60 POULTRY 
the best results in a climate that is cold and 
frosty in winter will of course give good 
results in a climate where there is but little 
frost in winter. But a house that would 
give good results where there was but little 
frost would not necessarily offer the same 
advantage in a colder country. 
Design of House Recommended. The 
house which is here recommended is designed 
as a series of pens, all under one roof and 
within connected walls. It is constructed 
with a two-thirds span roof; or, in other 
words, the peak of the roof is one-third of the 
way from the front wall, the front rafters 
being half as long as the rear rafters. 
Each pen of this house-should be twenty- 
two feet square. Such a pen or compartment 
will accommodate one hundred and sixty 
laying hens of the heavier breeds, such as 
Reds, Rocks, or Wyandottes. It will accom- 
modate at least one hundred and eighty 
Leghorns or similar lighter birds. This type 
of house is economical to build; it is light; 
it gives the birds plenty of fresh air and 
exercise; and it allows a man to take care of 
a large number of hens with a minimum 
