WHERE TO KEEP FOWLS 2^. 



Nests may be arranged beneath the roosting platform.. 

 Inside partitions should be built solid of boards two> 

 and one-half feet high and above this wire netting. 

 Inside any long house there should be several solid par- 

 titions to prevent drafts. These should also extend 

 across the alley, unless the partition lengthwise along 

 the alley is made solid. Figures 24 and 25 show two- 

 well-arranged houses. 



FIG. 25 WELL PLANNED INTERIOR 



The nests should usually be made dark. Hens- 

 like a dark corner in which to lay and a dark nest also' 

 tends to prevent egg eating. A handy contrivance 

 for securing dark nests is shown in Figure 26. Where 

 the fowl house is inside another building, or has a hall- 

 way, the plan can be easily and conveniently used. 

 Long boxes are used for the nests, each having a par- 

 tition across the middle with a round opening through. 



