PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



A convenient poultry interior. The roosts swing up so that the droppings board can be 



easily cleaned. A better position for the nests would be on the side wall as this would save 



floor space, needed by the hens 



Uilless the walls are to be built of hollow tile, the posts can 

 be made of 2x4 inch stuff. If the building is to be 20 feet deep 

 the posts in front should be 4 feet 6 inches high and in 

 the rear 5 feet. If it is to be 16 feet deep they should be 

 4 feet long in front and 4 feet in the rear. In the building 

 20 feet square the rafters for the front pitch can be made 

 of 2x4 inch stuff 9 feet long. This allows for a 1 foot pro- 

 jection at the eaves; and for the rear pitch the rafters should 

 be 2x4 inch stuff, 14 feet 8 inches long. The roof supporters, 

 three in number, should be 4x4 inch posts placed 8 feet from 

 the front. 



The siding should be tongue and groove 1 inch material 

 free from knot holes. The sheeting should be matched floor- 

 ing if a paper roofing is to be used. In the front elevation 

 above front roof there should be five windows as shown on 

 page 125. At least one of these should be hinged to allow 

 of opening for ventilation. The open front should be provided 

 with frames covered with wire screen. The door to the 

 building should be on the east side. AVest doors should be 

 avoided as prevailing winds are from the west. Exits and 

 entrances for the fowls may 1ie placed under the ventilators 



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