146 HATCHING AND REARING 



Figure 79 shows a small house, 6x8 feet, built on runners. 

 It has a gable roof, and in order to facilitate the circulation 

 of air and make the house cool, the side walls are hinged to 

 the roof at the eaves. This house will accommodate 50 

 pullets during the siunmer, and furnish them all necessary- 

 protection from enemies. It can be built of very cheap 

 material, the cost being only $9.50. 



Figure 80 shows a very desirable type of adaptable summer 

 colony house. It can be used for the siunmer growing stock, 

 also for laying birds in the winter. In the following discus- 

 sion will be outlined working plans, list of material, and direc- 

 tions for building such a house. 



Building a Small Colony House. — Subjoined is a hst of ma- 

 terial required to build one adaptable siunmer colony house, 

 as pictured in the accompanying working plan (Fig. 81) : 



215 sq. feet yellow pine, tongued and grooved, 8 in. boards 10 ft. long 

 12 ps.— 2" X 4" hemlock, 10 ft. long 



2 ps.— 4" X 4" hemlock, 10 ft. long 



3 ps. — 2" X 2" hemlock, 16 ft. long 

 1 ps.— 2" X 2" hemlock, 12 ft. long 



1 ps.— 2" X 2" hemlock, 10 ft. long 



2 ps.— 1" X 3" hemlock, 10 ft. long 

 80 sq. ft. roofing paper 



2 prs. 3 in. hinges 



3 prs. 4 in. hinges 



1 door latch 



2 yards muslin 



20 ft. one inch mesh wire 

 5 lbs. eight-penny nails 

 1 lb. six-penny finishing nails 

 1 box tacks 

 1 lb. medium staples 



Approximate cost of above materials, $13.65. 



The size is six by eight feet. It is of shed-roof construction, 

 built on runners, so that it can be easily moved about. The 

 front has a door in the center, with windows at either side 

 of the door, each provided with a muslin curtain. In sum- 

 mer there is plenty of ventilation from the fact that the 



