POULTRY HOUSES 



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building is the sliding window, which is simple and 

 cheap to construct. For a house o ft.XlO ft., a single 

 sash should slide either to the right or the left. A frame 

 made of wood of the same size as the sash can be covered 

 with muslin and used, when needed, in place of the glass 

 window. The outside of the opening should be covered 

 with heavy i-in. galvanized wire cloth to prevent birds 



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or fowls from going in or out through the window and 

 to admit air and light when the windows are left open. 

 The window sash or frame should slide in a groove, 

 as shown in Fig. 1 (&). This is made by a 2"X4" or a 

 2"X2" strip, according to the size and needs of the build- 

 ing. The frame for the sliding sash should be suffi- 

 ciently long to permit the sash to be entirely open, and 

 there should be provision made for replacing or chang- 

 ing the sash by sliding the cloth-covered frame over the 

 opening and leaving the glass-filled sash in the groove. 



