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EXERCISE 7 

 TYPES OF POULTRY HOUSE CONSTRUCTION 



Object. To determine the efficiency of various types and styles of poul- 

 try houses. 



Equipment. Access to various types and sizes of poultry houses, espe- 

 cially shed-roof, gable-roof, and half monitor roof houses; also large- and 

 small-flock houses; one 50-foot tape measuring hi feet; one two-foot rule. 



Procedure. Make a trip of inspection about the poultry plant, studying 

 all types of houses available and determining the following points: 



Step 1. Study the design, arrangement, construction and uses of the 

 following types of roofs: shed, two-third-span, monitor, half-monitor, and 

 A-coop. Determine the advantages and disadvantages of each. 



NOTE. If these types are not all available others may be substituted. 



Step 2. Measure a typical roof of each of the above types and determine 

 the area of roof in proportion to each square foot of floor space which it covers. 



Proportion of Roof to Floor Covered 



Step 3. Determine the relative amounts of material required to con- 

 struct each of these roof types. 



Step 4. Study the method of construction and determine the relative 

 amounts of labor required to frame and build each type. 



Step 5. Take the dimensions of a number of laying houses, some long 

 houses and some small-flock houses. Determine the relation between wall 

 area and floor area hi each size. 



Step 6. By figuring the amount of material required, determine the 

 advantages of a double-pen laying house over two single-pen houses, the 



latter with a combined capacity equal to the double-pen house. 



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