. Poultry for the farm and home. make the north, east, and westsides wind-proof. Concrete foundations and floors are rat-proof and easy tokeep clean. Use plenty of litter; litter is cheaper than sick hens. Have the top of the floor from six to eight inches higher thanthe outside ground. This insures good drainage. Use a filler ofcrushed stone,coarse gravel, orcinders to preventmoisture fromcoming up frombelow and keep-ing the floordamp. Make a widedoor so that litterand grain can bewheeled in and theold litter wheeledOut. The severityof the winter de-termines the typeof house house
. Poultry for the farm and home. make the north, east, and westsides wind-proof. Concrete foundations and floors are rat-proof and easy tokeep clean. Use plenty of litter; litter is cheaper than sick hens. Have the top of the floor from six to eight inches higher thanthe outside ground. This insures good drainage. Use a filler ofcrushed stone,coarse gravel, orcinders to preventmoisture fromcoming up frombelow and keep-ing the floordamp. Make a widedoor so that litterand grain can bewheeled in and theold litter wheeledOut. The severityof the winter de-termines the typeof house house shouldprovide enoughprotection to keepthe combs andwattles of the chickens from freezing. For small flocks figure on foUr or five square feet of floor space per hen; for large flocks figure on three or four square feet per hen. Good dimensions are: For 25 hens—12 feet deep by 10 feet 75 hens—16 feet deep by 10 feet 100 to 150 hens—16 feet by 32 larger flocks build a house 20 to 24 feet deep. !5 ,. A muslin curtain is no good unless you canget it quickly when wanted. Tack the muslinto a hinged frame. When not in use the curtaincan be hooked to the roof. 16 POULTRY HOUSE POINTERS Extra long houses without partitions in them are drafty. The size of the front opening will depend upon the size anddepth of the house and upon climatic conditions. A deep house can have more open front than a narrow house under similar weather conditions. A general rule for open front is: For cold climates one-fifth of front open. For moderate climates from one-third to one-half of front open. For the South, entire front open. Doors and windows should be so arranged that every part ofthe floor will be flooded with sunshine at some time during the day. Long, narrow win-dows are better thansquare ones. Use thin un-bleached muslin forcurtains. Bleachedcotton contains somuch sizing it keepsout the air. Sweep the curtainsoccEtsionsdly to removedust; otherwise theair spaces be
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