Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . nitor; c, even span; d, two-thirds span; e, shed roof. The construction of proper flooring, drainage, and foundationare the first essentials. Heavy sills of good material are essen-tial. Number 2 pine siding may be used for boarding up tiieback and two ends. The roof should be covered with boxingboards and then with a good grade of tar paper. 173 174 POtJLTBY CULTURE Where winds cause trouble in tearing off the rubberoid bygetting underneath it, the boxing boards should be replacedby tunged and grooved flooring and the edges of the roofingpaper or rubbe
Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . nitor; c, even span; d, two-thirds span; e, shed roof. The construction of proper flooring, drainage, and foundationare the first essentials. Heavy sills of good material are essen-tial. Number 2 pine siding may be used for boarding up tiieback and two ends. The roof should be covered with boxingboards and then with a good grade of tar paper. 173 174 POtJLTBY CULTURE Where winds cause trouble in tearing off the rubberoid bygetting underneath it, the boxing boards should be replacedby tunged and grooved flooring and the edges of the roofingpaper or rubberoid brought over the edge and securely nailedusing strips of tin made for the purpose. The back and two ends are thus made tight, leaving theproperly constructed open front, as illustrated in Fig. 61. Inconstructing the interior the labor-saving devices should beprovided. By referring to Figs. 68 and 72, which are repro-ductions of blue prints of the North Carohna ExperimentStation, these devices are seen to consist of drinking vessels. Fig. 65.—A unit system house and yard: A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I repre-sent separate runs for the separate compartments; E is an alleyway. which are quickly and easily cleaned, a mash hopper of suffi-cient capacity to carry sufficient mash to last the flock a week,hopper compartments for grit, charcoal and oyster-shells,nests properly constructed, roosts and dropping boards con-structed according to instructions. The open front ensuressunlight, which in warm chmates can be left open all the yearand in cold chmates may be protected with a mushn curtainor drop sash during the cold spells. It is essential that thefloor be free from moisture, as a cold, wet floor means unthriftyflocks, and thus unprofitable. In a house where the floor isnoted to be wet it will also be found that there is water of con- THE CONSTRUCTION OF POULTRY HOUSES 175 densation—^that is, drops of water has formed on the wallsand equipment, which makes an unhealthy condition.
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