Egg and poultry raising at Egg and poultry raising at home eggpoultryraisin00elki Year: 1902 80 EGG AND POULTRY RAISING AT HOME. by using good lin. boards for the floor, and by nailing a thin slat of wood, or a strip of strong brown paper or tarred felt, along each joint. Set up in a back garden, this house is by no means unsightly, and the only building further required is a fence of wire netting to keep the birds within bounds. If a couple of 12in. boards are put at the foot of this fence lengthwise, all round the pen, they will keep the Fig. 17.—House with Dry Shelter. birds sheltered fr
Egg and poultry raising at Egg and poultry raising at home eggpoultryraisin00elki Year: 1902 80 EGG AND POULTRY RAISING AT HOME. by using good lin. boards for the floor, and by nailing a thin slat of wood, or a strip of strong brown paper or tarred felt, along each joint. Set up in a back garden, this house is by no means unsightly, and the only building further required is a fence of wire netting to keep the birds within bounds. If a couple of 12in. boards are put at the foot of this fence lengthwise, all round the pen, they will keep the Fig. 17.—House with Dry Shelter. birds sheltered from the wind, and the space beneath the house will provide the requisite shelter from the rain. The system may not be quite so thorough as that of the scratching-shed mentioned in a previous chapter, but it is cheaper, and in spring and summer at least the birds are better in the open air. In this case the run must be either of gravel or of dry ashes. Never try to keep a small run with grass, for it is bound to become foul and muddy, and the birds do far
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