. Our domestic birds; . all yards, the droppings must be removed at frequent, regularintervals. To facilitate this it is customary to have a wide board,called the droppings board, under the roost at a distance of eightor ten inches. All the droppings made while the birds are on theroost fall on this board and are easily collected and removed. Fig. 71. Coop and shade for flock of Bantams1 It is a good plan to keep a supply of dry earth in a convenientplace, and strew a little of this over the droppings board aftereach cleaning. Sifted coal ashes, land plaster, and dry sawdustare sometimes used
. Our domestic birds; . all yards, the droppings must be removed at frequent, regularintervals. To facilitate this it is customary to have a wide board,called the droppings board, under the roost at a distance of eightor ten inches. All the droppings made while the birds are on theroost fall on this board and are easily collected and removed. Fig. 71. Coop and shade for flock of Bantams1 It is a good plan to keep a supply of dry earth in a convenientplace, and strew a little of this over the droppings board aftereach cleaning. Sifted coal ashes, land plaster, and dry sawdustare sometimes used instead of earth on the droppings droppings of fowls, when not mixed with other matter,are often salable for use in tanning leather, but in most casesthe difference in their value for this purpose and for use as 1 The coop is an old dry-goods box; the shade is a burlap bag. Makeshift arrange-ments are not always nice looking, but some of the finest chickens are kept in verypoor quarters. 76 OUR DOMESTIC BIRDS. Fig. 72. Neat house for six hens plant fertilizer is not great enough to pay for the extra trouble which is made by saving them for the tanners. Poultry manure is one of the most valuablefertilizers and can always beused to good advantage onlawns and gardens. If the floor is of wood orof cement, a thin layer ofearth or sand spread upon itmakes it more comfortablefor the fowls. On all kindsof floors the modern practiceis to use a few inches of litterof some kind. There is a great variety of materials that will serve this purpose. Lawn clippings raked up after they are dry, dried weeds and grass from the garden, leaves collected when dry and stored to be used as wanted, straw, hay, cornstalks cut into short lengths, and shavings, such as are sold baled for bedding horses and cattle, are all good. Fresh litter should be added in small quantities about once a week. About once a month the coarse litter on top should be raked aside, and the fine litter mixed with dro
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