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When such wire is used it will be found to last longer by 

 naihng the bottom edge of it to a four-inch board ex- 

 tending from post to post. The top of the fencing may be 

 kept rigid by fastening it to a heavy wire stretched at the 

 tops of the posts. Where two or more yards are adjoining, 

 the fences should be boarded at the bottom to a height of 

 3 feet to prevent the male birds from fighting between the 

 fences (See Figure 124.), or an extra strip of wire fencing 



Figure 154. — A ventilator as shown here or in Figure 148 stiould be opened in 

 warm weather. 



3 feet wide can be attached on the other side of the post for 

 this purpose in the place of boards. 



The height of the fence is governed by the variety of 

 fowls kept. The smaller breeds, such as the Leghorns, 

 need a fence from 6 to 8 feet high in order to keep them con- 

 fined. A 6-foot fence can be used where Leghorns are raised, 

 provided the flight feathers of one wing of the fowl are 

 cKpped. For the heavier breeds a 5-foot fence will be found 

 satisfactory. Where the general-purpose breeds, such as 



