AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 
so constructed that the inner temperature will vary 
slowly with fluctuations in the weather. There 
should be numerous windows, and these should be 
so placed that the sun may shine into the house for 
several hours each day, especially in winter, at 
which time sunlight should be provided for as 
great a length of time as possible. These things, 
together with a good location, are essential; the 
permanent lack of any one of them invariably 
affects the health and thrift of the fowls, sooner or 
later bringing disease and loss. 
Occasionally poultry houses are met with that 
are constructed of brick, concrete or stone, but 
these are very rarely used on thoroughly successful 
poultry plants. That they are more durable than 
frame buildings cannot be denied, but they also 
cost more, and it is a fact, which few experienced 
poultrymen would care to deny, that in buildings 
constructed of these materials there is always pres- 
ent in the winter time a very perceptible chilly sen- 
sation which is by no means desirable. 
A poultry house should rest upon a firm footing, 
for convenience when building and to prevent the 
Poultry house from sagging out of shape later, 
House and also because a good wall is a great 
Foundations 
aid in keeping the house warm and 
preventing drafts and cold currents of air passing 
along the floor in cold weather. It has been found 
that a concrete foundation is less expensive, more 
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