PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



and at one corner in the rear. The perches should be made of 

 2x3 inch stuff 9 feet long, rounded on the edges. They can be 

 supported by Yi inch iron rods which pass through holes bored 

 in each perch. These rods are fastened to the rear wall by 

 means of large screw eyes which are hooked into a ring formed 

 at the end of each rod. This forms a hinge so that the perches 

 can be raised and lowered at will. Two supporting rods and 

 five perches in each section would be sufficient for 100 fowls. 

 The'perches should be one foot apart and arranged so as to be 

 level. They should be placed^ about eight inches above the 

 droppings board. The droppings board is made of half inch 

 matched lumber in sections so as to be easily removed. They 

 can rest upon 2x4 inch timbers, one nailed to the rear wall and 

 the pther supported by legs in front. The platform should 

 extend in front of perches about twelve inches to provide an 

 aligliting place for the fowls. These droppings boards should 

 be thirty inches from the floor. Nests can be built on the side 

 walls or on an elevated platform between the roosting room 

 and the scratch room. They should not be built on the floor, 

 for then soft shelled eggs and cracked eggs will be eaten by 



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