116 MY POULTRY DAY BY DAY 
above door; 2 uprights, 4 ft. 6 in., for door space. Roof: 3 
lengths, 6ft.6in. Sides: 4 lengths, 6ft. Floor: 1 length cross- 
wise 8 ft. from each end, 5 ft. Two perches, each 5 ft. long, will 
be required. The total is 1164 foot run. 
«*Match-boarding should be firmly nailed upon the frame. Allow- 
ance has been made for the roof to project 3 in. at either end, but 
a projection of a foot at the front end is better. The timber 
required will be as follows :—Front, boarded 21 in. up, 83 sq. ft. ; 
back, inclusive of door and cross pieces of the same material, 213 
sq. ft.; sides, 15 sq. ft.; roof, 78 sq. ft.; and floor, 30 sq. ft. ; 
total, 1584 sq. ft., or with allowance of 24 sq. ft. for nest-boxes, 
1774 sq. ft in all. 
“To prevent the entrance of rain at the apex of the roof a cap 
should be made, planed and carefully jointed, from 6 ft. by 6 in. 
boarding cut down the centre ; or iron guttering can be bought 
cheaply and fitted upside down ; or if the roof is covered with 
felting, one length may be nailed over the apex. 
«Where the door is placed at the back it must fit tightly to 
prevent draughts, otherwise it would be better to make the front 
into a door, either wholly or partly. An excellent plan is to nail 
a strip of wood outside all around the door, overlapping 1} to 2 in. 
on to the wall against which it closes. 
“If the house has to be moved frequently wheels should be 
attached. In this case 3 in. by 3 in. wooden beams should be 
bolted right across the under frames of the house a foot from either 
end, to which the axles are attached, or stout iron axles 6 ft. long 
may be employed. The wheels should be not less than 9 in. in 
diameter with a 2 in. tyre. An alternative is to use runners fixed 
lengthways with ends curved upward. These should not be less 
than 6 in. broad. A horse is required for removal where runners 
are employed. 
‘““The two perches should be fixed at the back 15 in. above the 
floor and 18 in. apart. 
‘s The nest-boxes should be removable, 15 in. square, 12 in. high, 
and without bottoms, standing upon the floor or upon the ground 
under the dropping-board. If in sets the partitions and ends alone 
