 

 are made compan- 

 ionable and are 

 saved many a fero- 

 cious fight; at the 

 same time each kind 

 is kept separate 

 from the other. Each 

 pen has a run 33 by 

 12 and 15 feet; these 

 runs are separated 

 by wire fences 12 

 feet high, with 

 meshes of 2 inches. 



The house is sur- 

 rounded with a 

 drain which carries 

 off all the moisture 

 and water, and pre- 

 vents dampness. In- 

 side the house is 

 cemented all 

 through, and these 

 cemented floors are 

 covered with gravel 

 two inches deep. 

 The house is heated 

 in the cold weather 

 jpst enough to keep 

 water from freezing. 

 The plan of this hen- 

 nery is remarkable 

 for its simphcity and 

 hygienic arrange- 

 ment The cost of 

 the labor and ma- 

 terial is under 1500. 



Movable Poul- 

 try Hoaiie. — Those 

 •who have tried mov- 

 able poultry houses 

 regard them as ex- 

 ceedingly profitable arrangements, and very desirable. We give an illnstni- 

 tion of one in tise in England, which is mounted on wheels, with a floor 

 raised high enough above ground to form a dry run. It has a set of mova- 

 ble laying nests at back, outside flap-door with lock, large door with lock, 

 for attendant, small sUding door and ladder for fowls, two shifting perches, 



