. Conkey's poultry book : a handy book of reference on poultry raising. Poultry; Poultry; Poultry. story, but we would prefer a board or cement floor for sanitary reasons. No matter how carefully you may rake or scrape a dirt floor, a portion of the filth always soaks into the ground, and it is next to impossible to get rid of it. The accumulation eventually becomes dangerous to the health of the fowls and we consider the extra cost of a floor a very wise investment. Note sonie other excellent ideas in this illustration. The roosting room has splendid ventilation and the use of curtained frame
. Conkey's poultry book : a handy book of reference on poultry raising. Poultry; Poultry; Poultry. story, but we would prefer a board or cement floor for sanitary reasons. No matter how carefully you may rake or scrape a dirt floor, a portion of the filth always soaks into the ground, and it is next to impossible to get rid of it. The accumulation eventually becomes dangerous to the health of the fowls and we consider the extra cost of a floor a very wise investment. Note sonie other excellent ideas in this illustration. The roosting room has splendid ventilation and the use of curtained frames provides all air needed without drafts. For very cold climates roost curtains can also be provided as described for other houses. The projecting roof on front makes a good rain protector and keeps the water from the lower story. Front curtains are 9' 6"x3'—the full width of the cloth, and the openings could be made still larger as required. Common unbleached muslin makes an excellent curtain. The interior can be arranged as described for the standard house, with elevated roosts, feeding troughs, drinking founts, etc. If deemed advisable, curtains can also be provided for the lower floor for use in colder weather, and could be hooked to the ceiling when not required. This house will cover eighty head of grown fowls nicely, and if cleaned regularly, as any house should be, and the inside whitewashed once in six months, it will provide for all the requirements of the careful poultryman and keep his fowls in absolute health, activity, and comfort. See illustra- tions Nos. 10 and 11, Standard Poultry House, for interior plans. In the houses which we have illustrated, all the principles of correct housing have been fully set forth. We might go ahead and show plans for a dozen shapes anl styles and be no better advisers to you than we have been here. Construct your houses in any manner suitable to your exact case, let the houses be continuous, or colony style, but keep in min
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