18 POULTRY HOUSES 



den. The water could be so stored even if the slope of 

 the roof were toward the north. In that case, however, 

 the heat of the southern sun would not serve to keep 

 pipes from freezing or promptly to melt the snow on the 

 sloping roof. 



The roosting place of the fowls should be located at 

 the left in the rear of the building. The latticework 

 shown between the open runway and the roosting place 



FIG. 3 



affords better ventilation during the warm nights of 

 summer, and it also allows free circulation of fresh air 

 into the roosting place without causing drafts. 



It is possible to keep poultry in the most densely 

 populated sections of a town without offense to the 

 neighbors. A suggestion for a model backyard poultry 

 run in shown in Fig. 3. This is taken in part from a 

 photograph made of poultry runs at Cheltenham, Eng- 

 land. Two flocks of hens without males can be kept in 

 these runways. The roosting apartment in the rear end 

 is equipped for two flocks; covered runways on each side 



