. Built and used by poultrymen;. Poultry. Modern Colony Houses long by 8 ft. wide, and was covered with 1-in. mesh wire netting, It rested against the front as shown in the illustration. The sides of the run were covered with heavy muslin (oiled with boiled oil), and one side was a removable curtain. The top was covered with. Ax English Portable House Two views of the nest box. a muslin curtin, also oiled, that could be rolled down in pleasant weather and raised at night and on stormy days. In this lot sixteen hens were kept for three years at an annual profit of $ per hen. 49. House With
. Built and used by poultrymen;. Poultry. Modern Colony Houses long by 8 ft. wide, and was covered with 1-in. mesh wire netting, It rested against the front as shown in the illustration. The sides of the run were covered with heavy muslin (oiled with boiled oil), and one side was a removable curtain. The top was covered with. Ax English Portable House Two views of the nest box. a muslin curtin, also oiled, that could be rolled down in pleasant weather and raised at night and on stormy days. In this lot sixteen hens were kept for three years at an annual profit of $ per hen. 49. House With a Low Run. Mr. Roberts describes a third inexpensive house that he built and used. He is a believer in the fresh air plan, and always allows his birds an abundance of pure air to breathe. Last winter he kept nineteen hens and a male in a poultry house made of boxes. This house is also illustrated. It is 7x5 ft. in size, covered with roofing paper, with a outside scratch- ing pen 6x4 ft. wide. The pen is covered with cloth during stormy weather and nights, and the sides are made of cloth and painted. From the nineteen hens, Mr. Roberts received from 40 to 45 per cent of eggs during the cold weather. There was not a sick hen in the flock. The dimensions and details of the house are included in the illustration. [31]. 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 Chicago, Ill. , The Big four poultry journal
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