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style of the house is not as much a matter of importance as that of 

 the situation. It should, if possible, face the south or south-east, so 

 as to catch the morning sun in winter, and it should be high enough 

 in front to admit the attendant without stooping. 



INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS. 



Sun Light. — Light in the poultry house is an absolute necessity, 

 and the inmates must have it to be healthy and cheerful. For the 

 purpose of light, let your sash space be ample, so as to let in as much 

 sun light and heat as possible in winter, but too much glass will 

 cause a variation of temperature when the sun goes down. In sum- 

 mer, the windows can be taken out and screens put in their place, or 

 the glass can be whitewashed on the inside to prevent the rays of the 

 sun entering the house. 



Ventilation. — Every poultry house should be thoroughly 

 ventilated every day, both in summer and winter. There are many 

 ways to ventilate, but the one of admitting fresh air from the top, 

 and the escape of foul air from within, through a pipe-like square 

 box, from four to six inches square, tightly put together, reaching 

 within four inches or so from the floor, and going out through the 

 roof, is the best. The box on the outside should be surrounded 

 with a larger box, capped and perforated, or with lattice work. 



Ventilation is of the greatest importance to fowls, for they will 

 not thrive nor lay well without it, no matter how well fed and cared 

 for they be otherwise. Impure air generates vermin, poisons the 

 blood, saps the foundation of health, and predisposes the birds to 

 cholera, roup and other diseases. The ammonia arising from their 

 droppings, the deleterious affluvia from their bodies and feathers, 

 and the noxious gases from their respiratory organs, combine to 

 render close and crowded apartments unwholesome. 



Dust Baths. — A dust bath should be in every hennery, where 

 the sun can shine on it, and where the fowls can cleanse and enjoy 

 themselves. Road dust is the best, and if mixed with sifted coal 

 ashes, and a pound or two of sulphur thoroughly incorporated in it, 

 so much the better. 



Perches. — The perches for Plymouth Rocks should be four 

 inches wide, beveled on the sides, or better, a large round pole, 

 sawed through, the round part for top, as it strengthens the muscles 

 of the legs, and is more naturally adapted for grasping with the 

 claws. It should not be over thirty inches high, fixed level, and 



