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MAKING POULTRY PAY 



■diagonally corner to corner so as to give the necessary 

 slant to the roof. The boards which come from the 

 two backs will cover the roof and make the door. The 

 roof, or better still the whole building, can then be cov- 

 ered with a good building or roofing paper. One win- 

 dow of most any size can be placed in the front or if 

 <3ne wishes, at each side of the door wherever it is 

 most convenient. These houses complete will cost $5, 

 the price depending on what one has to pay for the 



FIG. 80 BUILT OF TWO PIANO BOXES 



boxes. We have two houses of this type in use illus- 

 trated in Figure 80, but some poultrymen use them 

 exclusively. 



Another type of colony-brooder house is shown 

 in Figure 81 with wire covered yard attached. This 

 "house is put on sills of two by twelve-inch plank which 

 are cut on a bevel at one end to serve as runners. Ele- 

 vating the floor makes it easier to look after the 



