CHAPTER IX 



FURNITURE 



The furniture for this dwelling is simple, in- 

 expensive, and easy to install. It includes roosts, 

 dropping boards, nests, dust box, mash and grit 

 boxes, feed trough, and a place for water basins. 



Dropping Boards. — The matter of dropping 



boards in a house where the flock is confined has 



lately been questioned in some parts of the country. 



The accepted custom has been to provide board 



platforms beneath roosting hens, to catch the 



droppings at night. These may then be cleared 



away frequently, removing that much waste 



matter from the house. Experiments have been 



made with roosts set up on horses, so they never 



touch the walls, and allow the droppings to fall 



directly into the scratching litter, where they stay, 



even for months. 



No bad results were noticed from this practice, 

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