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POULTRY HOUSES AND FIXTURES 



building a new incubator house a 

 good way is to provide for these 

 flues in the concrete wall, which 

 makes them indestructible. 



Fig. 106 shows the floor plan as 

 designed for ten machines and Fig. 

 157 a floor plan with workroom in 

 front. With the latter all lamp fill- 

 ing and trimming can be done out- 

 side of the hatching chamber, where 

 convenient facilities may be pro- 

 vided for doing the work. This work- 

 room is used for testing eggs, also 

 for storing hatching eggs where they 

 can be held under the best possible 

 conditions while awaiting their turn 

 to be placed in the machine. The oil 

 supply is to be piped from an out- 

 side storage tank or barrel, which 

 may be buried, or supported above 



the ground on a suitable stand. Where a drain pipe can be 

 installed, the floor should slope to a trap conveniently 

 located, so that it can be flushed or scrubbed at will. 



Figs. 154 and 155 show front and side elevations. If 

 the workroom suggested in Fig. 157 is not wanted it is 



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TIG. 157 FLOOR PLAN OF INCUBATOR HOUSE WITH WORKROOM 



BILL OF MATERIALS FOR INCUBATOR HOUSE 



Use 



Size Length 

 Inches Feet 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 10 



No. of 

 Pieces 



4 



2 



4 



Remarks 



One piece cuts 2. 

 Cut to fit. 



Louye.re.eL. 



IB x2V 



7 



12 



28 



13 



2 



500 ft. board measure. 

 325 ft. board measure. 

 700 ft board measure. 



100 lin. ft. Surfaced 4 sides 



70 lin. ft. Surfaced 4 sides 

 150 lin. ft. Surfaced 4 sides 

 100 lin. ft. Surfaced 4 sides 



FIG. 155 FRONT ELEVATION OF INCUBATOR HOUSE 



advisable to enclose the steps so as to provide a vesti- 

 bule, which will assist materially in maintaining a uni- 

 form temperature. 



The following bill of materials is for a house to be 

 built without workroom. If this is to be provided, suffi- 

 cient extra material must be added. 



FIG. 156 FLOOR PLAN OF INCUBATOR HOUSE FOR TEN MACHINES 



Sills, side 2x6 



Sills, end 2x6 



Plates, side 2x6 



Plates, end 2x6 



Studs, front & back 2x6 



Studs, ends 2x6 8 



Rafters 2x6 10 



Ties 1x6 10 



Ridge pole 1x7 14 



Roof boards 1x10 



T & G siding %x6 



Ceiling %x4 



Frame for doors 



and windows %x6 



Frame for burlap 



shutter %x2 



Trim lumber %x4 



Barge boards %x8 



5M. shingles. 



1 door, 2 feet 9 inches x 7 feet. 

 6 sashes, 6-light 12xl2-inch glass. 



6 metal sash adjusters. 

 36 sq. ft. burlap. 



6 bolts %x!2-inch with 2-inch washers. 

 1 pr. 5-inch butt hinges. 

 12 pr. 2-inch butt hinges for windows and screens. 

 1 metal ventilator slide 5 inches x 2 feet 3 inches. 

 1 door lock. 

 4 8-inch ventilator flues with dampers, cords and pullets 



complete. 

 Nails, tacks and paint. 



MATERIAL FOR FOUNDATION AND FLOOR 



70 bags of Portland cement. 

 162 cu. ft. of sand. 

 325 cu. ft. of crushed stone or gravel. 



A SMALL INCUBATOR HOUSE 

 Where there are practical objections to building the 

 incubator house partially underground, as suggested in 

 the preceding plan, it may be built 

 entirely above ground and, if proper- 

 ly designed, will give excellent ser 

 vice. Such a house has been in sue 

 cessful use at the Western Washing 

 ton Experiment Station for severa 

 years. This house can be built a 

 comparatively slight cost where chea] 

 lumber is available, and is larg 

 enough to meet the requirements o 

 farmers and small producers general 

 ly. It can be located wherever con 

 venient and requires no excavation 

 The following description is con 

 densed from Bulletin No. 4 of th 

 Western Washington Station: 



"This incubator house, a floor plai 

 of which is illustrated in Fig. 15? 

 is 16 feet wide, 20 feet long, and 

 feet to the eaves, finished with No. 

 rustic, with one-third slope, and ha 



