. Wright's book of poultry, revised and edited in accordance with the latest poultry club standards. - sifted, and so kept thoroughlyclean, and treated thus will keep sweet and. Kant; of Small Coops for Rearing Young St ck jAlso Useful for Mouhing liens 1 ^4 ^ i .\ Small Intensive Breeding Pen for Ten Birds. The Nest Bo.\e3 are at Back, the Adjustable Roof is Raised, and the Hessian Rain-shutter in Front is Down. good for months at a time without needing renewal. All houses must be open-fronted with shutters for bad weather protection, and stuffy houses avoided at all costs, for they are
. Wright's book of poultry, revised and edited in accordance with the latest poultry club standards. - sifted, and so kept thoroughlyclean, and treated thus will keep sweet and. Kant; of Small Coops for Rearing Young St ck jAlso Useful for Mouhing liens 1 ^4 ^ i .\ Small Intensive Breeding Pen for Ten Birds. The Nest Bo.\e3 are at Back, the Adjustable Roof is Raised, and the Hessian Rain-shutter in Front is Down. good for months at a time without needing renewal. All houses must be open-fronted with shutters for bad weather protection, and stuffy houses avoided at all costs, for they are prolific causes of disease. As to litter, }vlrs. Bayncsfirst used a depth of 2 in. ofdry soil or sand upon theboard floor, covered by about3 in. or 4 in. of wheat found this an excellentscratching material, but forsome time past has utilisedcedar wood shavings in placeof the chaff, as less subject todamp in our moisture-ladenatmosphere. Other intensivepoultry-keepers use insteadwhole straw bedded fairlydeep, the birds in their vigor-ous scratching soon breakingup the straw into shortlengths, and it is held for thissystem that the droppingsfalling through are mo
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