POULTRY-HOUSE CONSTRUCTION. 



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The boards on the roof should be brought together. In many instances dampness 

 in the house is caused by allowing spaces between the boards. The heat of the fowls 

 tends to draw the dampness through the two thicknesses of shingles, whilst the tight 

 boarding helps to prevent this. We would further suggest that the roosting-quarters 

 be sheathed on the inside of the house in the more damp sections of the Province. 



Showing a well-built wall. Notice the paper is well cemented. 



The same amount of material is required for either the shed, gable, or combina- 

 tion-pitch type if the pitch and floor-plan are similar. Unless an alleyway and 

 straw-loft is desired, one should not build the gable roof. The shed roof requires 

 extra lumber to build nearly 6 feet higher in front than the combination-pitch type. 



TYPES OF ROOFS. 



1. Shed roof. 



2. Gable roof. 



3. Combination roof. 



4. Semi-monitor roof. 



WINDOWS AND OPENINGS. 



As all poultry-breeders advocate to day, the more fresh air we can allow in the 

 house, the better results are to be obtained from the stock. The chief objection to 



