Houses for Limited Space, 
Fig. 6. 
hi„h so that the fowls or chickens can be entirely confined during wet weather. But this is by 
no" means necessary, and they may be left open, like that allotted to the sitting hen with little 
injury It saves trouble to have all the holes by which the fowls enter furnished with trap-doors, 
that the birds may be kept either out or in while cleaning or any other operation ,s going on. 
The small run between two others is a great advantage, as it not only accommodates a sitting rcn, 
but will also prevent two cocks from fighting, without spoiling the appearance of a wire fence by 
b^On^T sommvha" similar plan are the ranges of iron-roofed poultry-houses and runs, manu- 
factured by many firms, and illustrated above. As represented in the view, each house and run 
is six feet 7 wide 7 a space sufficient for some breeds, but which for others would need to be 
extended The ’houses are raised from the ground about two feet, and the space under the 
floor thus forms a shed for bad weather, and economises room. It might be better ,f the floor 
!e“ raised to the height of four feet, as the ground under could then be inspected and kept 
Pr ° P Wher’ e sDace is valuable, or materials expensive, the principle adopted in the above houses, 
r l imr "floor space do double duty, may be carried out in other ways, as we saw during a recent 
"’t an old friend and fancier, Mr. John Stuart, of Helensburgh, N.B. We there found one 
