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(2) The cost of construction of such houses is greater than 

 the continuous house plan in that each colony house must 

 necessarily be a complete house in itself, and (3) More 

 ground is necessary than when the continuous house sys- 

 tem is used, as the houses would have to be scattered if 

 the various flocks are kept separate. 



The second plan, known as the continuous house sys- 

 tem, is, as its name implies, a long continuous house under 

 one roof which may or may not be separated into pens. 



Figure 124. — A good example of a long continuous poultry house. When such 

 a house is used .for the layers separate yards are not necessary. 



While continuous houses usually consist of but one story, 

 two-story houses are occasionally found. In this style of 

 construction the upper story is either a duplicate of the 

 lower one in its interior arrangement or the upper floor is 

 used principally for roosting quarters and the lo^cr floor as 

 a scratching shed. 



The advantages of the continuous house system are: 

 (1) The cost of construction of such a house is less per bird 

 capacity than the colony plan. (2) The cost of labor in 

 attending to and feeding the fowls is less than with the 

 first system. (3) The convenience in caring for the fowls 



