. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. POULTRY POULTRY 557 needed ; in other words, six-pound fowls should be allowed about five square feet each. (3) Fowls kept in large flocks require less floor space per hen than do those kept in small flocks. -73-'- Vxjs'-4SOsjJt 2"/S&&'-{SOs< /OJfS^ /gxspi'-jsoifff. D /&30'*? E 1 Hz' J around //O â around 99\ Ground around 84-4-/J around Fig. 557. Showing relation of shape of house to economy of construction. Square houses economize lumber and labor of construction. This is due to the fact
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. POULTRY POULTRY 557 needed ; in other words, six-pound fowls should be allowed about five square feet each. (3) Fowls kept in large flocks require less floor space per hen than do those kept in small flocks. -73-'- Vxjs'-4SOsjJt 2"/S&&'-{SOs< /OJfS^ /gxspi'-jsoifff. D /&30'*? E 1 Hz' J around //O â around 99\ Ground around 84-4-/J around Fig. 557. Showing relation of shape of house to economy of construction. Square houses economize lumber and labor of construction. This is due to the fact that in large flocks each hen has greater freedom of action, i. e., has more space for exercise. Location of the poultry-house. The location of a poultry-house has much to do with its value. The following factors must be con- sidered : (1) It should face the south if possible, in order to get the largest benefit from the sun. (2) It should be protected from the prevailing winds by being placed in the lee of a hill, of trees, or of buildings. (3) It should stand on well-drained soil in order to insure dryness, warmth, cleanliness and health- fulness. (4) It should be placed on productive soil in order to insure good sod pasturage and healthful growth of trees for shade. (5) It should be on land high enough to insure good air-drainage. (Fig. 556.) Cold air settles in low pockets. Such locations are frequently colder than the higher and more exposed situations. Shape of the house. The nearer square a pen is, the less will be the cost for material and labor of con- struction as compared with a pen that is longer and nar- rower and contains the same number of square feet of floor space. (Fig. 557). It is 162 feet around a house 6x75 feet, and only ' feet around a house x feet, â a difference of feet. Each house con- tains the same number of square feet of floor space, and therefore each would accommodate the same number of fowls. Pens 15, 18 or 20 feet square are t
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