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PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION 



LOCATION AND CONSTRUC- 

 TION OF HOUSE 



Location. The ideal lo- 

 cation for a poultry house 

 is on a gradual slope facing 

 the south or southeast, so 

 that there will be a natural 

 drainage away from the 

 building. As a matter of 

 fact, however, fowls can be 

 raised successfully on any 

 well-drained soil. A dry 

 porous soil such as a sand 

 or gravelly loam is prefer- 

 able to a clay soil, as the former drains more rapidly and 

 can be kept in a more sanitary condition. 



Time to build. The most desirable time to build the 

 poultry house is during the spring or early summer. 

 When the house is constructed of new lumber, suffi- 

 cient time will elapse before cool weather to allow 



Figure 126, — A small open front house suitable 

 for a small flock in the suburbs or on the 

 farm. This house has a wooden floor and is 

 built on posts. In rainy weather the open- 

 ing beneath the house provides additional 

 scratching space for the hens. 



Figure 127. — A complete open front house suitable for the South where the 

 winters are mild. 



