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POULTRY APPLIANCES AND HANDICRAFT 



upon them, their great weight making them timid. 

 They will huddle on the floor under the roost, where 

 they would become cold, and their plumage probably 

 soiled in the morning. A low, small addition is made 

 to the regular poultry quarters, the hight not being 

 more than half that of the latter. Across the front 

 of the opening is a burlap curtain, hung on a wire, 

 which is drawn across the opening on cold nights, mak- 

 ing the fowls very warm within. This low additi ,n 



FIG 50: SEPARATE ROOSTING PENS 



can very easily be made if the poultry quarters are in 

 another building, the night quarters being let out into 

 the room adjacent." 



Another curtain plan for cold weather appears in 

 Figure 50 at the right. Have all the perches, b^ in one 

 end of the coop and fasten rings to the ceiling so that 

 a heavy burlap or flannel curtain, a, may be hung, 

 dividing the coop. There will be enough natural heat 

 from the fowls' bodies to warm this smaller space in 

 the coldest weather. Hang the curtain in place after 

 the fowls go to roost. 



