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COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING 



at regular rates ; and the front wall need not be so high but that 

 the sun will reach the rear wall, where it is most needed on account 

 of the roosting compartments. 



There are three general types of roofs for poultry buildings — 

 the single pitch or shed roof, the gable roof, or double pitch, 

 having equal or unequal slopes; and the half-monitor style of 

 house, which consists of a shed roof in the rear of the house, 

 covering about two-thirds of the building, then from the front 

 eaves a wall is built for perhaps a distance of three or four feet, 

 consisting mainly of windows, and from which there extends 



Fig. 79. — Types of roofs for poultry houses 



C, gable; D, monitor; E, half monitor; F, hip roof. 



(Cornell Experiment Station) 

 .4, shed roof; B, two-thirds spdn; 



another plane or shed roof, covering the front third of the build- 

 ing. See Fig. 79. Houses of this type can be erected wider than 

 sixteen feet and not require exceptionally long timbers, and it is 

 also practicable to have the sun's rays reach the rear of the in- 

 terior without a high front wall. 



The single-pitch roof is the easiest to build, and is probably 

 the most generally used on that account. It furnishes the highest 

 front wall, and sheds all the rain water to the rear. 



All poultry buildings should be built as low as possible, not 

 only to save material, but to conserve warmth in cold weather; 

 yet they should be built with standing room in all sections where 



