Open-air poultry houses for all climates; a practical book on modern common sense poultry housing for beginners and veterans in poultry keepingWhat to build and how to do itHouses that will promote health, vigor and vitality in laying and breeding stock . do inclosed houses, and in climates where the temperature drops to 20and even 40 degrees below zero. Connecticut Agricultural College successfully wintered WhiteLeghorns in tents and had a good egg yield, with no frozen combsand no sickness. Both Leghorns and S. C. Black Minorcas havebeen wintered for several years in Woods open-air house in
Open-air poultry houses for all climates; a practical book on modern common sense poultry housing for beginners and veterans in poultry keepingWhat to build and how to do itHouses that will promote health, vigor and vitality in laying and breeding stock . do inclosed houses, and in climates where the temperature drops to 20and even 40 degrees below zero. Connecticut Agricultural College successfully wintered WhiteLeghorns in tents and had a good egg yield, with no frozen combsand no sickness. Both Leghorns and S. C. Black Minorcas havebeen wintered for several years in Woods open-air house in coldlocations where temperature registered 10 below frequently, and20 to 30 below zero several times, and excellent health, fine eggyield and no frosted combs was the report sent us. High windsand driving storms did not cause fowls any inconveniences or anycheck in egg production. In 1908 Editor Miller Purvis said in November Poultry: Theopen-front poultry house is making friends all the time. It keepsthe fowls healthy, is cheap and more comfortable than the old-style house. Theres the reason—it is more comfortable. Any-thing that keeps the fowls healthy and affords them more com-fort is sure to bring about better results and greater profits. 17. 18 OPEN-AIR POULTRY HOUSES Prof. James E. Rice, of Cornell Agricultural College, in a lec-ture given several years ago said: The open-air house has becomea fixture in modern poultry husbandry. Without pure air in apoultry house a poultryman cannot stay long in the business, unlesshe has a large bank account to foot the bills. Hens will do farbetter in cold pure air than they will in warm impure air; freshair is of more importance than warmth, if we cannot have both. Now, lets consider a few more reasons why you should use open-front open-air houses for the comfort and well being of your fowlsand to the betterment of your profits: In the first place, an open-front of the best modern type willcost you less to build than a closed house
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