CHAPTER XI 

 POULTRY HOUSE APPLIANCES 



Interior Equipment.— In laying out the interior arrangement 

 of a poultry house attention is first given to the location of the 

 roosting compartments, perches and nests. See Fig. loi. After 

 these are installed the poultryman must turn his inventive 

 ability to ideas for equipping the house with feeding and water- 

 ing devices. 



These appliances should be arranged in the most convenient 

 places left vacant after doors, windows, curtain frames, roosts, 

 and so on have been located, and in such a way that they are not 

 only easily accessible to the fowls, but equally handy for the 

 caretaker to attend. 



Water fountains, shell boxes and mash hoppers require daily 

 attention, consequently they should be simple in design, easy to 

 clean and especially easy to replenish, otherwise a great deal of 

 time will be needlessly consumed. They should be elevated from 

 the floor as much as possible, not alone to avoid obstructing the 

 floor area, but to prevent litter being scratched into them. This 

 is especially true of the water fountains, hence it is sometimes best 

 to locate these receptacles on a platform built about eighteen 

 inches above the floor, and to which the fowls will jump when they 

 want a drink. 



Poultry supply houses display such an array of equipment and 

 of such a wide variety and completeness, the layman is ofttimes 

 amazed at the thought and consideration expended on the up- 

 to-date hen. From a gapeworm extractor to a mammoth incu- 

 bator or a coal-burning brooder stove, there is an endless assort- 

 ment of appliances. Many of these devices can be bought more 

 cheaply than one could make them at home; in fact, it would be 



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