134 PROPER VENTILATION 



free from bad odors both day and night. Every 

 beginner should by all means construct or purchase 

 open front poultry houses, if he or she wants a 

 vigorous and healthy flock of fowls. It is the last 

 word in poultry construction, and is used at all the 

 state, government, and other experiment stations, 

 also by the progressive fancy and market poultry 

 beeders of today. 



In a cold climate it is advisable to keep the 

 fowls hardened to the cold. Turn the hens out 

 in the runs on sunny days even if the weather 

 is a bit cold. When the air is still and there is no 

 snow on the ground even the large combed varieties, 

 such as Leghorns and Minorcas may be safely 

 turned out in the pens. Hens can stands lots of 

 severe weather if they are not brought up like hot 

 house plants. They are well protected with feathers, 

 and if provided with the proper feed and exercise 

 will keep very comfortable in the coldest of weather. 

 In fact hens do better when out in the air away from 

 their roosting quarters. 



If fowls are started out right in the fall, they will 

 go through the severest of winter weather without 

 much trouble. Do not house your stock closely in 

 the fall and expect it to do well when the cold 

 winter days are here. Get them accustomed with 

 the weather conditions and they harden with the 

 seasons. 



Many a good show bird has gone to pieces by 



