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PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION 



Figure 141. Cross-section of Colony House 

 shown in Figure 122. This house has a 

 capacity of 25 hens. 



40 to 50 feet, depending on the length of the building, in 



order to prevent drafts. Such partitions closer than this 



will interfere with the circulation of the 



especially in hot weather. 



INTERIOR 

 ARRANGEMENTS 



The interior fixtures 

 should in most instances 

 be built so that they can 

 be readily removed and 

 cleaned, and be also inex- 

 pensive and simple in 

 construction. 



Roosts. The roosts 

 are placed in the rear 

 of the building and all 

 the roosts should be on 

 the same level, so that 

 the birds will not crowd and fight to get on the high- 

 est roost at night. The roosts should be from 5 to 8 inches 

 above the drop- 

 ping board and 

 so constructed 

 that they can 

 be lifted up in V 

 one section to 

 facilitate clean- 

 in (See Figure 

 147.) Satisfac- 

 tory roosts can 

 be made from 2 

 x2 or 2 X 4 inch 

 scantlings with 

 the upper edge 



slightly rounded ^'«"^= 142.-End elevation of colony house shown 



