HOUSES FOR COMMERCIAL LAYING FLOCKS 



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FIG. 70 FRONT ELEVATION, CORNELL, MODEL POULTRY HOUSE 



with a partition six -feet from the 

 east end, giving us a detention 

 pen 6x18 feet. Every poultryman 

 should have an extra pen of this 

 kind. It may serve as a hospital 

 in the fall, if necessary, or a pen 

 for fattening cockerels or surplus 

 females. It makes a fine place 

 for a breeding pen during that 

 time of the year, or for sitting 

 hens during the hatching season. 

 Many no doubt will prefer to in- 

 stall suitable bins so that this 

 space may be utilized as a feed 

 room which may be done to good 

 advantage if floor is rat-proof. 



seven-eighths in. thick. These are not hinged, but are kept 

 in place by buttons on the inside. We think this is a little 

 better than, hinging, because curtains hinged at the top 

 gather an immense amount of dust while the curtain is 

 hooked up near the ceiling. These cloth frames can be 

 removed in the summer time, but in cold weather they 

 should be kept in place at all times. The rest of the open- 

 ing, 10x3 feet, is covered by inch-mesh wire. There is 

 no cloth or further protection. The birds roosting so 

 far from the opening will not suffer in cold weather when 

 the house is sufficiently filled. 



The reason for placing the opening in the center of 

 the house, as we have done, is because an opening placed 

 in that position, and not more than 19 feet in length, 

 does not admit the wind sufficiently to give it a chance 

 to whirl about in the house, whereas, if the wire and cloth 

 portions of the front are reversed, the wind will whip in 

 at one end and out of the other and the birds will be in 

 a constant draft if there is any 

 movement of air. 



The back part of the house is 

 ceiled with ceil board from the 

 plate down to the droppings board, 

 and a ventilator at the back of the 

 house is so arranged that the air 

 during the summer months can 

 pass in at the front of the house, 

 under the droppings boards, up 

 between this lining and the boards 

 on the outside, and out, cooling 

 the house to quite an extent with- 

 out subjecting the birds to drafts. 

 These ventilators should be left 

 open during the summer months. 



The boards used on the outside 

 are novelty siding, with no paper. 

 This gives a very sightly house, 

 and is also cheaper than one made 

 of rough boards and covered with 

 paper, unless one has the boards 

 on hand. 



It is more economical to use 

 2x4's for rafters, and if sound 

 they are heavy enough to support 

 the roof. The house can be built 

 with a shed roof if one desires, as 

 there will be plenty of head room. 

 Twenty-foot rafters are required 

 for such a roof. 



This house is designed for a 

 single pen or a section of a long 

 house. We -made it 30 feet long. 



THE CORNELL MODEL POULTRY HOUSE 



The Latest Cornell Laying House. Equipped With Dust 



Bath, Wind Bafflers, and Coops for Broody 



Hens. Special Ventilator. 



By PROF. JAMES E. RICE 



This house, as here illustrated, is provided with a 

 concrete floor. If desired it may be set up on posts about 

 a foot above the ground and a board floor put in. Quite 

 frequently a board floor can be put in at considerably less 

 cost than a concrete floor and may prove nearly as satis- 

 factory. However, on the farm we advise that the con- 

 crete floor be used. The stones, gravel and sand are us- 

 ually near at hand and by using farm help the concrete 

 foundation and floor can be put in at little expense. The 

 concrete floor, if properly built, is warmer in winter and 

 will outlast the board floor. 



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FIG. 71 FLOOR PLAN OF CORNELL MODEL POULTRY HOUSE 



