ECONOMICAL BACK YARD POULTRY HOUSES 



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for warmer climates they may be increased and the glass 

 windows omitted entirely if preferred. 



This house, as planned, is to be built of tonsue-and- 

 groove siding, nailed to studs placed two feet on centers, 

 and the rafters are to be cut off flush with top plate, and 

 roof boards extended four or five inches beyond the side 

 wall for eaves. Partitions should be made as in Fig. 53, 

 which also gives a -.general idea of perch construction, 

 droppings platform, nests, water vessels, etc. Fig. 51 

 shows the floor plan. Whether the concrete floor shall 

 be finished level with the top of the foundation, or 

 dropped two or three inches below, as in Fig. 53, is 

 largely a matter of personal preference. Dropping it as 

 shown affords some additional protection for the sills in 

 damp locations. 



To build this house (two pens) the following bill 

 of material is required totalling about 1,500 sq. ft. of 

 lumber. For three or more pens, materials will have to 

 be increased proportionately. 



BILL, OF MATERIALS 



Size 

 U* inch. 



Sills, sides 2x4 



Sills, ends 2x4 



Plates 2x4 



Studs, front 2x4 



Studs, ends 2x4 



Studs, ends and 



headers 2x4 



Studs, partition 2x4 



Rafters 2x5 



Support for drop. 



plat., front 2x4 



Support for drop. 



plat., back 1x4 



Perches .. 2x4 



18 



12 



18 

 8 



6 

 21 



Sills for windows..2x5 

 Sills for shutter 

 opening ................. 2x5 



Roof boards ........... 1x10 



T & G siding .......... 1x6 



Flooring boards for 



drop'gs platform, 



doors, partitions 



and ceilings ........ 1x4 



Pacing, casing, etc.. 1x4 

 Outside dr. frame..lx5 

 Frame for muslin 



shutter .................. 1x3 



Strip under shut- 



ters ........................ 1x2% 



Strip under win- 



dows 

 Strips for small 



doors and win's.. 1x1 



280 

 410 



185 

 160 



20 



25 

 8 

 5 



25 



Upper corners 



round, surfaced 



four sides. 

 Surfaced 4 sides 



and milled. 

 Surfaced 4 sides 



and milled. 



lin. ft. Surfaced 



2% squares prepared roofing. 



4 plain rail window sashes, 1^-in., 6-light, 8xl2-in. glass. 

 40 sq. ft. 1-inch netting for doors and ventilators. 

 30 sq. ft. muslin for curtains. 



4 anchor bolts, %x!2-in. with 2-in. washers on each end. 



1 pr. 8-inch T-strap hinges for outside door. 



1 pr. 6-inch hinged safety hasps. 



1 pr. 2-way spring hinges for partition door. 



4 pr. 2-inch butt hinges for muslin frames and windows. 



2 pr. 4-inch strap hinges for ventilator doors. 

 2 chain sash adjusters. 



Use 



MATERIAL, FOR NESTS 



Size Length No. Bd. 



PCS. Meas. 

 2 8 



Inch. Feet 



Front base 1x6 



Doors '. 1x7 829 



Partitions 1x11 12 2 22 



Base, back 1x4 825 



Strips for top of nests 1x2 823 



Bottom boards 1x12 8 2 16 



Running boards 1x4 825 



Uprights 1x4 12 1 1 



Brackets 1x3 824 



This house may be built more cheaply by omitting 

 practically all studs and using rough boards nailed on up 

 and down, and covering the outside wall with a good 

 grade of prepared roofing. 



A concrete foundation and floor are particularly rec- 

 ommended for back-yard flocks, making them as shown 

 in Fig. 11, so rats will be completely excluded. The house 

 will be warm and dry and it can be easily cleaned and dis- 

 infected. 



A-SHAPED BACK-YARD HOUSE 



This A-Shaped House is Neat and Inconspicuous. Will 

 Not Be Out of Place On Any Back Lawn. 



By C. C. HOLMES 



Recently we moved from a small town where land is 

 plentiful and cheap, to a large city where poultry raising 

 is almost impossible for lack of proper facilities, and it 

 has been a serious problem to us as to how we could 

 overcome the difficulties. 



After making several sketches in my attempts to de- 

 vise a suitable poultry house I have come to the conclu- 

 sion that an 8x8-foot house such as is illustrated here, 

 is most practical for the back-yard poultry keeper who 

 has to live within city limits. It is convenient, mod- 

 erate in cost, quite neat in appearance, and if made in 

 sections and hinged as indicated, may readily be taken 

 down and moved to a new location. 



As the accompanying drawing (Fig. 52), is quite com- 

 plete, it will not be necessary to go extensively into de- 

 tails. The floor plan indicates the way in which the win- 

 dows are arranged to swing in. As will readily be noticed, 

 the droppings board does not extend entirely across the 



FLOOFL . 



QRAVELL OR 

 BROKEN STONE.. 

 FOUNDATION - " 



FIG. 53 PARTITION FOR TWO-PEN BACK TARD 

 HOUSE 



This is a good type of partition to use when the 

 laying house is to be divided into two or more pens. 

 It protects the fowls from drafts, both on the perches 

 and on the floor, but allows free circulation of air 

 through the house. Note that the foundation is carried 

 up above the ground level and the cement floor is thus 

 making it warm and dry. Floor is two inches below 

 the top of foundation and the corners are rounded to 

 prevent filth collecting at this point. 



back of the building, but a space is left between it and 

 the side walls to give access to the nests, which are 

 reached by doors opening out into this space. There are 

 four nests, two on each side, and the hens enter them 

 from the back, under the droppings board. The upper 

 part of the front is enclosed only with poultry netting to 

 be covered in winter with muslin or cheese cloth, where 

 winters are extremely cold, or for more complete pro- 

 tection of valuable breeding fowls with extra-large combs. 



As here illustrated this house is to be built in sec- 

 tions, held together by means of hinges and hooks as 

 shown in detail drawing in upper right-hand corner. Un- 

 less the building is to be moved long distances, however, 

 it will be stronger and more durable if firmly nailed to- 

 gether in the usual way. 



There was enough waste allowed to build the drop- 

 pings board, the nests, etc., and the cost of material at 

 the time this house was built was $13.00. The cost of 



