The poultry manual; a guide to successful poultry keeping in all its branches, fancy and practical . Back or ^ ^^/iONrOfSRATCHING Wire » Studding. Illustrations Showing Construction of the Scratching Referred to on Page 105. K—\ I V. ; i --:i t; :3J rpoNT0^scfi ETCHING SH£ Cuftainm half dozen entrances effected to my houses, yet such creaturesare very numerous around. My foundations are simply laidstone but I recommend a finished job with mortar. Cement or board floors are liked by many, but are cold andhard unless well covered with sand and then
The poultry manual; a guide to successful poultry keeping in all its branches, fancy and practical . Back or ^ ^^/iONrOfSRATCHING Wire » Studding. Illustrations Showing Construction of the Scratching Referred to on Page 105. K—\ I V. ; i --:i t; :3J rpoNT0^scfi ETCHING SH£ Cuftainm half dozen entrances effected to my houses, yet such creaturesare very numerous around. My foundations are simply laidstone but I recommend a finished job with mortar. Cement or board floors are liked by many, but are cold andhard unless well covered with sand and then litter, A board 108 POULTRY MANUAL. floor must be kept very clean, or its cracks will afford anotherlurking place for parasites. If much elevated, a board floor iscolder; if not raised high enough for cats to follow the ratsunder, it becomes a resort for the latter. The site must be pre-pared and graded for cement as for earth floors, because I knowof two dwellings on damp locations, where water filters throughsides and bottoms of their finely cemented cellars. One caseof rats digging throug
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