POULTRY HOUSES 



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as to transfer the small doorway through which the hens 

 come out into the yard. At the same time, the roosts 

 and the nests are moved from the right to the left end 

 of the building. 



HOUSES AND YARDS FOR DIFFERENT 

 VARIETIES 



Special arrangements must be made for housing and 

 yarding several varieties of chickens on a limited space. 



FIG. 5 



They must be kept separate, each variety by itself. To 

 accomplish this, the fences around the enclosure and 

 between the yards must be high enough and so well 

 constructed that the fowls cannot get out of the yards 

 alloted to them. The fences shown in Fig. 5 are 8 ft. 

 high; these yards were used for Hamburgs and Bantams. 

 The lower part of the fence is 2 ft. high, and is made of 

 boards; the upper part is made of 6-ft. wire fencing. 

 Fences 6 ft. high will do for Plymouth Rocks, Wyan- 



