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POULTRY HOUSES AND FIXTURES 



BILL, OF MATERIALS FOR BOARD FLOOR 



If a board floor is preferred for this house instead of 

 concrete, the following lumber will be required: 



FIG. 86 END ELEVATION OF WARM CLIMATE HOUSE 



page 49. Fig. 83 shows the method of framing the 

 front with all necessary dimensions. Fig. 86 shows 

 method of enclosing the ends, leaving a large ventilator 

 opening in each gable, to be protected with poultry 

 netting. 



BILL OF MATERIALS 



Use 



Size 

 Inches 



Sills, sides ,....2x4 



Sills, ends 2x4 



Plates and stringers 2x4 



Base of partitions 2x4 



Studs, front 2x4 



Studs, back 2x4 



Studs, ends, part'ns, etc.. 2x4 



Ridge plate 2x4 



Center posts 4x4 



Ties 1x6 



Rafters, front 2x6 



Rafters, rear 2x6 



Support for drop, plat 2x4 



Perches 2x4 



Sills for front open's 2x6 



T & G siding- 1x6 



Roof boards 1x10 



(If g-alvanized roofing is 



used substitute 1400 s. f. 



1x4 strips.) 

 Flooring- bds. for plat'ms, 



doors, partitions, etc 1x4 



Trim lumber 1x4 



Door frame 1x5 



T & G boards for hop's ..1x6 



Length 

 Feet 



10 



16 



10 



10 



14 



10 



16 



10 



10 



10 



16 



14 



10 



12 

 8 



2000 ft. 

 3500 ft. 



One 

 One 

 One 



No. of 

 Pieces 



30 

 2 



90 

 5 



40 



40 



35 



30 



12 



74 



40 



78 



30 



36 



20 



bd. meaa 

 bd. meas. 



piece cuts 2. 

 piece cuts 2. 

 piece cuts 2. 



One piece cuts 2. 



One piece cuts 2. 

 Surfaced. 



1900 ft. bd. meas 

 1600 ft. bd. meas. Sfcd. 4 Sds. 

 40 lin. ft. Surfaced 4 sides. 

 800 sq. ft. 



IOAA S( l" are / prepared roofing or galvanized roofing. 

 1200 s. f of 1-inch wire netting for front, partitions, etc. 

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



2 pr. 8-inch T-strap hinges for outside doors. 



pr. double-acting spring hinges for partition doors. 

 l pr. 6-inch strap hinges for rear ventilating doors. 



3 dozen 2-inch hooks and eyes. 



12 pr. 4-inch strap hinges for perch supports; or 36 pairs 



metal perch supports. 

 Nails, staples and paint. 



MATERIALS FOR TRAP NESTS 

 (See Chap. X.) 



Sides and bottoms, T & G boards %x4 800 s. f. 



Top rail of partitions 7^ X 2 160 lin. ft. 



Top rail of ends %xl% 160 lin. ft. 



Bottom rail of ends 7^ X 3 160 lin. ft. 



bide rail of ends %x2 170 lin. ft. 



Strips %x.% 260 lin ft 



Partition strips .11111 %x2* 160 lin! ft 



All boards to be surfaced 4 sides. 

 Galvanized doors, wire, staples and wooden triggers. 



MATERIALS FOR PLATFORM NESTS 



(24 sets of 4 nests each. To be substituted for trap- 

 if preferred.) 



Size Length 



Use Inches Feet 



Door %x7 



Front base ..."..^.".".'"..".".[.'gxe 10 



Bottom 7^x12 10 



Rear base 7^ x4 10 



Partitions 7/ sX ll 10 



Running boards % x g JQ. 



Top strips 7^ x2 IQ 



Uprights 2x4 10 



Brackets 1x4 10 



All boards to be surfaced 4 sides. 

 30 pr. 2 % -inch T-strap hinges for nest doors. 



MATERIALS FOR FOUNDATION AND FLOOR 



230 bags Portland cement. 



550 cu. ft. of sand. 



900 cu. ft. gravel or crushed stone. 



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



nests 

 No.of 



' C 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 



24 



12 

 24 



T & G flooring 3,000 s. f. 



Posts to be spaced 6 feet apart, set 2 feet deep and 

 leveled 3 'feet above the surface of the ground. If building 

 is on sloping ground, posts are to be leveled so that sill 

 will be at least 18 inches from the ground at point nearest 

 the ground. 



600 sq. ft. of siding will enclose underpart on three 

 sides, leaving the front open. 



OTHER WARM CLIMATE HOUSES 



Various Types of Practical Houses in Successful Use 



in the South. 



The illustrations on this and the following pages 

 show other types of houses that are in successful use in 

 the south, all indicating that protection from enemies and 

 from rain and sun is about the only imperative condition 

 that must be met. No detailed description of these houses 

 need be given, as their construction is of the simplest na- 

 ture. They are illustrated here simply to show the differ- 

 ent methods that may be successfully employed to secure 

 a free circulation of air without which poultry houses in 

 warm climates will prove unendurable for fowls in the 

 hot season. 



Fig. 89 shows a house in the Morristown (Tenn.) 

 district. With slight modifications houses of this type 

 will be found all through this section. The muslin cur- 

 tains are fastened to wires at top and bottom by means 

 of small rings, and slide back and forth to open and close. 

 The curtains are on the outside of the front and high 

 winds simply blow them back against the netting, which 

 supports them so that they do not whip back and forth 

 to any great extent. Because of this freedom from whip- 

 ping these loose curtains appear to last about as long as 

 muslin tacked to frames. 



The house here shown is built with a plain-shed roof 

 and the entire front, from the top plate to within about 



FIG. 87 A GOOD HOUSE FOR SEMI-TROPICAL 

 CLIMATE 



This house was designed for use in the semi-tropical 

 climate of the extreme southern part of the United States. 

 Maximum air circulation is secured and eaves are made 

 extra wide for shade. 



three feet of the ground, is left entirely open except for 

 the curtains. In the comparatively mild climate of Ten- 

 nessee this construction provides a good degree of win- 

 ter comfort for the fowls and plenty of ventilation for 

 summer. Throughout the south generally, wide houses 



