Elements of farm practice (1919) Elements of farm practice elementsoffarmpr00wils Year: 1919 252 ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE from the wall and the second fifteen or sixteen inches from the first. A muslin curtain is hung from the ceiling to drop in front of the roosts when needed. To clean the droppings from the platform the roosts may be unhooked Figure 113.—Floor plan of poultry house. and removed, or the front side raised, and both hooked to the ceiling. They are then out of the way, so that the clean- ing may be thoroughly done. Nests.—For nests a box 8 to 12 feet long and 12 inches wide
Elements of farm practice (1919) Elements of farm practice elementsoffarmpr00wils Year: 1919 252 ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE from the wall and the second fifteen or sixteen inches from the first. A muslin curtain is hung from the ceiling to drop in front of the roosts when needed. To clean the droppings from the platform the roosts may be unhooked Figure 113.—Floor plan of poultry house. and removed, or the front side raised, and both hooked to the ceiling. They are then out of the way, so that the clean- ing may be thoroughly done. Nests.—For nests a box 8 to 12 feet long and 12 inches wide is made, with sides 8 inches high. This is divided into nests 12 to 14 inches long, with partitions 18 inches high. Hens prefer nests that are rather dark; so a good place for them is under the front edge of the platform. Place this row of nests close up under the front edge used for a droppings board. Then hinge a 10-inch board in front of the nests to close the 10-inch space between the platform and the 8-inch board on the front side of the nests. This darkens them some-
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