. Commercial poultry raising; a thoroughly practical and complete reference work for the amateur, fancier or general farmer, especially adapted to the commercial poultryman. Poultry. SIZE AND PROPORTION 115 much floor space as the Leghorn and other Mediterranean classes; but the smaller breeds, being more active and more nervous, are more apt to become unduly excited and panicky when crowded in a small pen. It is difficult for the attendant to work in a small house or pen without getting the flock into a condition of unrest and excitability for fear of being cornered, and such is not con- duci
. Commercial poultry raising; a thoroughly practical and complete reference work for the amateur, fancier or general farmer, especially adapted to the commercial poultryman. Poultry. SIZE AND PROPORTION 115 much floor space as the Leghorn and other Mediterranean classes; but the smaller breeds, being more active and more nervous, are more apt to become unduly excited and panicky when crowded in a small pen. It is difficult for the attendant to work in a small house or pen without getting the flock into a condition of unrest and excitability for fear of being cornered, and such is not con- ducive to egg production. The situation may be summarized about as follows: Allow 6 to 7 square feet per bird for all classes, if the houses are Fig. 78.—Poultry house under construction by students at Purdue University. Provide 5 to 6 square feet per bird of the Plymouth Rock or Wyandotte type, in houses where the flocks are made up of large units. Allow 3 to 4 square feet per bird for Leghorns and similar classes, when they are kept in large flocks. This is the practice on many of the largest commercial farms. To obtain the greatest amount of floor space at the least cost, the building should be designed as wide as possible, yet not exceed a point where long timbers are required, for these are certain to be expensive. Sixteen feet is a good width for the shed roof type of house; the timbers required are stock lengths, therefore sold. 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 Roberts, Howard Armstrong, 1885-. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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