. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 384 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY have roofs of the tent form, with no side walls in front or behind. A roof covering of rough boards and asphalt or tarred composition paper of some sort, gives good satis- faction. Wooden shingles in most locahties are too expen- sive, and in the colder sections shingle roofs are too drafty and cold in winter. The floor of the poultry house should be of concrete in the permanent house; but in the colony house, one of matched. \t^^^^^i^vi/'^fl ^\ / I V-a/ Fig. 216. A slant-roof colony house. Reproduced from
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 384 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY have roofs of the tent form, with no side walls in front or behind. A roof covering of rough boards and asphalt or tarred composition paper of some sort, gives good satis- faction. Wooden shingles in most locahties are too expen- sive, and in the colder sections shingle roofs are too drafty and cold in winter. The floor of the poultry house should be of concrete in the permanent house; but in the colony house, one of matched. \t^^^^^i^vi/'^fl ^\ / I V-a/ Fig. 216. A slant-roof colony house. Reproduced from "Poultry Houses.' flooring is best. Every effort should be made to keep the floor dry, and to prevent the harboring of rats or other ver- min. Partition material in the poultry house should usually be of vnre netting. If the house is long, a close wooden parti- tion at intervals is desirable, in order to strengthen the build- ing, and also to prevent drafts. A house having six pens might have one solid central partition, and the others of wire. The windows of the poultry house should be adjusted to local conditions. In the Southern states, glass should be. 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 Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb Publishing Co.
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