PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



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Floor plan of ideal farm poultry house for 100 laying hens. See elevation plan on 

 next pagt. This house can be built for $150 to $200 



covered on the inside with half-inch wire netting to prevent 

 the breaking of lights by unruly fowls. 



4. It is comfortable, warm in winter and cool in summer. 

 If the shed roof type of house is used, the slope of the roof 

 will be toward the north and hence will be protected from the 

 direct rays of the sun. Such a house will be much cooler in 

 summer than where the roof has a large exposure to the south. 



Such a house will also be comfortable in winter, as it will 

 get the benefit of the sun's rays. If necessary, canvas curtains 

 should be provided on rollers to be pulled down as a protection 

 in severely cold weather. Houses should never be heated 

 artificially in winter as the fowls will thrive better with a 

 reasonable amount of cold. 



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