HOUSES FOR COMMERCIAL LAYING FLOCKS 



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essary to build this house, with a reasonable allowance for 

 shrinkage in the lumber estimates. On the average place, 

 however, there are always a number of uses for good 

 lumber when it is at hand, and it usually happens that 

 boards are taken for various purposes not contemplated 

 in the original plan. It is advisable, therefore, to add a 

 little to net estimates to meet these requirements. 



Materials for the -concrete foundation and floor are 

 estimated on the basis of a six-inch wall, two and one-half 

 feet from bottom to top. The floor is to be three inches 

 thick, with a four-inch layer of insulating material. 



BILL, OF MATERIALS FOR HOUSE FOR 100 HENS 



Use Sfze 



Inches 



Sills, sides 2x4 



Sills, ends 2x4 



Rafter plates 2x4 



Studs front 2x4 



Studs, back 2x4 



Studs, ends and misc. 2x4 



Rafters 2x6 



Stringers for drop- 

 pings platform 2x4 



Perches 2x4 



Sills for windows 2x5 



Sills for curtains 2x5 



Roof boards' %xlO 



T & G siding %x6 



Flooring for ceiling, 

 droppings platform 

 and door" %x4 



Door frame %x5 



Trim lumber %x4 



Curtain frame %x2^ 



Strip under shutter.... %x2 14 



Strip under window... .%xl% 



Weather strips for 

 windows & doors.. ..%x% 



Length No. of 



Feet Pieces 



12 4 



16 2 



12 4 



16 6 

 10 

 16 



18 



12 

 13 



Remarks 



One piece cuts 2. 

 One piece cuts 2. 

 Cut to fit. 



12 4 



12 6 



1 One piece cuts 2. 



12 1 One piece cuts 2. 



500 ft. bd. meas. Sfcd. 2 sides 

 600 ft. bd. meas. 



400 ft. bd. meas. 



16 lin. ft. 



200 lin. ft. 



40 lin. ft. 



12 lin. ft. 



10 lin. ft. 



Surfaced 4 sides. 



Surfaced 4 sides. 



Surfaced 4 sides. 



Surfaced 4 sides. 



Surfaced 4 sides. 





30 lin. ft. Surfaced 4 sides. 



5 squares prepared roofing. 



6 window sashes, l^-inch, 6 lights, 8xl2-inch glass. 



80 sq. ft. 1-inch mesh poultry netting for curtains and 



windows. 



30 sq. ft. heavy unbleached muslin for curtains. 

 ' 6 anchor bolts, %x!2 inches, with 2 2-in. washers for each. 

 1 pr. T-strap hinges for outside door. 



1 hasp for outside door. 



2 pr. 2% -inch butt hinges for shutters. 



3 pr. 2-inch butt hinges for windows. 



2 pr. 3-inch strap hinges for rear ventilators. 



2 pr. 4-inch strap hinges for perches. 

 10 2-inch screw hooks and eyes. 



6 ft. chain for sash holders. 



1 box 4-oz. carpet tacks for curtains. 

 14 lb. double-pointed tacks for netting. 

 Nails and paint. 



MATERIAL, FOR FOUNDATION AND FLOOR 



57 bags Portland cement. 

 140 cu. ft. sand. 



250 cu. ft. crushed stone or gravel. 

 140 cu. ft. cinders or stone for insulation. 



MATERIAL FOR WALL NESTS 3 SETS 



(See Chapter X) 



Top boards %xlO inches 30 lin. ft. 



Back boards %xlO inches 50 lin. ft. 



Sides %x7 inches 40 lin. ft. 



Bottoms %x8 inches 30 lin. ft. 



Bottoms %x7 inches 30 lin. ft. 



Running boards %x6 inches 30 lin. ft. 



FIG. 63 END ELEVATION OF 100-HEN HOUSE 



Partitions %x7 inches 25 lin. ft. 



Front boards, bottom %x4 inches 30 lin. ft. 



Front boards, top %x2 inches 30 lin. ft. 



Support for running boards %x4 inches 25 lin. ft. 



Strips %x7 8 inches 25 lin. ft. 



All boards to be surfaced two sides. 

 6 pr. 1-inch butt hinges. 

 12 2-inch screw hooks and eyes. 



MATERIAL FOR PLATFORM NESTS 



If platform nests are preferred instead of wall nests, 

 the following material will be required for 4 sets of five 

 nests each: 



Use 



FIG. 62 CROSS SECTION OF HOUSE FOR 100 HENS 



Size Length No. of 



Inches Feet Pieces 



Door %x7 12 2 



Front strip %x6 12 2 



Bottom %x!2 12 2 



Rear strip, bottom %x4 12 2 



Top strips %x2 12 4 



Partitions %xll 10 3 



Running board %x6 12 2 



Brackets %x4 8 5 



All boards to be surfaced two sides. 

 4 pr. 2% -inch T-strap hinges. 

 For bill of materials for trap-nests see Chapter X. 



Building Temporary Houses 



The poultry keeper who has only a limited amount 

 to invest in his poultry house often finds it necessary 

 to omit some features that otherwise would be consid- 

 ered desirable and important. Where this is necessary 

 the plan just given can be reduced to simpler terms, and 

 still cheaper construction provided for. If this is done 

 it must not be expected that the house will prove as con- 

 venient or as permanent as a more expensive house, but 

 it may still be made comfortable for the fowls. 



One of the first steps in reducing cost is to provide 

 a post foundation and dirt floor. The foundation may 

 consist of posts of some durable material such as cedar, 

 locust, or chestnut. These should be 3 "feet long and 

 set 8 feet apart with about 6 inches projecting above the 

 ground. The sills are to be spiked 

 directly to the face of the posts 

 with top of sill 2 inches above top 

 of post and the enclosed space 

 filled in with earth 'or sand to the 

 top of the sill. If at all possible, 

 it is recommended that a concrete 

 or stone foundation be provided 

 instead of posts, as wooden sills 

 cannot be expected to last more 

 than a few years when in direct 

 contact with the ground, and it is 

 a difficult and expensive operation 

 to replace them. 



Plain boards of cheap grade may . 

 be used for siding, nailing them 

 up and down as shown in Fig. 

 19 on page 17, which does away 

 with the necessity for studs ex- 

 cept at the corners, middle of each 



