Egg and poultry raising at Egg and poultry raising at home eggpoultryraisin00elki Year: 1902 26 EGG AND POULTRY RAISING AT HOME. in. The front of the run may be open but for a foot- ancl-a-half of boarding at the bottom, the rest being covered in with wire netting. When building the place, the best way to commence is to procure half-a-dozen stout posts (4in. square battens are as good as anything), and three of these posts must be 6ft. out of the ground, and the other three 5ft. One of the 6ft. posts must be planted at each end of the 18ft. run, and the other at a distance of 4ft. from whiche
Egg and poultry raising at Egg and poultry raising at home eggpoultryraisin00elki Year: 1902 26 EGG AND POULTRY RAISING AT HOME. in. The front of the run may be open but for a foot- ancl-a-half of boarding at the bottom, the rest being covered in with wire netting. When building the place, the best way to commence is to procure half-a-dozen stout posts (4in. square battens are as good as anything), and three of these posts must be 6ft. out of the ground, and the other three 5ft. One of the 6ft. posts must be planted at each end of the 18ft. run, and the other at a distance of 4ft. from whichever end the roosting-house is to be. The 4 feet â*â 18 feet Fig. 12.âFront View of House and Run. shorter posts must then be planted in the same way, parallel to the others, and at a distance of 6ft. from themâthe width of the pen we have given in our plan. To proceed with the house. If there is a stone-built or wooden wall that can be utilised for two sides, so much the better. Bearers of 2in. by 3in. timber can then be laid upon the posts, with stays at the foot of the house, which will be sufficient to nail the boards to. In the front of the house a small window should be provided, as shown, and in that side open to the run a door should be cut and fitted, whilst a hole for the birds' ingress and egress should be cut, either in the door itself or in the wall. The window should be
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