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POULTRY HOUSES AND FIXTURES 



on lumber. Where long straight poles are obtainable 

 these may be used in place of sawed strips. Whether 

 strips or poles are used, it is a good plan to lay a single 

 wide board across the top face of the joists, immediately 

 under the ridge, in order to have secure footing when it 

 is necessary to enter the loft. It will be noted that no 

 rear ventilators are provided in this plan. With a straw 

 loft and with the louvered ventilators on hinges like 

 doors, so that they may be thrown wide open in warm 

 weather, no additional ventilation is needed in the north. 

 The floor plan for this house is the same as the one for 

 curtain-front house described on pages 35 to 37. 



Fig. 80 gives the front elevation, with dimensions for 

 windows and curtained openings clearly indicated. Fig. 

 77 shows end elevation, with location and size of venti- 

 lator door in gable. 



Use 



BILL OF MATERIALS 



Size Length No. of 

 Inches Fe, t Pieces Remarks 



Sills, sides 2x4 



Sills, ends 2x4 



Plates, sides 2x4 



Plates, ends 2x4 



Studs 2x4 



Studs, g-able and 



miscellaneous 2x4 



Rafters .. .. 2x5 



Ridge 1x6 



Ties 2x5 



Staybraces 1x6 



Supports for drop- 

 pings platform 2x4 



Perches 2x4 



Sills for curtains... 2x8 



Sills for windows.. 2x8 



Siding %x6 



Roof boards %xlO 260 ft. 



Flooring for ceil'g, 

 drop, plat form, 

 door, etc %x4 



Trim lumber %x4 



Strips for loft %x3 



Door and window 

 frames %x6 



Strip under shut's.. 



Strip base of win- 

 dow % x2 % 



Frame for shutters.. %x2 



Frame & louvering 

 for gable doors.... %x4 



Weather strips for 



windows & doors.. %x% 



30 lin. ft. 



One piece cuts 2. 



One piece cuts 2. 



Round edge. 



Surf. 4 sides. 

 Milled, cuts 2. 

 Milled, cuts 3. 



Surfaced 2 sides. 



Surfaced. 

 Surfaced. 



Surfaced. 



Cuts 3. Surfaced. 



Cuts 3. Surfaced. 

 Cuts 3. Surfaced. 



Cuts 3. Surfaced. 

 Cuts 2. Surfaced. 



70 sq. ft. 1-inch netting for openings and windows. 



30 sq. ft. unbleached muslin for curtains. 



2 4-inch hasps for gable door. 



6 anchor bolts, %x!2-inch, with 2-inch washers for each. 



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



1 6-inch hasp for outside door. 



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



3 pr. 2-inch butt hinges for windows. 



2 pr. 4-inch T-strap hinges for gable doors. 



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

 6 ft. chain for sash holders. 



10 2-inch screw hooks and eyes for windows, etc. 

 Nails, tacks, and paint. 



MATERIALS FOR FOUNDATION AND FLOOR 



57 sacks Portland cement. 

 140 cu. ft. of sand. 



200 cu. ft. of crushed stone or gravel. 

 140 cu. ft. of cinders or stone for filling. 



MATERIALS FOR WALL NESTS 



Size 

 Inches 



Use 



Length 

 Feet 



Top %xlO 30 lin. ft. 



Back %xlO 55 lin. ft. 



Sides y 8 x7 40 lin. ft. 



Bottoms %x8 30 lin. ft. 



Bottoms %x7 30 lin. ft. 



Foot boards %x6 30 lin. ft. 



Partitions : %x7 25 lin. ft. 



Front boards, bottom %x4 30 lin. ft 



Front boards, top %x2 30 lin. ft. 



Support for running boards %x4 25 lin. ft. 



Strips for partitions %x% 25 lin. ft. 



All boards surfaced 2 sides. 



6 pr. 1-inch butt hinges. 

 12 2-inch screw hooks and eyes. 



MATERIALS FOR PLATFORM NESTS 



If platform nests are preferred instead of wall nests 



the following material will be required for four sets, five 

 nests each: 



Use 



Size 

 Inches 



Length 

 Feet 



No. of 

 Pieces 



2 



2 

 2 

 2 



6 squares of prepared roofing. 



6 window sashes, 1 % -inch, 6-light, 10xl2-inch glass. 



Doors % x7 12 



Front base %x6 12 



Bottom %x!2 12 



Rear base %x4 12 



Top strips %x2 12 



Partitions % xll 10 



Running boards %x6 12 



Brackets %x4 8 5 



All boards surfaced 2 "ides. 

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



The various details of construction which apply gen 



erally to this and all similar houses, will be found in 



Chapter I, under appropriate headings. While the bill of 

 materials specifies prepared roofing, good shingles, if ob- 

 tainable at reasonable cost, will be found more satisfac- 

 tory and will last longer. 



S-tud<; 2.' On Centers 



FIG. 82 FLOOR PLAN OF COMPARTMENT LAYING HOUSE FOR WARM CLIMATES 



