. Practical poultry production . Poultry. LOCATION AND CONSTRUC- TION OF HOUSE Location. The ideal lo- cation for a poultry house is on a gradual slope facing the south or southeast, so that there will be a natural drainage away from the building. As a matter of fact, however, fowls can be raised successfully on any well-drained soil. A dry porous soil such as a sand or gravelly loam is prefer- able to a clay soil, as the former drains more rapidly and can be kept in a more sanitary condition. Time to build. The most desirable time to build the poultry house is during the spring or early summe
. Practical poultry production . Poultry. LOCATION AND CONSTRUC- TION OF HOUSE Location. The ideal lo- cation for a poultry house is on a gradual slope facing the south or southeast, so that there will be a natural drainage away from the building. As a matter of fact, however, fowls can be raised successfully on any well-drained soil. A dry porous soil such as a sand or gravelly loam is prefer- able to a clay soil, as the former drains more rapidly and can be kept in a more sanitary condition. Time to build. The most desirable time to build the poultry house is during the spring or early summer. When the house is constructed of new lumber, suffi- cient time will elapse before cool weather to allow Figure 126,—A small open front house suitable for a small flock in the suburbs or on the farm. This house has a wooden floor and is built on posts. In rainy weather the open- ing beneath the house provides additional scratching space for the Figure 127.—A complete open front house suitable for the South where the winters are 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 Lamon, Harry M; Kinghorne, J. W. (Joseph William). St. Paul, Minn. : Press of Webb Publishing Co.
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