. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... hens. For ordinary use, where it is not desired to trap-nest, the back may be cut down at least a foot and theroof made two-thirds instead of even span, thus reducingthe air space and making the house warmer. The house,as shown, gives more head room for the attendant, andthis is important when birds are being trapnested andmany trips have .to be made to the back part of each pen. Fig. 104 shows a general view of this house, indicatingsize and location of doors and cloth curtains. The muslincurtains are hinged at the top and swing
. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... hens. For ordinary use, where it is not desired to trap-nest, the back may be cut down at least a foot and theroof made two-thirds instead of even span, thus reducingthe air space and making the house warmer. The house,as shown, gives more head room for the attendant, andthis is important when birds are being trapnested andmany trips have .to be made to the back part of each pen. Fig. 104 shows a general view of this house, indicatingsize and location of doors and cloth curtains. The muslincurtains are hinged at the top and swing in, being fastenedup by means of hooks made from thin strap iron. Fig. 102is a cross section of the house. The windows slide towardthe front. The roosts and droppings boards are movable,as are also the trapnests which are hung beneath the drop-pings boards. The exit door for the hens slides up anddown and is held open by means of a piece of wire loopedover a nail in the door. The 2x3-inch girder across theend of the house is placed in such a way as to support. the droppings boards at one end and the win-dow at the other. The feeding rack, whichsupplies both pens, is made of slats so thatall filth may fall through to the floor. Alarge enough opening is left above to admit adrinking pan which supplies both pens. Thefeedmg rack also supports a mash hopper ineach pen. Small removable boxes for grit,shell and charcoal are fastened to the parti-tion above the feeding rack and within easyreach. The rear half of the partition betweenthe pens is boarded up solid, while the fronthalf is boarded for only two feet from thefloor, or to the level of the curtain sill infront, the upper part being made of two-inchmesh wire netting. The house is being usedwith a dirt floor, but is so constructed that aboard floor may be put in if it is founddesirable. Following is a bill of materials for thishouse: BILL, OP MATERIALS Slvids—2 pieces, 4x6 in., 14 ft. Studding—12 pieces, 2x3 in., 12 ft. Raft
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