. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). I'.irii^nrxr, Poultry Houses. 2T dust most quickly settles and the fowls that are not dusting are not compelled to breathe it. Fowls arc likely to stand upon the edge of an uncovered dust-box and befoul it. Notwithstanding the great importance of the dust wallow, there are certain objections to its use. The finer the dusting material the more effect
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). I'.irii^nrxr, Poultry Houses. 2T dust most quickly settles and the fowls that are not dusting are not compelled to breathe it. Fowls arc likely to stand upon the edge of an uncovered dust-box and befoul it. Notwithstanding the great importance of the dust wallow, there are certain objections to its use. The finer the dusting material the more effective it is in controlling the lice, but the more objectionable it is from a sanitary viewpoint. When clean sand is used, the fowls can get the comfort in the bath without raising a dust; and when tobacco stems or powdered sulfur or lice powder are added in small amounts to the sand, the mixture serves to control the body lice. In most houses a small box will pro- vide for a dust wal- low if screened so that the fowls enter through a small open- ing. The box can be raised from the floor on legs to avoid using floor space. A desirable covered dust wallow is shown in Fig. 49. In this type of box much of the dust is retained. In practice, h o w- ever, the fowls fre- (juently come outside of the box to shake themselves. The covered box, therefore, does not entirely overcome the dust difficulty. The windows in the front of the dust box make it light and warm. A small trap door in the cover of the top makes it easy to fill. (Fig. 58.) The broody coop Every pen should be provided with a hanging coop, with slatted sides and bottom, in which to place broody hens or extra males. (Fig. 50.). Fig. 50.—.4 broody coop is a desirable fixture Yards and fences Extensive yards for each pen or colony are expensive. It has been fully demonstrated that fowls from different pens when yarded together 8. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally
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