374 Animal Husbandry 
42. Puan ror SHEEP BARN 
Object. To learn the general arrangement and space required 
in a sheep barn. 
Materials. Drawing materials. 
Directions. Show ground plan and arrangement of feed racks 
and feed room and the like. Figure the cubic space for each ani- 
mal. How does this compare with the horse and cow? 
43. AcE, Sex, aND ViTaLity or FowLs 
Object. To determine age, sex, and vitality in fowls. 
Materials. Several fowls of different ages, sexes, and constitu- 
tional vigor; suitable coops in which they can be displayed. 
Directions. Examine the different fowls and note their age, as 
indicated by the wrinkled condition of the face, length of toe 
nails, beak, and spurs, cleanliness of shank from scales or roughness 
(p. 307). It is difficult to distinguish the age of fowls over two 
years old. Often hens just completing their molt look like pullets, 
and pullets which lay and molt in the fall look like hens. 
Observe that the sexes differ in kind and abundance of plumage, 
and shape of feathers, in size of comb and spur, and in voice. 
Grade the specimens from strong to weak, page 324. 
44. Eco anp Meat Tyres 
Object. To learn to distinguish the characteristics of egg and 
meat type fowls. , 
Materials. Several specimens of egg, meat, and general purpose 
fowls; suitable coops; obtain fowls of different size, shape, and 
temperament from the same breed. 
Directions. Study each individual, noting length of body, depth 
and width of abdomen, width of pelvic bones, alertness, body 
condition, and vitality in the egg type fowl, as contrasted to the 
