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tree during the summer months, placed under a shed 

 or moved to the basement during the severe cold 

 weather, or left in the open throughout the entire year. 

 It is, in fact, a comfortable house for bantams in all 

 kinds of weather. The dust bath for the bantams is 

 beneath the house: When the nights are cold the open 

 space a in front should be closed. In localities where 

 it is very cold, and where there are spells of severe 

 weather, the outside of the box should be covered with 

 tar paper to close the cracks against the wind. 



For Brahma or Cochin Bantams, a low, compact house 

 is the best. These bantams can withstand the coldest 

 weather if they are as well protected as are other fowls. 



FIG. 15 



The house shown in Fig. 15 is 8 ft. long and 6 ft. wide; 

 it is 6 l / 2 ft. high in front and 5 ft. high in the rear; 

 the fence for the enclosure is 5 ft. high. If desired, 

 this house can be divided through the middle and be 

 used for two separate lots of bantams. When this is 

 done, a division fence should separate the two pens. 

 The interior of the house may be arranged to suit the 

 convenience of the poultryman. The building has a 

 double door, the inner screen door a swinging to the 

 inside and the board door swinging to the outside. The 

 outer door should be left open during warm weather 

 and on bright days during cold weather to prevent 

 dampness. The house should have a board floor. 



