. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. COOPS AND BUILDINGS FOR POULTRY 143 Fig. 215. Side elevation of house on page 142 t ^ "tl^fl kL in s 1 sj^A^ #<" Fig. 216. Cloth-curtain-front house de- signed by I). J. Lambert. (Photograph and drawings from Rhode Island Agri- cultural College) Description of house, Figs. 211-215. This house is designed for 100 hens in two flocks of 50 each. In winter the flocks may be increased to 60. The designer's object was to bring the roosts together at the middle of the house, use drop curtains in front of the roosts and so keep the b
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. COOPS AND BUILDINGS FOR POULTRY 143 Fig. 215. Side elevation of house on page 142 t ^ "tl^fl kL in s 1 sj^A^ #<" Fig. 216. Cloth-curtain-front house de- signed by I). J. Lambert. (Photograph and drawings from Rhode Island Agri- cultural College) Description of house, Figs. 211-215. This house is designed for 100 hens in two flocks of 50 each. In winter the flocks may be increased to 60. The designer's object was to bring the roosts together at the middle of the house, use drop curtains in front of the roosts and so keep the birds warm at night, while the large open spaces in the front gave thorough ventilation of the interior apart from the roosting closets. As the reader will note, the de- sign is an adaptation of the scratching- shed plan. In practice it was found that the use of curtains in front of the roosts was unnecessary — that the con- ditions and results were better without them. This is the usual experience when such direct comparisons are made. Mr. Lambert's house stands far from other buildings in a rocky pasture, and the flocks in it are given range on alternate days or half days as convenient. In most situations it would be better to have two large yards, or divide the /T'T'P^y^'yTTTTXi'TTTTTTTTy Fig. 217. Isometric projection of Fig. 216. East end and rear. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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