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POULTRY HOUSES 



HOUSES FOR BANTAMS 



A small house is suitable for bantams; the smaller 

 the house, the less space there will be for their bodies 

 to heat up, and the more comfortable they will be 

 during very cold nights. The box house illustrated in 

 Fig. 14 can be built out of packing cases that are 3 l / 2 

 ft. wide, 4*/ 2 ft. long, and of the average height, the front 

 elevation of the building being 4*/ 2 ft. and the rear 

 elevation y/2 ft. The floor of the house, which is made 

 first, is 4 ft. wide and 5 ft. long, and is elevated 12 

 in. above the ground by cleats nailed all around on 

 the under side flush with the edge. The walls of the 

 house are nailed to the edge of the floor, the boards in 



FIG. 14 



the rear and on the sides resting on the ground, closing 

 the space under the floor on three sides. In front, 

 the boards extend 6 in. below the floor and to within 

 6 in. of the ground, leaving an open space a of 12 in. 

 under the floor. When the siding is in place the roof 

 is put on and covered with roofing paper. 



One 8" x 10" pane of glass in front admits all the 

 light that is needed; the single-board door admits 

 the bantams and permits the gathering of the eggs and 

 the cleaning of the house. A round roost pole across the 

 rear end and some small nest boxes completes the house. 

 This house will provide quarters for ten or twelve 

 bantams. It can be moved beneath the shelter of a 



