Domestic fowl and ornamental poultry; Domestic fowl and ornamental poultry; domesticfowlorna00rich Year: 1852 12 DOMESTIC FOWL. TRANSVERSE SECTION. L, the la3-ing apartment; H, hatching-room . n, nest boxes ; b, b, boxes and troughs for water feed, sand, &c.; d, an opening, or door, for en- trance and going out ; a, latticed window, for ventilation ; jR, roosting-place, separated from apartments below by the ceilings c, c; h, ven- tilating hole ; I', ventilator on roof; p, roosting pole ; t, trough for dung. without being able to run about much, with shade, sun, plenty of clean water, and
Domestic fowl and ornamental poultry; Domestic fowl and ornamental poultry; domesticfowlorna00rich Year: 1852 12 DOMESTIC FOWL. TRANSVERSE SECTION. L, the la3-ing apartment; H, hatching-room . n, nest boxes ; b, b, boxes and troughs for water feed, sand, &c.; d, an opening, or door, for en- trance and going out ; a, latticed window, for ventilation ; jR, roosting-place, separated from apartments below by the ceilings c, c; h, ven- tilating hole ; I', ventilator on roof; p, roosting pole ; t, trough for dung. without being able to run about much, with shade, sun, plenty of clean water, and food, they will generally thrive better than when cooped. A few good coops, eitherof wood and wire, or wicker, with the top thatched, should always be at hand. These should be made so as to shut up the chickens if necessary, as well as the hens. If the fowl-house is large enough have a small sink in one corner where it is light, and if it is not large enough, put in the yard, under shade, a large glazed earthenware pan, and fill it with fine sand, or ashes, or slacked lime, or burned oyster shells, as a dust bath for the fowl. By placing the stuff in a pan it is easily changed from time to time. If you are obliged to put up with a small lean-to or other confined place, for your fowl-house, at any rate take care to keep it clean, for warmth, cleanli- ness, and judicious feeding are the cardinal maxims for poultry management. Nothing more is necessary for the keeping poultry with profit and advan- tage, beyond having a small shed or light building, formed in some warm, sunny, and at the same time, sheltered situation, fitted up with proper di- visions, boxes, lockers, or other contrivances for the dwelling of the different sorts of birds, and places for their laying in. This and cleanliness suffice. ' Cleanliness,' says Mr. Beatson, ' with as free a circulation as possible, and a proper space for the poultry to run in, is essential to the rearing of this sort of stock with the g
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