THE POULTRY BOOK. 
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example, the end of a garden in a town. It is arranged for keeping Cochins or 
Brahmas, but it would answer for any other varieties, by having the nests smaller, 
and perches instead of a barred floor for the roost. 
The arrangement shown in the engravings is chiefly suitable to the breeding 
season. Afterwards the yards and houses may be used, if desired, for keeping the 
sexes separate until the next season. The front of the shed for chickens should be 
of wire, and the fences to the yard should be of the same material. 
The amateur of limited means may construct a poultry-house for a very small 
sum. A lean-to may be erected with weather boarding, against the west or south 
side of any wall, the roof being formed with inch deal boards, laid close together 
up and down the slope, and projecting in front, and also over the sides, so as to 
protect the walls from the drip. In order to render this shed waterproof, some 
waste calico or old sheeting may be tightly stretched over it. Some tar may be 
boiled with a little lime, and the mixture while still hot may be applied with a 
brush ; this, soaking through the calico, cements it to the roof, and the whole is 
rendered impervious to the weather. The perches may be arranged on an 
incline, which should rise from the front of the house towards the back. They 
