42 TWENTY LESSONS ON POULTRY KEEPING 



QUESTIONS 



1. Why do poultry need a house? 



2. Should a poultry house be warm enough for man ? 



3. How large should the house be? 



4. Explain why a house should face the south. 



5. Where should the openings be? 



6. What kind of material should he used? 



7. Describe the colony house. 



8. Tell how it should be equipped. 



9. Give size of colony house. 



10. Should chicks be kept in the house? If so, when? 



HOME WORK 



Measure the poultry house at home and estimate the number of 

 birds it will accommodate, allowing three square feet of floor 

 space per fowl. 



