. Practical poultry production . Poultry. Figure 141. Cross-section of Colony House shown in Figure 122. This house has a capacity of 25 hens. 40 to 50 feet, depending on the length of the building, in order to prevent drafts. Such partitions closer than this will interfere with the circulation of the especially in hot weather. INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS The interior fixtures should in most instances be built so that they can be readily removed and cleaned, and be also inex- pensive and simple in construction. Roosts. The roosts are placed in the rear of the building and all the roosts should be on
. Practical poultry production . Poultry. Figure 141. Cross-section of Colony House shown in Figure 122. This house has a capacity of 25 hens. 40 to 50 feet, depending on the length of the building, in order to prevent drafts. Such partitions closer than this will interfere with the circulation of the especially in hot weather. INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS The interior fixtures should in most instances be built so that they can be readily removed and cleaned, and be also inex- pensive and simple in construction. Roosts. The roosts are placed in the rear of the building and all the roosts should be on the same level, so that the birds will not crowd and fight to get on the high- est roost at night. The roosts should be from 5 to 8 inches above the drop- ping board and so constructed that they can be lifted up in V one section to facilitate clean- in (See Figure 147.) Satisfac- tory roosts can be made from 2 x2 or 2 X 4 inch scantlings with the upper edge slightly rounded ^'«"^= elevation of colony house shown. 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 Lamon, Harry M; Kinghorne, J. W. (Joseph William). St. Paul, Minn. : Press of Webb Publishing Co.
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