Houses for Hens 



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A building having a span roof adds some details 

 not given in the shed. This provides a garret, or 

 upper chamber space, where hay and other rough- 

 age may be stored for winter use, and the room 

 below win be more protected from heat and cold. 



EVEN SPAN 



TWO THIRDS SPAN 



Roof types 



This advantage is more than offset however by the 

 extra cost of construction, and the pests that may 

 harbor in the litter. 



The monitor and half monitor roofs are used 

 by some for large plants, where they want wide 

 floors. They are not suited for smaller plants and 

 prove none too good for large ones, making a peak 

 into which the warm air rises rapidly in winter. 



