. California poultry culture. Poultry. 12 CALIFORNIA POULTRY CULTURE. The following diagram is a suggestion for a very complete plant, and though it will cost a little more than one usually cares to go into at the commencement, it is not in the least extravagant, for the amount of time saved by having such compact yards will soon pay the poultry keeper back. Taking the numbers con- secutively, the explanation is as follows: Number i the runs,. Trough for Mash or Dry Feeding. 2 the houses, 3 the doors, 4 the nest boxes, 5 the perches. It will be seen that there is a six-foot passage in which to
. California poultry culture. Poultry. 12 CALIFORNIA POULTRY CULTURE. The following diagram is a suggestion for a very complete plant, and though it will cost a little more than one usually cares to go into at the commencement, it is not in the least extravagant, for the amount of time saved by having such compact yards will soon pay the poultry keeper back. Taking the numbers con- secutively, the explanation is as follows: Number i the runs,. Trough for Mash or Dry Feeding. 2 the houses, 3 the doors, 4 the nest boxes, 5 the perches. It will be seen that there is a six-foot passage in which to do the necessary work, such as cleaning out, watering, disinfecting, etc. It will also be seen that we have given two yards to each house. This is a point that we would insist upon above everything else. The birds can be kept in excellent health in this manner. From recent experiments that we have made we find that a crop of wheat or barley can be produced in four weeks sufficient to cleanse the ground and give the birds a nice green patch which will last quite a little while. The soft grain is also an induce- ment for them to scratch which gives them good exercise. In the meantime the spare yard is again set to barley or wheat ready for the next move. The perches can be made to swing upon hinges, so that the interior of the house is c|uite clear, and on wet and cold days, if some good, rough litter be placed inside, can. 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 Burbridge, Mabelle A. (Mabelle Antoinette), b. 1872. [Los Angeles? Cal. ]
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