. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... rap-nests areused, additional nests had to be pro-vided along the wall or plan for these nests will befound in Chapter X. and a bill ofmaterials given. If ordinary plat-form nests are to be used, the space under the platform will accommodate allthe nests needed, building them as de-scribed in Chapter X. The difficulty of controlling lice andmites is much greater in warm climatesthan in the north and it is always ad-visable to provide lice-proof metal perchsupports, as shown. Where these areinstalled and properly loo
. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... rap-nests areused, additional nests had to be pro-vided along the wall or plan for these nests will befound in Chapter X. and a bill ofmaterials given. If ordinary plat-form nests are to be used, the space under the platform will accommodate allthe nests needed, building them as de-scribed in Chapter X. The difficulty of controlling lice andmites is much greater in warm climatesthan in the north and it is always ad-visable to provide lice-proof metal perchsupports, as shown. Where these areinstalled and properly looked after,there is no possibility of mites passingfrom the perches to the wall and plat-form, resulting sooner or later in amite-infested house which can only becleaned by the most painstaking efforts. Fig. 37 showsthe type of rear ventilator in general use in the harm will result from having this open directly intothe house, but it is desirable to have the perches suffici-ently below the opening so that the fowls on them willnot be in a direct FIG. 84—AN. OPEN FRONT HOUSE AT GEORGIAEXPERIMENT STATION Houses of this general type are in successful use Inall parts of the South—generally with muslin curtainsfor additional winter protection. The opening for the rear ventilator should be atleast 10 inches wide, and should run the entire length ofthe building. It is enclosed on the inside vv^th one-i;ichpoultry netting. Two six-light window sashes should beplaced in the rear wall in each pen, under the droppingsplatform. These are provided as much for coolness asfor light. Fig. 81 shows the front elevation, with dimensionsof openings, which may be prptected with muslin curtainson the outside of the building, as shown in Fig. 89, on
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