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stand in it comfortably. Seven feet in front and 

 five feet at the rear is a good height for a house 

 with a shed roof. A house with a gable would need 

 to be a little higher. A house which contains only 

 roosts need not be more than five feet in front. 



It must always be remembered in planning a poul- 

 try house that Rocks, Orpingtons and other fowls 

 of the heavy breeds require more room than Leg- 

 horns and other Mediterraneans. A house that will 

 house fifty Orpingtons will hold about sixty-five 



FIG. 8 CA.KVAS COVERED SCRATCHING SHED 



Leghorns. So, if we allow four square feet for the 

 larger fowl, three or three and one-half feet will 

 accommodate a Leghorn. 



THE COLONY HOUSE 



Without doubt the colony house holding a dozen 

 to forty hens is the most popular and the most gen- 

 erally useful poultry house. Where a very large 



