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draughts. There should be no draughts in a 
henhouse, especially in winter. 
The best way to get fresh air into a hen- 
house is through an open front. This open 
front should extend downward from the 
eaves to about two and one-half feet from 
the floor, and lengthwise to a window at 
either end of the house, as described in the 
next paragraphs. Its area should be one- 
sixth that of the floor area of the house. 
The reason for having the open front as 
high as possible is to allow the air to come in 
at a high level. It will then go farther back 
into the house, and therefore give better 
ventilation all over the house. 
Sunlight. Sunlight, being one of nature’s 
best disinfectants, should have ample access 
to the interior of a henhouse. Sunlight, of 
course, will come into the henhouse through 
the open front. Therefore, the open front 
should be on the south side of the house. In 
a henhouse from twelve to twenty-four feet 
in length there should be two windows. 
These windows should be placed on the 
south side, at the extreme right and extreme 
left of the front. These, like the open front, 
