20 POULTRY BREEDING IN 



The Hatching-Room, 



In my plan, is situated immediately above the roosting- 

 room, and composed of two compartments — the one 

 in which the hen sits, the other where she has a sup- 

 ply of gritty dust to perform her ablutions. 



Reference to Plan and Perspective Section of 

 THE Poultry Home and Vinery. 



A is n glass-covered passage running the whole length 

 of the building, and from which communication is ob- 

 tained by means of doors to all the compartments of 

 the homes on either side. This passage ought to be 

 about six feet wide and eight feet high to the rise of 

 the roof. 



a is a flue formed of bricks and covered with paving- 

 tiles, with ventilation at certain distances. This flue 

 runs the whole length of the building, and ought to 

 be about nine inches wide and fifteen inches deep : it 

 serves for warming the building by means of hot air, 

 steam, or hot-water pipes, and the admission of heat is 

 regulated by means of the ventilators. 



The floor should be formed of concrete, the sides of 

 whitewashed boards, and the roof of glass with mov- 

 able frames at certain distances to allow of ventilation. 

 This passage can be turned to a profitable account by 

 being used as a vinery or conservatory without extra cost. 



B is the roosting-room, about three- feet square and 

 six feet high. The floor should be made of concrete, 



