. The business hen (the latest hatch). Poultry. FRAME OF HOUSE. Fig. REAR VIEW. Fig. 21. shown by the picture. The sills are 2x6 inches, and the flooring is %-inch stuff, laid parallel to the ends of the house. The sheathing is 7-16-inch Southern pine, tongued and grooved. This is nailed vertically on the ends, and horizontally over front, top and back. This makes the whole thing remarkably rigid for its weight, and there is no tendency for the house to rack when it is moved or propped up. The patent roofing, which covers the top, ends and rear, makes it wind-tight and dry. Battened down
. The business hen (the latest hatch). Poultry. FRAME OF HOUSE. Fig. REAR VIEW. Fig. 21. shown by the picture. The sills are 2x6 inches, and the flooring is %-inch stuff, laid parallel to the ends of the house. The sheathing is 7-16-inch Southern pine, tongued and grooved. This is nailed vertically on the ends, and horizontally over front, top and back. This makes the whole thing remarkably rigid for its weight, and there is no tendency for the house to rack when it is moved or propped up. The patent roofing, which covers the top, ends and rear, makes it wind-tight and dry. Battened down with lath, this covering lasts for a good many years. The materials used in build- ing this house cost almost exactly six dollars three years ago. Experience developed the interesting fact that the hens were just as ready and willmg to Jav m a nest outside the house, as one. 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 Collingwood, Herbert Winslow, 1857-1927 ed. New York, Rural Pub. Co
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