POULTKY-HOUSES. 



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PEE8PECTIVE VIEW OF BKOWNE's POTTLTBY-IIOUSE. 



From the " American Poultry Yard," by D. 

 J. Browne, we take the following description 

 of a very pretty and convenient poultry-house, 

 of which the above is a perspective view : 



" A fowl-house," says Mr. Browne, " should be 

 dry, well roofed, and fronting the east or south ; 

 and if practicable, in a cold climate, it should be 

 provided with a stove, or some other means for 

 heating, warmth being very conducive to health 

 and laying, though extreme heat has the con- 

 trary effect. The dormitory, or roost, should 

 be well ventilated by means of two latticed win- 

 dows, at opposite ends of the building ; and it 

 would be desirable to have one or more aper- 

 tures through the roof for the escape of foul 

 air. The sitting apartment, also, should be ven- 

 tilated by means of a large window, in the side 

 of the house, and holes through the ceiling or 

 roof. If kept moderately dark, it will contrib- 

 ute to the quietude of the hens, and thus favor 

 the process of incubation. The sitting-room 

 should be provided with boxes or troughs, well 

 supplied with fresh water and proper food for 



the hens during the hatching period, from which 

 they can partake at all times at will. The lay- 

 ing-room, in winter, should have similar boxes 

 or troughs containing old mortar, broken oyster- 

 shells, soot, brick-dust, gravel, and ashes, as well 

 as a liberal supply of proper food and drink. The 

 perches, or roosting-poles, should be so arranged 

 that one row of the fowls should not rest direct- 

 ly over another. They should be so construct- 

 ed as to enable the fowls to ascend and descend 

 by means of ladders or steps, without making 

 much use of their wings ; for heavy fowls fly 

 up to their roosts with difficulty, and often in- 

 jure themselves by descending, as they alight 

 heavily upon the ground. 



"The accompanying cut represents a hen- 

 house in perspective, 20 feet long, 12 feet wide, 

 and 7 feet high to the eaves, with a roof of a 

 7-foot pitch, a chimney-top, a ventilator on the 

 peak, 12 feet in length and 1 foot or more in 

 height, and openings in the gable ends for the 

 admission of fresh air. In the easterly end there 

 are two doors, one leading into the laying apart- 



