MISCELLANEOUS 
ventilation. These windows, if properly 
manipulated according to wind and weath- 
er, will give plenty of ventilation without 
any harmful floor drafts. Here are the 
dimensions for a brooder house that gives 
good results: Front wall, 7 feet high and 
10 feet long; back wall, 5 feet high and 10 
feet long; end walls, 7 feet by 5 feet high 
and 9 feet long. The frame may be made 
out of 2”x4” lumber; the roof may be 
made of inch lumber, supported in the 
middle with a ten-foot 2” x 6” and covered 
with good roofing felt. Two windows in 
front, about 24” x 28”, two feet above the 
ground, will give plenty of sunlight and 
ventilation. There should be a two-foot 
door in the east end. The side walls 
should be of inch lumber with cracks well 
battened; or, if a warmer house is desired 
than battened cracks will make, the side 
and end walls may be covered with roofing 
felt. 
A dirt or ground floor is preferable if 
it can be kept dry. This house can be 
used for laying hens by putting in roosts 
and nests. It will accommodate about 
thirty nicely. It can be placed on runners 
and moved from place to place as desired. 
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