. Barn plans and outbuildings . Fig. 208—PIGEON LOFT feet is large enough. Get high enough and away fromrats and cats. Cut small holes in the south side of theloft, as shown in Figure 208, and place an alighting boardon a level with the bottom. Xail boxes for nests alongthe sides. DUCKS AND DUCK HOUSES There is a satisfactory profit in raising ducks; but theconditions must be favorable, and these include a water-run, either a stream or pond, in which the ducks cangather food, and a house conveniently arranged for 210 BARX PLANS AND OUTBUILDINGS Becuring the eggs. Young ducks are best raised wi
. Barn plans and outbuildings . Fig. 208—PIGEON LOFT feet is large enough. Get high enough and away fromrats and cats. Cut small holes in the south side of theloft, as shown in Figure 208, and place an alighting boardon a level with the bottom. Xail boxes for nests alongthe sides. DUCKS AND DUCK HOUSES There is a satisfactory profit in raising ducks; but theconditions must be favorable, and these include a water-run, either a stream or pond, in which the ducks cangather food, and a house conveniently arranged for 210 BARX PLANS AND OUTBUILDINGS Becuring the eggs. Young ducks are best raised with onlyenough water to drink, but breeding stock does mucbbetter with a place to swim. A house may be made forthem on the bank of a pond adjoining a brook in whichthere are abundance of water cresses and other food,both vegetable and animal. The water cress is eaten withavidity by ducks, and has myriads of snails and otherwater animals unon it. A plan of a house is shown in. Fig. 209—^VIEW OF A CONVENIENT DUCK HOUSE Figures 209 and 210. For fifty to 100 ducks itsliould be thirty feet long, twelve feet high, and fromfour feet high at the front to six or eight feet in tlie doors are made in the front, which should havea few small windows. At the rear are the nests; theseare boxes open at the front. Behind each nest is a smalldoor through which the eggs may be taken. It is neces-sary to keep the ducks shut iip in the morning until they VENTILATING POULTRY HOUSE 211 have laid their eggs; a strip of wire netting two feethigh will be required to inclose a narrow yard in front ofthe house. Twine netting should not be used, as theducks put their heads through the meshes and twistthe twine about their necks, often so effectively as tostrangle themselves. THE VENTILATION OF POULTRY HOUSES The principle of the King system of ventilating barnsis best for poultry houses. In this the ventilator extendsto within a few inches of the floor, and goes out at
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