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cold. One window should face the east, so placed as to catch the 

 early morning rays of the sun, and another may be on the west side 

 for the purpose of receiving its last beams, but the principal 

 window should be to the south, and this one may be considerably the 

 largest of the three. The east and west windows should be placed 

 rather high, so as to obtain the rays of the sun to the fullest extent. 

 It is desirable that one or more of these windows should be made to 

 open, or wire netting used instead of glass. 



In all poultry-houses it is necessary to have one large door for the 

 use of the attendant, and a small trap-door for the exit of the 





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d d 



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Fig. 166. Plan of a Double Poultry house. 



A, Roosting and laying houses, with dust- 



bath underneath. 



B, Covered sheds. 



(?, Hatching house, fattening house, nur- 

 sery, or chicken run. 



D, Grass runs or yards. 



a, a, Nests with flaps opening into house 0. 



b, b, Perches. 



c, c, Holes for fowls. 



d, d, Doors for attendant. 



fowls. The positions of these must in large measure depend upon 

 the position of the house. It is, however, desirable under all circum- 

 stances, to have the latter where the inmates will not be unduly exposed to 

 cold or draught, for if put on the windy or cold side of the homestead, it 

 will scarcely be possible to keep the house comfortable. It is better, 

 when a shed is attached to the roosting-place, to permit the trap to 

 open therein, both for protection and for the convenience of the fowls. 

 The aperture should be a foot wide, and eighteen inches high, except 

 for the very largest breeds, when it may be two inches wider and three 

 inches higher. It should be covered with a sliding-trap, and if there 

 is any danger of robbers, some provision should be made so that the 

 trap can be fastened on the inside. Two feet six inches is the usual 



