176 THE CORNING EGG FARM BOOK 



Double Doors 



There are double doors at both ends of each House, 

 swinging inward, the opening being six feet in width. 

 These doors are made of two thicknesses of matched 

 boards, one side being vertical, and the other diagonal, 

 with a lining of roofing paper between. These are kept 

 closed only in cold and stormy weather. 



A board, twelve inches wide, is fastened to the floor 

 a little over three feet back from the door opening. 

 This board runs across the width of the House for six 

 feet, and at that point a board of the same width, 

 three feet long, is fastened to it and carried down to 

 the end wall of the House. This makes a clear space 

 in which the doors can be swung open without being 

 blocked by the litter, which the hens would otherwise 

 be sure to bank up against the doors. A vestibule of 

 wire netting, on sectional frames, is fastened to the 

 ceiling and baseboard, with wire hooks and eyes. See 

 details shown in drawing, at the back of the Book. 



The second pair of doors, which open outward, are 

 covered with inch mesh wire down to within three feet 

 of the floor, and are used during the Summer months 

 and in mild weather in Winter. 



A small glass window, about eight by ten, is placed 

 in one of the solid doors at a convenient height. This 

 enables one to observe the conditions in the Laying 

 Houses without being obliged to open the door. 



At the west end of all the Laying Houses there is 



