DOGS, CATS AND POULTRY 
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The roof should be made proof against rain and project 
a couple of inches all round. 
The front should be provided with a door hinged at the 
top and the opening covered with another door of poultry 
wire hinged at the bottom. Slats may be attached to the 
Fig. 102. A Colony House — a Very Convenient and Useful House for the 
Mother and Young Chicks. 
side to admit of it being opened by degrees, thus allowing 
plenty of air circulation and during hot days turning the 
house into a shed in which the chicks may sit sheltered from 
the hot sun. A glass, 10x12, may be placed in each, or one 
end, and a roost six inches from the floor. In that part of 
the front below the door place the slide door, 8x12. 
The yard should be at least 4 ft.xl2 ft., consisting of a 
frame made of 2 in.xl in. strips and covered on top, both 
sides and one end with poultry wire. The top may be 
coarse, but the sides should be sufficiently fine to prevent 
the young chicks from getting out. Place this against the 
front of the house. 
The colony house would therefore consist of three mov- 
able parts — the floor, the house proper and the yard. 
Before placing the mother and the chicks in their new 
home, take the same precautions against disease germs, 
lice, etc. 
Place the house and yard for the first few days at least 
in a warm, comfortable position in the yard and always 
where green grass is accessible. 
Follow these instructions and we know by experience 
that the trouble and annoyance caused by gapes, lice and 
roup will be reduced to a minimum. 
