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burrow under it, nor does it allow the birds to nee under it, as is 
possible under a base board. 
Where small yards are necessary, it is damn situs better to 
build complete wooden fences; on the exposed side of the yard 
they*>may serve as windbreaks. Such a fence must be built very 
high, as birds will more easily fly over a wooden fence than a wire 
one. They can readily see the top and have a place to light upon. 
Fences built of narrow slats or pickets are occasionally used, but 
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Fra. 110.—A common type of fence construction. a, Manner of anchoring wire under 
ground; b, wire buried a few inches under ground. 
the cost is usually prohibitive and the appearance is no better than 
a well-built wire fence. 
Best Construction.—One of the best and cheapest poultry 
fences that it is possible to build is approximately seven feet high; 
with cedar posts, twelve feet apart; with two strips of poultry 
netting, the first strip of inch-mesh wire three feet wide set four 
inches in the ground, and the second strip of two-inch mesh four 
feet wide. In nailing the wire to the posts care should be taken 
to have the selvage edges the same distance apart on each post. 
If an attempt is made to stretch the wire wider than its natural 
width, it is drawn out of shape and does not make a neat fence. — 
Gates.—When building the fences few gates should be planned, 
since they are expensive to build, they materially increase the labor 
in caring for the birds, and require constant attention to keep them 
in repair. Where double yarding is practiced or where the birds 
