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POULTRY APPLIANCES AND HANDICRAFT 



Warm Windows — Many poultry houses have 

 twice the glass that is desirable. The houses get very 

 warm in the daytime and very cold at night in winter. 

 An excellent remedy is shown in Figure 58. The upper 

 portion of each sash is removed and a solid board shut- 

 ter substituted. This can be opened during the warm 

 part of each day, giving the fowls outdoor air with 

 indoor scratching opportunities. Even on cold days 

 these shutters can be opened for a half hour, to thor- 



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FIGS 59 60: PROTECTED WINDOWS 



oughly air the building. In summer the shutters can 

 be opened a little way and fastened, the open space 

 being slatted to prevent the fowls from going out. 

 This will keep the house cool at that season. 



Ordinary windows let in much cold about their 

 sides. A helpful plan is to screw wide pieces of board 

 around the outside of the sash, allowing the strips to 

 project two or more inches all around the sash, as 

 shown in Figure 60. Nail strips to the wall around 

 this extended sash and hinge the strips to the exten- 



