. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. POULTRY POULTRY 561. Fig. 568. warming the room and giving good cheer. There should be about one square foot of glass surface provided for each twenty square feet of floor space, and about the same amount of cloth window area. If only cloth or only glass windows are to be used, there should be about one square foot of window opening to each ten square feet of floor space. Windows in the roof are undesirable because more easily broken, and are likely to leak. Windows placed on the east and west ends of a house are desirable, provi
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. POULTRY POULTRY 561. Fig. 568. warming the room and giving good cheer. There should be about one square foot of glass surface provided for each twenty square feet of floor space, and about the same amount of cloth window area. If only cloth or only glass windows are to be used, there should be about one square foot of window opening to each ten square feet of floor space. Windows in the roof are undesirable because more easily broken, and are likely to leak. Windows placed on the east and west ends of a house are desirable, provided they do not permit drafts through the house. Doors. In Fig. 567 are shown six types of doors and methods of hanging them. No. 1 shows a door that is hung to swing in to- ward the middle of the room. It is objec- tionable because it frightens the hens and is less convenient as it must be opened so wide. No. 2 opens against the side wall away from the middle of the room, and does away with the objections to No. 1. Both of these doors have threshholds raised six inches above the floor, which prevent the litter from interfering with the action of the door and, when the door is open, prevent the fowls scratch- ing out the litter. No. 3 is a "Dutch" door, i. e., it is in two parts. The upper door may be opened during winter weather, thus serving the purpose of an open window, and the lower part may remain shut to prevent the wind from blowing on the fowls. No. 4 does not have the raised thresh- hold. No. 5 is a double door, swinging both ways on double-acting hinges. This is a desirable form for large houses, where a trolley and truck are used, but is unhandy for general use. No. 6 is a single door swinging from the side with heavy, double-acting hinges, and is greatly to be desired because it permits rapid passage through the house without the necessity of stopping to latch and unlatch doors. Doors should. be not less than two feet, six inches wide and six feet, six in
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