. The Eastern poultryman. Poultry Periodicals; Fruit Periodicals. THE EASTERN POULTRYMAN. 181. A BOSTON PRIZE-WINNER, 1902. Ou'iied by Fishers Island Farm. heat required to heat tlie buildinf;: during the coldest weather. The upper half of the brooder-house is divided into pens with high wire par- titions between, and is arranged for the care of larger and okler chickens. In front of each of these pens for about half of this half are hot-water pipe brooders built for the accommodation of large chickens. Every pen is connected at each corner with the other by a small door, which is used to driv
. The Eastern poultryman. Poultry Periodicals; Fruit Periodicals. THE EASTERN POULTRYMAN. 181. A BOSTON PRIZE-WINNER, 1902. Ou'iied by Fishers Island Farm. heat required to heat tlie buildinf;: during the coldest weather. The upper half of the brooder-house is divided into pens with high wire par- titions between, and is arranged for the care of larger and okler chickens. In front of each of these pens for about half of this half are hot-water pipe brooders built for the accommodation of large chickens. Every pen is connected at each corner with the other by a small door, which is used to drive the chickens through when changing from one pen to another, thus allowing the operator to change one or two tliousand chickens in an hour or two with ease, and without Irightein'ng and running them to death, which is usually the case when each bird has to be caught and taken aroinid out- side through the main door to the next pen. The entire building is covered on the outside, first witli building-paper, then sheathed over and clapboarded. On the inside it is first covered with a good quality building-paper and ceiled up. thus making it an almost frost-proof building. Out of the very large number of practical poultrymen, editors, etc., there are very few but who have ex- pressed themselves as being perfectly satisfied with both the interior and exte- rior arrangements of this house. Outside on the south side of the build- ing there are runs about fifty feet long for each pen on the inside. In warm weath- er the chickens are allowed to run out- side. These runs are seeded down and are now sodded over very nicely. The incubator-cellar, which is one of the best in the country, is walled up with stone and has a concreted floor, which makes a very clean and dry place for the incubators. Prairie State and Cyphers Incubators are used. This room also contains a very convenient egg-cabi- net arranged with trays for the reception of eggs from the different pens of pedi- greed birds. No
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