. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... end section. The feeding board for mash hopperand water dish is 21 inches long and 16 inches wide, andis located under the window. It is supported by thedroppings board on one end, and a brace running downto the sill on the other. The nests are simply a longbox without partitions, 12 inches high. 12 wide, and4 feet long, supported by a cleat on the brace under thefeeding platform on one end and a cleat on the back wallon the other end. Hooks and eyes or screws are usedto fasten the corners of the house together and hold t
. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... end section. The feeding board for mash hopperand water dish is 21 inches long and 16 inches wide, andis located under the window. It is supported by thedroppings board on one end, and a brace running downto the sill on the other. The nests are simply a longbox without partitions, 12 inches high. 12 wide, and4 feet long, supported by a cleat on the brace under thefeeding platform on one end and a cleat on the back wallon the other end. Hooks and eyes or screws are usedto fasten the corners of the house together and hold theroof in place. Nails may be used if the house is not tobe taken apart and moved. No floor is provided as this isnot considered necessary under average conditions. AN ATTRACTIVE PIANO BOX HOUSE Made From Two Piano Boxes. Is Practical, Comfortable and Inexpensive. By HARRY n. PHIPPS Inexpensive poultry houses may readily be made frompiano boxes. The substantial one shown in Fig. 132 isa good example of a house of this type, and it can be I T / -U ?/&?. FIG. 128—WEST END OF SECTIONAL POULTRY HOUSE From blue print furnished by Storrs (Conn.) Agricultural College. built with comparatively little work. It is made by re-moving the backs and tops of two piano boxes and plac-ing them together, back to back, on a substantial foun-dation. Two pieces, 6 inches wide and 20 inches long, arefastened to the top of both boxes, to give pitch to theroof. The two boxes are to be fastened together withupright strips, 4 inches wide and 4 feet 6 inches long. Ifit is desired to make the house portable, use screws in-stead of nails for the purpose. A door 4 feet 6 incheshigh and 16 inches wide is cut out of the end of one ofthe boxes and a yard door for the fowls near one corner. Nail a 2 or 3-inch strip around the edge of the roofto give a projection and then nail on the roof boards andcover them with prepared roofing. The window in the
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