The practical stock doctor: a reliable, common-sense ready-reference book for the farmer and stock owner .. . time for cleaning and disinfection. A platform is oftenplaced under the roosts to catch the droppings, and the nests areplaced under this platform. In the house, such as Fig. 7, themanure platform may be dispensed with and the nest boxes placedalong the front or sides of the building. Nests.—The simplest form of nest is a box placed upon thefloor of the poultry house. With heavy fowls, which are apt tobreak their eggs in fighting away other hens that try to enter DISEASES OF POUETRY 61
The practical stock doctor: a reliable, common-sense ready-reference book for the farmer and stock owner .. . time for cleaning and disinfection. A platform is oftenplaced under the roosts to catch the droppings, and the nests areplaced under this platform. In the house, such as Fig. 7, themanure platform may be dispensed with and the nest boxes placedalong the front or sides of the building. Nests.—The simplest form of nest is a box placed upon thefloor of the poultry house. With heavy fowls, which are apt tobreak their eggs in fighting away other hens that try to enter DISEASES OF POUETRY 615 their nests when they are laying, and thus acquire the habit ofegg-eating, a more concealed or dark nest may be Figs. 8 and 9. Floor.—One of the most troublesome parts of the poultryhouse to make satisfactory is the floor. Many use earth floors,but these are often damp, especially, and induce rheumatism,colds, roup, digestive disorders, and various other have put in cement floors, but have found these cold andalso more or less damp. Probably a good cement floor laid on. Fig. II—Double Poultry House with Scratching Sheds broken stone and covered with a few inches of earth, would besatisfactory if not too expensive. A board floor 6 or 8 inchesabove the earth, with a good ventilation under it, is dry but toocold except in the South. A good double flooring, laid tightlywith building paper between, or a good single flooring covered eRouMC PLAN. -msaTTNisr a OPCN sneo D00» OPCN SHtD DOOR DOOH. mosriNlSfi vtimim tYimorf. Fig_ 12 Ground Plan of Double Poultry House with Scratching Sheds with a few inches of dry earth, is probably the best. In all casesof board floors there should be sufficient space beneath for venti-lation and to guard against the lodgment of rats. GOOD PLANS.— A good style of poultry house, withscratching room under it, is shown in Fig. 10. In case more thanone flock is to be kept, the plan shown in Figs. 11 and 12 havebeen foun
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