. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... l-ways be ceiled. The additional cost of doing this will beamply repaid by the smaller amount of fuel required. Lathand plaster may be used if preferred, but, under ordinaryconditions, ceiling is much better suited to poultry-houseconstruction. Building paper should always be tacked tothe studs before siding or ceiling is put in place. A layerof sheathing paper should also be nailed to the lower sideof the ceiling joists or rafter ties before the ceiling isnailed on. Ventilation openings should be provided inthe ceiling, as shown
. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... l-ways be ceiled. The additional cost of doing this will beamply repaid by the smaller amount of fuel required. Lathand plaster may be used if preferred, but, under ordinaryconditions, ceiling is much better suited to poultry-houseconstruction. Building paper should always be tacked tothe studs before siding or ceiling is put in place. A layerof sheathing paper should also be nailed to the lower sideof the ceiling joists or rafter ties before the ceiling isnailed on. Ventilation openings should be provided inthe ceiling, as shown in Fig. 141, page 73. In smallhouses it is sufficient to have louvered ventilators in eachgable, but in houses SO feet or more in length it is neces-sary to provide roof ventilators also. The ground should be graded up to the front sill sothat the chicks will have easy access to the yards. Thesiding should be carried up close to the roof boards,notching the top board carefully for the rafters. For coldclimates, storm doors for all outside doors are FIG. 136—CROSS SECTION OF PERMANENT BROODER HOUSE 72 POULTRY HOUSES AND FIXTURES
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