. Eggs and egg farms : Trustworthy information regarding the successful production of eggs--the construction plans of poultry buildings and the methods of feeding that make egg farming most profitable .. . 48—VIEW ON EXTENSIVE WHITE LEGHORN FARM made to fit well. They are hinged on double-action spring hinges and work perfectly. Probably because our doors fit well and we use double-action hinges, we have never felt the need of a passageway. Going through the pens with a pail in each hand, it is practically no trouble to push the doors open with your foot. But in ninety per cent of the poultry
. Eggs and egg farms : Trustworthy information regarding the successful production of eggs--the construction plans of poultry buildings and the methods of feeding that make egg farming most profitable .. . 48—VIEW ON EXTENSIVE WHITE LEGHORN FARM made to fit well. They are hinged on double-action spring hinges and work perfectly. Probably because our doors fit well and we use double-action hinges, we have never felt the need of a passageway. Going through the pens with a pail in each hand, it is practically no trouble to push the doors open with your foot. But in ninety per cent of the poultry houses we have visited we have found very poor fitting doors, and no wonder these poultrymen want a hallway in their houses. Along the back wall, 18 inches from the floor, is placed the drop board; 6 inches above that two roosts, which are 2 by 3, with corners rounded off and laid on the 2-inch side. Sixteen inches above the roosts is a row of coops, 30 inches in dejjth, running the whole length of the back wall. These coops we find very handy for extra males, broody hens, or to put in a pair or trio preparatory to shipping. In the division between pens are the drinking vessels, raised 10 inches from the floor. These are made of galvanized iron, 14 inches in diameter and 6 inches deep. Next to these is a self-feeding box, 36 inches long, divided into three com- partments, one for beef scraps, which we always keep before our hens; the others contain oyster shell, grit and charcoal. 55
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