POULTRY-HOUSES. 



ORNAMENTAL RUSTIC POTn.TKY-IIOTISE. 



The above elevation and front view of a poul- 

 try-house we borrow from L. F. Allen's "Ru- 

 ral Architecture." 



This design is of the rustic order, and may 

 be erected either plain or ornamental, at a less 

 or greater price, at the option of the owner. 

 The proportions are as follows : Length 20 feet, 

 breadth 16, and height 10 feet. The posts are 

 set in the ground " for we do not like floors of 

 wood," says Mr. Allen, "because rats are apt 

 to burrow tinder them, and are the worst pests 

 of the poultry-house" and boarded up, either 

 inside or outside, but not double. Plates con- 

 nect the posts firmly together, and support the 

 rafters as usual. The chamber floor is 9 feet 

 above the ground, and may be iised for nests or 

 as a store room for their feed. The roof projects 

 boldly, as a shelter to the walks, and through 

 the centre of it is an ornamented ventilator. 

 The windows are represented with diamond 



panes; common sash would be more suit- 

 able; the front windows are large, to attract 

 the warmth of the winter sun. A section of 

 picket fence is shown, also trees in the rear 

 both of which are necessary to a complete estab- 

 lishment; the former, to secure the poultry in 

 the contiguous yard, and the latter, to give them 

 shade and roosting-places in warm weather, for 

 which we consider them eminently wholesome. 



The wooden floor is dispensed with if the 

 ground be gravelly or sandy, that will be suffi- 

 ciently dry. If on a heavy or damp soil, it should 

 be underdrained, which will effectually dry it, 

 and be better for the fowls than a floor of \vood, 

 brick, or stone. Doors for the entrance of the 

 poultry can be placed near the ground, hung 

 on the upper side, to be closed when necessary. 



The front door opens into the laying room, 

 around three sides of which are tiers of boxes, 

 one foot wide, and one and a half feet in length 



