LESSOX X 



Equipment 



Since the poiiltry house is the home of the poultry, it 

 should be equipped for their comfort with roosts, nests, feed 

 hoppers, drinking fountains, etc. The roosts are of especial 



Fig. 39. — Section of house showing roosts, dropping boards and nests. 



importance. They should he about three or four feet from 

 the floor, and on a level, so that the chickens will not crowd 

 to the highest perch. Sawed sticks about two inches square, 

 with the top corners rounded, make good roosts (Fig. 39). 

 About eight or ten inches under them, a droppings board 

 should be placed, so that the entire floor of the poultry 



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