CHAPTER VII 



TO REMODEL A POULTRY HOUSE OR TO MAKE 

 A NEW HOUSE 



Note to Teacher: Have class remodel or construct a house. 



91. To Remodel a Poultry House. It is often necessary to 

 remodel another building to make a poultry house. Repair the 

 roof so that it will not leak when it rains. The sides and back 

 should be stripped with slats, that there may be no cracks 

 through which a draft will pass to the birds. A ventilator 

 should be cut in the back as high above the perch pole as pos- 

 sible. This will prevent a draft directly upon the birds. The 

 front must face the south. Make an opening as illustrated in 

 Fig. 19. The opening should extend the whole length of the 

 house and be three feet wide. The lower edge of this opening 

 should be thirty inches above the ground. Cover this opening 

 with one-inch mesh chicken netting. If the building has a board 

 floor and is raised above the ground so that there is no harbor 

 for rats underneath, it may be well simply to repair the floor and 

 make it tight. If the building has a dirt floor, fill it in with 

 clay, gravel, or cinders until the inside level of the floor is 

 above the surrounding ground, so that the floor will remain 

 dry during rainy and snowy seasons. The ground should slope 

 from the house, in order that the water may drain away from 

 the building. 



92. Construction of a New Poultry House. The plan of con- 

 struction of the small colony house here presented provides for 

 two perch poles eight feet long, which will accommodate twenty- 

 five birds. Twice this number can he provided for where the 

 birds run outdoors all the year round. If the climate is cold, 

 a window should be provided and twenty-five birds should be 



