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tached to their proper places, the floor provided with litter, 

 and the house is ready for the birds. If a house is cleaned 

 while the birds are using it, spray it early in the morning 

 so that it will be thoroughly dry before they go to perch 

 at night. The window should be kept clean and the muslin 

 shade well dusted. 



Clean and Sanitary Yards. — Poultry yards are easily con- 

 taminated, especially if the house is not built on a proper 



Fig. 169. Fla. 170. 



FiQ. 169. — Carrying fresh clean litter to his flock in order to make their house 

 more sanitary and healthy and also to provide a place for them to take exercise. 



Fig. 170. — Spraying the interior of the house with a complete disinfecting solu- 

 tion. The solution is placed in a pail and the pump throws the solution in the form 

 of a mist over walls and all fixtures. 



slant, or the yards are not on fairly sloping land. The drain- 

 age should flow away from the house, the soil be porous and 

 open. The condition of the yards will depend largely upon 

 their size. If the birds have considerable free range, the 

 area is generally pretty clean. Intensive yards are usually 

 small, with a large number of birds running on them. They 

 quickly become contaminated and special efforts must be 

 made to keep them clean. With large free runs, the only 

 precaution necessary is to plow an acre around the poultry 



