. Poultry production. Poultry. HOUSING AND HYGIENE 287 as shown in Fig. 158, is convenient. It should be placed high enough so that the hens will not be tempted to lay under it and it will not be an obstruction in cleaning out the litter. It is well to place it near the door for the convenience of the caretaker and toward the front of the house. Hens are likely to face the light as they scratch and the litter flies toward the back of the house more often than anv other direction. Fig. 158. Interior of poultry-house, showing feeding shelf, dry mash hopper, pro- tected watering device, broody co
. Poultry production. Poultry. HOUSING AND HYGIENE 287 as shown in Fig. 158, is convenient. It should be placed high enough so that the hens will not be tempted to lay under it and it will not be an obstruction in cleaning out the litter. It is well to place it near the door for the convenience of the caretaker and toward the front of the house. Hens are likely to face the light as they scratch and the litter flies toward the back of the house more often than anv other direction. Fig. 158. Interior of poultry-house, showing feeding shelf, dry mash hopper, pro- tected watering device, broody coop, perches, and dropping board. (Courtesy of Purdue Experiment Station.) Types of Houses.—Houses are usually classified according to the number of rooms or pens they contain, their porta- bility or permanence, or their style of roof. The term "continuous house" implies that several pens have been incorporated in one building and several separate groups of birds may be housed under one roof (Fig. 148). The term "colony house" usually indicates that only one group is housed under one roof and usually at a considerable distance from other groups. Portable colony houses are comparatively small, so that a team can haul them from one part of the farm to another. Permanent colony houses of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lippincott, William Adams, 1882-1931. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger
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