. Wright's book of poultry, revised and edited in accordance with the latest poultry club standards. rc, for thirtybirds, 10 ft. 9 in. long by9 ft. 6 in. deep, and 0 in. high in front by 4 in. at back. For the smallerbreeding pens of ten birds,the size of house is 7 ft. 6 b) 4 ft. wide and 3 in. high. The whole of the appli-ances here are well and sub-stantially built, and whilsteutailing considerable outla\at the start will, if properlylooked after, last a lifetime. Mrs. Baynes, who has theadvantage of a wide experi-ence in answering correspond-ents weekly in The Teat h
. Wright's book of poultry, revised and edited in accordance with the latest poultry club standards. rc, for thirtybirds, 10 ft. 9 in. long by9 ft. 6 in. deep, and 0 in. high in front by 4 in. at back. For the smallerbreeding pens of ten birds,the size of house is 7 ft. 6 b) 4 ft. wide and 3 in. high. The whole of the appli-ances here are well and sub-stantially built, and whilsteutailing considerable outla\at the start will, if properlylooked after, last a lifetime. Mrs. Baynes, who has theadvantage of a wide experi-ence in answering correspond-ents weekly in The Teat he redWorld, sums up her adviceto intending intensive poultrj-keepers thus: Do not over-crowd ; the minimum groundspace should be 3 square feetper bird, and the roof shouldbe well raised. Espcciall)must this point be observed in tlie largerhouses, where the roof is a fixed one andnot opening and adjustable as in the smallertypes. The litter of the houses must be keptabsolutely dry and constantly spaded or rakedover once a da\, and excrement removed. Thedropping boards should be scraped clean each. House with Kain-shmier Down, Birds Scratching in Net Hag for Green Food Suspended from Roof. INTENSIlE AXD POULTRY-KEEPING morning, and removed out-side to sweeten ; the sprink-ling of a little dr\ sand orearth thereon before replacingat night will assist cleanlinessin this respect. If on entering the houseany smell of ammonia is de-tected, it is a sure sign thatthe litter is damp, and if stillpresent after a thorough rak-mg and cleansing, the littermust be removed and freshsupplied. I consider thisabsolutely necessary; and inorder to assist dress, andalso save cost of frequent re-newal of litter, I strongl}-recommend the use in allhouses of boarded floorsraised at least 6 in. off theground. In this w a y,and b\- using suitable litter, the latter canbe constant 1}- sifted, and so kept thoroughlyclean, and treated thus will keep sweet and
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