. The American poulterer's companion: : a practical treatise on the breeding, rearing, fattening, and general management of the various species of domestic poultry, : with illustrations, and portraits of fowls taken from life. . st chicken cannot find a passagethrough, and the whole yard perfectly sheltered, fromthe north-west to the south-east. It should be sup-plied with some effete lime, and sifted ashes, or verydry sand, in which the fowls may exercise the pro-pensity, so delightful and salutary to them, of rollingor basking themselves. This is effectual in cleans-ing their feathers and sk
. The American poulterer's companion: : a practical treatise on the breeding, rearing, fattening, and general management of the various species of domestic poultry, : with illustrations, and portraits of fowls taken from life. . st chicken cannot find a passagethrough, and the whole yard perfectly sheltered, fromthe north-west to the south-east. It should be sup-plied with some effete lime, and sifted ashes, or verydry sand, in which the fowls may exercise the pro-pensity, so delightful and salutary to them, of rollingor basking themselves. This is effectual in cleans-ing their feathers and skin from vermin and impuri-ties, promotes the cuticular excretion, and is materi-ally instrumental in preserving their health. The poultry-house within the yard, if there be achoice, should have a southern aspect, defended fromcold winds and the blowing in of rain or sleet. If the number of stock be considerable, the houseshad far better be small and detached, both for healthand safety sake; and especially they should be abso-lutely impenetrable to vermin of any description;should these houses abut upon a stable, brew-house,or any conductor of warmth, it will be so much morecomfortable and salutary to the poultry. Fig. TRANSVERSE SECTION. POULTRY-HOUSES. 83 The elevation should be a simple style, and, forhealths sake, the roof should be lofty; the percheswill be more out of the reach of vermin, should anybreak in; and there should be only one long andlevel range of perches, because, when they are placedone above another, the fowls dung upon each other;convenient steps driven in the walls, will render easythe ascent of the poultry to their perches; or theymay be made as shown in the above figure, inwhich a b are spars for the poultry to sit on; cc,ranges of boxes for nests; d the roof, and e the door,which should be nearly as high as the ceiling forventilation, and should have a small opening with ashutter at bottom, to permit the poultry to go in andout at pleasure. The spar
Size: 2016px × 1240px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, booksubjectpoultry, bookyear1847
