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228. Notes on Construction. The front ventilator prevents 

 driven rains from vi^etting the house. Chicks are allowed to 

 run out when the weather is favorable. If this house is to be 

 used in cold weather, a small window sash must be placed in 

 the front close to the floor. This will allow light and sunshine 

 in the house for the birds. The sash can be made to slide and 

 the opening should be covered with three-fourths-inch chicken 

 wire. This will allow the keeping of the window open on 

 warm days. 



The .sills are placed on the two sled runners, made of two-inch 

 by six-inch oak. This makes it possible to move the house from 

 place to place. The sills are placed two feet apart and covered 

 with flooring. There are four corner posts made of two-inch 

 by four-inch lumber and a front and back plate of the same 

 material. The rafters are placed two feet apart and covered 

 with sheathing, which is covered, in turn, with rubberoid or 

 shingles. 



There is a ventilator in the back near the top of the building. 

 This- is covered with three-fourths-inch mesh netting and there 

 is a door which opens into the room. This door is hinged at 

 the bottom. The front wall has a thirty-inch door extending 

 the entire width of the building and hinged at the top with three 

 strong eight-inch strap hinges, so that it may be propped up 

 as indicated in Fig. 33. The front has an opening at the floor 

 level which may be closed at night, or there may be made a 

 netting door. The front also has a door near the end so that 

 one may enter the building. This arrangement prevents rain 

 from drenching the house. 



