. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. POULTRY HOUSES 381 The location and construction of the poultry house require careful thought, if the most satisfactory results are to be secured. Therefore a few suggestions, rather general of application, are here given. The site of the poultry building should be where drainage is good and the soil naturally dry. Further, the elevation should be sufficient for a good circulation of air. Under damp conditions throat or lung trouble is very hkely to occur. In damp soil of a clayey or loamy nature, intestinal. Fig. 214. A brood coop and yard
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. POULTRY HOUSES 381 The location and construction of the poultry house require careful thought, if the most satisfactory results are to be secured. Therefore a few suggestions, rather general of application, are here given. The site of the poultry building should be where drainage is good and the soil naturally dry. Further, the elevation should be sufficient for a good circulation of air. Under damp conditions throat or lung trouble is very hkely to occur. In damp soil of a clayey or loamy nature, intestinal. Fig. 214. A brood coop and yards. Reproduced from "Poultry ; and other parasites that affect poultry breed more freely than elsewhere. A dry location promotes clean bodies and feet, which mean the production of clean eggs. The size of the poultry house should depend upon the number of fowls one wishes to keep. On most farms large flocks do not give as satisfactory returns as small ones. With a flock of 50, each bird should be allowed 5 square feet of room. With larger flocks not quite so much space per fowl will be required. One can obtain satisfactory returns with 100 fowls of the smaller breeds in a house 20 by 20 feet floor space. If fowls are crowded, good results m. egg production can not be 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 Plumb, Charles Sumner, 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. : Webb Pub. Co.
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