HOUSING 



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A chicken is provided by nature with feathers to protect it 

 against severe weather; accordingly it should not be ex- 

 pected to thrive in as warm a house as a man can live in. 



The location for the house should be chosen very care- 

 fully. A high, well-drained place, if possible on sandy soil, 

 will prove the most desirable. The structure should face 

 south so as to receive sunlight and air from that direction ; 



Fia. 37. — The location of the house should face south with door located in the 

 southeast comer. 



and the door should be located in the southeast corner (Fig. 

 36). If a droppings board is used on the north side, win- 

 dows should be placed under the board to distribute light to 

 all parts of the floor. 



The house should conform in size to the number of fowls 

 it is intended to shelter. On the average farm, where two 

 horses, two cows, and a few hogs are kept, it is considered 

 profitable to keep from eighty to one hundred hens ; for that 



