. The American poulterer's companion: : a practical treatise on the breeding, rearing, fattening, and general management of the various species of domestic poultry, : with illustrations, and portraits of fowls taken from life. . ent, and from every other hisfeathered brood here are safe. The weasel, the pole-cat, and fox, may prowl around in vain ; and what isof still more importance, he will avoid a danger towhich we have more than to all the others put toge-ther been exposed, and by which we have been an-noyed and suffered more—he will be safe from themidnight pilferers, who know so well how
. The American poulterer's companion: : a practical treatise on the breeding, rearing, fattening, and general management of the various species of domestic poultry, : with illustrations, and portraits of fowls taken from life. . ent, and from every other hisfeathered brood here are safe. The weasel, the pole-cat, and fox, may prowl around in vain ; and what isof still more importance, he will avoid a danger towhich we have more than to all the others put toge-ther been exposed, and by which we have been an-noyed and suffered more—he will be safe from themidnight pilferers, who know so well how to rob thehen-roost mercilessly, in secrecy and silence, and whodo not know the value of a good fowl even after itis stolen, but who would treat the best bantam,Jungle, or Dorking, as remorselessly as Meg Merri-lies, who had more respect for the savoriness of themess, than the nature of the ingredients, or the man-ner of procuring them.—Boswell. In the foregoing, we have given several plans anddescriptions of foreign poultry-houses; we will now 94 POULTRY-HOUSES. proceed to give some American, among which willbe found some of our own plans. If there is nothingoriginal in them, they are none the less useful. Fiff. OUR OWN POULTRY-HOUSE. The above figure represents the front and elevationof rather an extensive and costly establishment, whichwould be very convenient, and add much to embellishthe premises. The buildings at the ends are intend-ed for laying, hatching, and roosting cupolas on the tops are finished with blinds, forthe purpose of ventilation as well as ornament. Onthe bottom of the cupolas, and inside of the building,should be a door, hung on hinges, with a cordattached passing through a pulley, so that it may beclosed or opened at pleasure, to ventilate when re-quired. In the gable ends, if facing the south, dove-cotes may be formed; or they may be made in theroof, as in the figure. The long building with windows in front, con-necting the two e
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