LOCATING AND PLANNING POULTRY HOUSES 



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all cases where practicable, a two-sash window is recom- 

 mended, as shown. There are various methods of plac- 

 ing window sash, but none that are any more convenient 

 or practical than where the. upper sash is hinged to the 

 lower so that it can readily be opened for additional ven- 

 tilation. 



No special framing is required, aside from having 

 two studs on either -side of the window and allowing the 

 siding to extend one inch beyond the studs. The lower 



..... sash of the window 

 s- is held tight against 

 siding 



FIG. 25 SLIDING YARD DOOR 

 This illustration shows position 

 of door, which slides in grooves 

 formed by siding, studs, and one- 

 inch cleats. 



the siding by a 

 weather strip, and 

 the upper sash is 

 held in place by a 

 hook or wooden 

 button. The lower 

 rail of the top sash 



and the upper rail of the lower sash should be sloped as 

 shown, in order to make a water-tight joint. It pays to 

 provide a substantial sill for all windows. 



Where a single sash is used, a convenient way to in- 

 stall it is illustrated in Figs. 30 and 32, the latter 

 showing the manner in which the sash is dropped when 

 the window is to be opened. The sill (A) should be 

 high enough above the floor to permit upper sash rail 

 (F) to drop below inside edge of sill. B is a weather 

 strip holding bottom of sash (E) in place when closed, 

 while C holds the top rail. D is the side stud to which 



strip G is nailed, 





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the purpose of the 

 latter being to hold 

 sash in place when 

 it is opened. 



It is not desir- 

 able to have win- 

 dows down too near 

 the floor. If low 

 enough to let the 

 hens see out, it wijl 

 make them restless 

 when they must be 

 confined. Low win- 

 dows also tempt the 

 hens to huddle in 

 the sunlight in front 

 of the window, thus 

 exposing them to 

 drafts. 



When warm 

 weather comes in 

 the spring, the win- 

 dows should be re- 

 moved entirely in 

 order to provide ad- 

 ditional ventilation. 

 For this reason the 

 front of the win- 

 dow opening should 

 be covered with 54- 

 inch poultry netting 

 to keep the fowls 

 in and to prevent 

 sparrows from en- 

 tering. If sashes 



FIG. 26 DETAIL OF DOOR 



FRAMING 



Poultry house doors should be hung 

 to swing out and not in. Door illus- 

 trated above closes tight against sill with large panes are 

 and, with drip cap properly installed nrovided the inside 

 over the top, is practically storm- ea ' T 



proof. If no casing is used around the 

 opening, door can be hung flush 

 with siding. 



with netting in order to avoid breakage, which is liable to 

 result from the fowls flying up against the windows. 



About one square foot of glass to fifteen square feet 

 of floor space will be found ample for lighting the poul- 

 try house. In cold 

 climates it may be 

 desirable to increase 

 this to one foot in 

 ten. More than this 

 is not advisable un- 

 der any condition. 

 Sufficient light is 

 provided by the 

 proportion of glass 

 just suggested, and 

 anything in excess 



PIG. 27 CONSTRUCTION OP YARD 



DOOR 



Door is built up of 4-inch T & G 

 boards, with edges bound by 1-inch 



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or this is not only c i ea ts. An easier but less attractive 

 an adHpd" snnrrp nf method is to nail 2-inch cleats across 



[ back of door at top and bottom, 

 expense, but is det- 

 rimental, causing irregular temperatures. On bright days 

 the large amount of sunshine admitted makes the pens 

 unnecessarily warm, while at night the heat is radiated 

 rapidly, creating a cold house, and condensing the moist- 

 ure in the building, causing dampness or "sweating." 

 The same objection applies to skylights. Being at the 

 highest part of the room usually, they allow warm air 

 to escape, and in warm weather make the house hot; 

 also, they almost invariably leak. 



In the case of houses sixteen feet wide or more, 

 windows in the rear 

 wall under the drop- 

 pings platform are 

 desirable. They light 

 up what otherwise 

 is a comparatively 

 dark section of the 

 floor, and where 

 they are provided 

 the troublesome ten- 

 dency of the litter 

 to work back to the 

 rear of the room is 

 checked. 



Muslin Shutters and 

 Curtains 



The use of mus- 

 lin shutters for ven- 

 t i 1 a t i n g poultry 

 houses is now well- 

 nigh universal, and 

 no better method is 

 known. With the 

 east, west, and north 

 walls of air - tight 

 construction, good- 

 sized openings can 

 be provided on the 

 south side, giving 

 the fowls ventila- 

 tion, sunlight, etc., 

 with complete pro- 

 tection from drafts. 

 These openings are 

 protected by mus- 



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of the window also 

 should be covered 



FIG. 28 CONSTRUCTION OF 



WINDOW 



Sash closes tight against siding, 

 which overlaps opening one inch all 

 lin shutters or cur- around, making a tight joint and re- 

 tains to hp ringed ducing cost. Where the sashes come 

 tams ' ' tog-ether, bevel the edges to slope out- 



in stormy weather ward and make water-tight joint, in- 

 j t* TUT stead of leaving them level as shown 



and at night. Mus- ln illustration. 



