56 HEN-HOUSE. 



Europe, where considerable sums of money 

 are expended on similar objects, the ac- 

 commodations for poultry are on a large, 

 and even magnificent scale. That of Lord 

 Penrhyn, at Winnington, England, is sup- 

 posed to be the most costly and extravagant 

 ever built. It presents a front of one hun- 

 dred and forty feet, with a yard in front, 

 first paved with brick, and then neatly cov- 

 ered with slate and painted ; it has, more- 

 over, an extensive park covered with grass 

 for the fowls to range in, houses for the at- 

 tendants, granaries, &c. Such an expendi- 

 ture would be deemed unwarrantable here ; 

 but if we attempt to raise poultry on a large 

 scale, we must have a hen-house roomy 

 enough for the fowls, with a separate cham- 

 ber for laying, and a smaller apartment for 

 grain-bins. 



Whatever may be the size of the build- 

 ing, it should be in a warm place, with a 

 large window (carefully protected by slats 

 within) looking towards the south. It has 

 been recommended to place the hen-house 

 partly under ground, in order to secure a 



