. Practical poultry production . Poultry. 130 PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION (2) The cost of construction of such houses is greater than the continuous house plan in that each colony house must necessarily be a complete house in itself, and (3) More ground is necessary than when the continuous house sys- tem is used, as the houses would have to be scattered if the various flocks are kept separate. The second plan, known as the continuous house sys- tem, is, as its name implies, a long continuous house under one roof which may or may not be separated into Figure 124.—A good example of a lo
. Practical poultry production . Poultry. 130 PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION (2) The cost of construction of such houses is greater than the continuous house plan in that each colony house must necessarily be a complete house in itself, and (3) More ground is necessary than when the continuous house sys- tem is used, as the houses would have to be scattered if the various flocks are kept separate. The second plan, known as the continuous house sys- tem, is, as its name implies, a long continuous house under one roof which may or may not be separated into Figure 124.—A good example of a long continuous poultry house. When such a house is used .for the layers separate yards are not necessary. While continuous houses usually consist of but one story, two-story houses are occasionally found. In this style of construction the upper story is either a duplicate of the lower one in its interior arrangement or the upper floor is used principally for roosting quarters and the lo^cr floor as a scratching shed. The advantages of the continuous house system are: (1) The cost of construction of such a house is less per bird capacity than the colony plan. (2) The cost of labor in attending to and feeding the fowls is less than with the first system. (3) The convenience in caring for the fowls. 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 Lamon, Harry M; Kinghorne, J. W. (Joseph William). St. Paul, Minn. : Press of Webb Publishing Co.
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