. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... FIG. 140—PEN FRONT IN BROODER HOUSE tightly to the door and letting it turn in staples driveninto the ceiling on each side. This rod should be stapledto the door just enough off center so that it will swingshut when not fastened open. A couple of small blocks,nailed to the upper side of the ceiling at either end ofthe door, act as stops. The door may be held open by aweight, or by attaching the cord to stud or doors should be approximately under the highestpoint in the roof, providing two in this 30-foot house and


. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... FIG. 140—PEN FRONT IN BROODER HOUSE tightly to the door and letting it turn in staples driveninto the ceiling on each side. This rod should be stapledto the door just enough off center so that it will swingshut when not fastened open. A couple of small blocks,nailed to the upper side of the ceiling at either end ofthe door, act as stops. The door may be held open by aweight, or by attaching the cord to stud or doors should be approximately under the highestpoint in the roof, providing two in this 30-foot house andspacing them 20 feet apart in long houses. PERMANENT BROODER HOUSES 73. UETA\L OF Cord for AJJiJS^i^P Do^f Batnsn Doar 16f :&•S*w*-*^ ory 1 Iron ^odstapled *o C^iUfi^ o* cccnlend so ih<3^ Oocr can ^cu-n^ CEIUNS/ VENTILATIONScale: t - r - O* Fig. 138 shows the construction of hover flway and finish of passageway partition. oor, run- BILt, OF FOR l«x30 FOOT BROODBR HOUSE T,„ ^Size Length No. of „„„ , , Us* Inches Feet Pieces Ktiiark, Sills, side 2x4 16 4 Sills, ends 2x4 16 2 Joists for hover plat 2x4 12 6 Plates 2x4 16 4 Studs, front 2x4 10 9 1 piece cuts li Studs, rear 2x4 13 8 1 piece cuts 2 Studs, ends and misc 2x4 12 12 Studs, partition 2x2 12 10 1 piece cuts 2 Rafters 2x6 14 Ifi Rafters 2x6 12 8 1 piece cuts 2 Ties for rafters 2x4 12 15 Braces for rafters 1x6 8 15 SheathinpT for roof 660 ft. bd. meas. Sfcd. T & G siding 626 ft. bd. meas. Matched flooring- forhover platform, parti-tions, etc, 260 ft. bd. meas. %-inch ceiling boards for walls and 1250 ft. bd. meas. %x6-inch boards forridge pole, door and window


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