. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... PIG. 77—EXD ELEVATION OF COLD CLIMATE HOUSE cases has caused throat trouble. However, because of thelow cost of construction, the dirt floor can be safely rec-ommended and it will prove veryefficient. The roosts should be at the backor north side and all on the samelevel. They should be four feetabove the floor, 14 inches from thewall, and 12 inches apart, and madeof 2x4s with rounded corners. Polestwo inches in diameter, if firmlyplaced, will serve the purpose near-ly as well. Eight inches beneath theroosts is placed the droppin
. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... PIG. 77—EXD ELEVATION OF COLD CLIMATE HOUSE cases has caused throat trouble. However, because of thelow cost of construction, the dirt floor can be safely rec-ommended and it will prove veryefficient. The roosts should be at the backor north side and all on the samelevel. They should be four feetabove the floor, 14 inches from thewall, and 12 inches apart, and madeof 2x4s with rounded corners. Polestwo inches in diameter, if firmlyplaced, will serve the purpose near-ly as well. Eight inches beneath theroosts is placed the droppings plat-form, which keeps the floor cleanand increases the floor space avail-able for other purposes. Underneaththe droppings platform are placedthe nests. There should be eightinches of roosting place for eachbird and one nest for every six orseven hens. Joists or collar beams are placedin the house just high enough to af-ford head room. In order to pre-vent the birds from roosting onthese, they are covered with inchboards, 4 inches wide, placed two PIG. 78
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