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tight board wall should be laid first, so that the house can be easily 
cleaned and kept free from vermin; it will greatly increase warmth 
in the winter. When it is desired to line the inside back wall of 
the house, tongue-and-groove boards are the best. They should 
be free from extra beading. It is rarely necessary to ceil inside 
the roof of the poultry house, except perhaps over the roosting 
places in cold climates. 
In the construction of intermediate walls or partitions, a good 
method is to board the bottom part about thirty inches solid, the 
remaining distance being covered with wire or cloth. The use 
of cloth makes the building cheaper, but is less durable and collects 
dust. In houses over forty feet long, one cross partition or more 
should be put in to prevent a draft blowing through the house. 
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Fig. 75.—Four styles of doors for poultry houses. A, Brooder house door, cut in the 
centre so that the top half only need be opened, providing ventilation but preventing floor 
draft; B, door hung to swing both ways; C, double jdoors for use where overhead trolleys 
are used; D, sliding door. 
Doors.—All doors in laying houses should be large enough to 
permit the attendant to pass through quickly with feed and water. 
-They should admit of easy opening and closing with a minimum 
loss of time. They should be so placed that the work can be done 
with the least possible retracing of steps, and should be strong 
and durable, as they are much used. The doors between pens 
should be arranged in a straight line, hinging on one side with 
double-action spring hinges, so that they may be opened from either 
side and will close automatically as the attendant passes through, 
being held in place by friction stops. All doors should be raised 
above the floor at least eight inches, so that in opening and closing 
they will be clear of the litter on the floor. The sketch shows 
types and methods of hanging poultry doors (Fig. 75). 
