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In figure one yon will notice the arrangement of the nests, roosts 

 and droppings board. You will also notice the cloth curtain door in 

 the renter, which is hung on swinging hinges. These are used only 

 in the long houses where you have more than one pen. You can then 

 pass through from pen to pen without stopping to fasten and unfasten 

 partition doors. This house should be built eight feet high in front 

 and five or six feet in the rear. 



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Figure 2. 



In figure two you will notice the door in the west part of the 

 south or front view of the house. The door should open inward. 

 There is a footboard next to the roof the entire length of the front. 

 There is a window on the east side of the front view. This window 

 is made by taking two sash and nailing them together in the center 

 and then hinge them to the east wall. The window swings inward 

 and fastens back against the east wall and remains there during gooft 

 weather in the spring, summer and fall. The space between the door 

 on the west and the window on the east is divided equally between 

 an opening, covered with a cloth curtain, and the space beloW that 

 is boarded up solid. Cover the opening with one-inch mesh poultry 

 netting, and make a frame to fit this opening. Cover the frame with 

 thin cloth of any kind, and hinge the frame at the top of the opening, 

 then it can be raised on the inside and fastened to the roof in pleasant 

 weather, and lowered to protect the birds in stormy weather. 



Figure three shows the ground plan of this house. A concrete 

 floor is best, but a board or dirt floor works well in this house. Ar- 

 range all the fixtures on the interior of your poultry houses in such 

 a way that they can be removed from the building and cleaned and 

 whitewashed. 



Outside of the flooring, the material for this house, about twelve, 

 fourteen or sixteen feet square, will cost about $30.00 to $40.00. 



CONSTRUCTION OF A GOOD, CHEAP COLONY BROODER HOUSE. 



AVe give three detailed drawings of this house, and it is not nec- 

 essary to give a great deal of space to explanation. The house can 

 be built 6x8 feet or 8x10, or any size which would meet your require- 



