CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION ........ 3 



CHAPTER I. 



GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS. 



The Poultry Mania — Cochins Thirty Years ago — Poultry Keeping often a 

 Hobby — Recent increase of interest in Poultry Keeping — Farmers and' 

 Poultry — Farms in France —Consumption of Eggs — Prices of Eggs — 

 Value of Fresh Eggs— Poultry in Paris . . . . . .11 



CHAPTER II. 



WHO SHOULD KEEP POULTRY ? 



Who may Keep Poultry — Value of Eggs for Children and Invalids — Who 

 should not Keep Poultry — Pleasure in Pursuit— Suburban Residents 

 — Size of Runs— Cottagers and Poultry Keeping — Does Poultry 

 Keeping Pay 2 18 



CHAPTER III. 



1ATIHO OUT THE POULTRY-YARD. 



Gradual Commencement best — Selection of Ground — Separate Houses — 

 Aspect of Houses— Walls of Houses — Dividing the Yard — Plans — A 

 Chicken Yard 25 



CHAPTER IV. 



POULTRY HOUSES. 



Importance of Houses— Cost — Elaborate Houses not Needed — Good 

 Houses Required — Size of Houses and Runs — Adapting existing 

 Buildings - Cheap Houses— Sheds — Houses in Gardens ... 30 



