AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 
the surrounding land, or where there is danger of 
the water backing up around it during a sudden 
thaw in the winter or spring. 
“How little room do I dare to allow to my 
flock?’ is a much more common question among 
The Least small poultry keepers than ‘‘ How 
Yard Room much room should IJ allow?” All 
Advisable that is absolutely necessary of any 
yard is to supply enough room to enable the fowls 
to take sufficient exercise to keep in a good healthy 
condition. Anything above that amount is simply 
for the purpose of giving the fowls more enjoy- 
ment and pleasure in life, the stimulating effect of 
which is very desirable; anything below that 
amount of room cannot help but result in the 
deterioration of the health and strength of the 
birds. 
A great deal depends upon the nature of the 
breed as to how much room they must have. 
The two extremes of type are probably the 
Cochins and the Leghorns; the former, large and 
sluggish as they are, will contentedly submit to a 
confinement the closeness of which would positively 
worry the active, alert Leghorns. The Plymouth 
Rocks, Wyandottes, and other medium-sized 
breeds, are between these extremes. Where the 
object is merely eggs for market, a smaller 
yard room will answer the purpose than where the 
object is eggs for hatching purposes. Carefulness 
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