. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 100. Old stone poultry house, well preserved and still used, on the Thomas H. Borden farm, Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island of ideas of poultry housing, the principles now best established, and the range within which variations from approved plans may be made without disadvantage. This mode of treatment presents substantially every gen- eral design and signifi- cant feature that has at any time within the last seventy years been ex- tensively used or seri- ously considered by ex- perienced poultry men. Prime considerations in shel
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 100. Old stone poultry house, well preserved and still used, on the Thomas H. Borden farm, Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island of ideas of poultry housing, the principles now best established, and the range within which variations from approved plans may be made without disadvantage. This mode of treatment presents substantially every gen- eral design and signifi- cant feature that has at any time within the last seventy years been ex- tensively used or seri- ously considered by ex- perienced poultry men. Prime considerations in shelters for poultry. In building shelters for poultry there are three prime considerations : the comfort of the birds, the convenience of the caretaker, and the cost. These items are not always in accord. A building or coop that is comfortable for its small feathered occupants may be very inconvenient for the person who takes care of them, and structures planned with special reference to the convenience of the attendant do not, tt?^ as a rule, furnish the ^'â ^ most satisfactory con- ditions for the poultry kept in them. Neither the comfort of the birds nor the convenience of the attendant is nec- essarily proportionate to cost of construction. On the contrary, elab- orate plans and expen- sive construction often mean more work for the poultryman and the least favorable conditions for the poultry. In planning a structure for any purpose the problem is to secure the best adjustment of these three Fig. ioi. Rear of Fig 100, showing door for en- trance to loft and ventilation of lower room. 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 Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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