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POULTRY HOUSES AND FIXTURES 



end and at 6-foot intervals on the sides enough sim- 

 ply to stiffen the frame and give something substantial 

 to which to nail plates and stringers. The ceiling 

 around the perches may be omitted, also the droppings 

 platform. Instead of the latter set up a 10-inch board 



FIG. 64 CROSS SECTION OF COMPARTMENT LAYING 

 HOUSE FOR COMMERCIAL, FLOCKS 



on the floor, about 12 inches in front of the first 

 perch and extending the entire length of the house. 

 This will confine the droppings under the perches and 

 keep them out of the litter. For nests, orange boxes 

 may be used (see Chapter X), fastening them to the wall 

 by means of screw hooks or pieces of wire bent over 

 nails so that they may be readily removed for cleaning. 

 Perches may be arranged as in Fig. 64 or supported on 

 trestles or on wires attached to the rafters. 



These modifications in the regular plan will materi- 

 ally reduce the first cost of the house, but it would not 

 be fair to hold out the impression that such a building 

 will prove as satisfactory in everyday use as a house 

 constructed after the regular plans. The beginner can 

 safely depend upon it that, where experienced poultry 

 keepers aie practically unanimous in the adoption of cer- 

 tain details of poultry house construction, there is a 

 thoroughly good reason for doing so. 



The following bill of material provides everything 

 needed for constructing a 16x24-foot house where this 

 style of construction is to be followed: 



BILL OF MATERIALS 



Size Length No.of 

 Ue Inches Feet Pieces 



Sills, side 2x8 12 



Sills, ends 2x8 16 



Plates 2x4 12 



Studs, front 2x4 16 



Studs, back 2x4 10 



Studs, ends 2x4 



Stringers and* misc 2x4 10 



Rafters 2x6 18 



Sheathing- boards for roof 



and sides 1x10 



Door battens, braces, etc.. 1x4 

 Sills for windows and 



curtains 2x3 



Frame for shutters 1x2 



Remarks 

 4 

 2 

 4 



6 One piece cuts 2 

 2 One piece cuts 2 

 3 

 8 

 13 



1050 feet, bd. meas. 

 25 lineal feet. 



20 lineal feet. 

 45 lineal feet. 



10 squares of prepared roofing. 



6 window sashes, 1*4 -inch, 6-light, 8xl2-inch glass. 

 80 sq. ft. 1-inch mesh netting for openings. 



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



1 safety hasp. 



5 pr. 2-inch butt hinges for windows and shutters. 



6 pr. 4-inch strap hinges for perch supports. 

 20 2-inch hooks and eyes. 



Nails and tacks. 



A SIX-COMPARTMENT LAYING HOUSE 



Designed for Use of Commercial Poultry Keepers. It 



Looks Well, and the Low Front Makes it Extra 



Comfortable in Winter. 



This house is designed to meet the requirements of 

 those who are keeping fowls on a large scale and who 

 want a complete and practical house capable of being ex- 

 tended to any desired length. While the house as here 

 described consists of six pens, having an average capacity 

 of 100 hens each, the number of pens may be reduced or 

 increased to meet individual needs. If Leghorns are kept 

 and large flocks are wanted, the wire partitions and base 

 boards may be omitted. 



In long houses unbroken by partitions, especially 

 houses with open fronts, there are always liable to be air 

 currents, and it is chiefly for the purpose of protecting 

 the fowls from drafts that tight partitions are provided 

 at the back of the pens where the perches are located. 

 This is the principal reason, also, for making the front 

 partitions solid to a height of two or more feet. If it is 

 desired to throw several pens into one, the rear partitions 

 should be retained and extended two or three feet farther 

 forward into the pens. In addition to breaking up floor 

 drafts, they divide the house into smaller sections, giving 

 the fowls at least a little feeling of privacy, which they 

 greatly enjoy. 



The combination roof indicated for this house is rec- 

 ommended regularly for all laying houses over sixteen 

 feet in width. Shed roofs are sometimes used on twenty- 



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FIG. 66 END ELEVATION OF COMPARTMENT LAYING 

 HOUSE FOR COMMERCIAL FLOCK 



foot houses, but they offer no advantages other than that 

 they are a little easier for the inexperienced builder to 

 construct and, as they make the front considerably higher, 

 they give opportunity for additional ventilator openings 

 up under the front rafter plate. This extra height is an 

 advantage in warm climates and a disadvantage where 

 the winters are cold. 



A combination roof may be built with supporting 

 posts, as shown in this plan, using rafter ties only at par- 

 titions, or the supporting posts may be omitted and ties 

 used on each pair of rafters. The builder may take his 

 choice of methods, but it is well to remember that when 

 Leghorns are kept in houses with tied rafters it is 'neces- 



FIG. 65 PART OF FRONT ELEVATION OF COMPARTMENT HOUSE FOR COMMERCIAL LAYING FLOCKS 



