Frederick citizen., 1895-01-11
A MODEL HENHOUSE.

fwisdom to start slow, or rat her ON
small scale, acquiring knowledge by
observation, reading and experience.
[,d The other day fashionable young
srJ. J.dy stopped me on the road and told
le she was about to embark in the
artoultry business and wanted to talk
|ry i,oultry. This lady, belonging to one
b puf the oldest and wealthiest families
our township, was making actual
|getreparations to take up the chicken
usiness for profit and occupation. no
Fdeoubt fearing she might come to want
Z, ,me day. But admiring her genuine
P 'Mnglo~Saxon grit, l bid her God-speed
DID her she had better go out to Ma
FlAae Valley Farm" my boarding house,
ndtalk to a certain lady Of my ac-
~, uaintance residing there, and get
.yhuck full of chicken enthusiasm.
nd out she went learned later
nat eggs. this winter, are to be plen-
er, II not cheaper, from an overdose
|FYk hen enthusiasm.
This landlady of whom / speak is,
nd al~ays has been. an excellent
,ultry-raiser. l am fully persuaded
I neat Women are better adapted to
lultry raising than we men folks are.
|ingthavelwatched this particular woman
the business. and she has often told
Fleye that was "too awkward for any
Ma ing" about the henhouse, and was
tier calculated to build henhouses,
icken-coops and raise feed for the
b tsaoans and chicks, than to care for them.
When a woman says thing she
sansit, and took her at her word.
r.. nee that hour l have only watched
rec modus operandi as sort of chief
ecutive of the hen department.
Fe. 1T . henhouse, and have repro
roe, ced II on paper. What is wanted
wadays is respectable appearing
S'r~ use, roomy and not expensive and
|ertie the same time comfortably warm.
would start my building with eight
Gust posts set 211 feet in ground,
tn about inches above surface.
these posts lay edgewise four 2xe
|tlo1mlock joists, spiked and toe-nailed to
ats inrectangular shape, 1Ox24 feet,
tn an upright 2x4 studding at each
ct, OF height to make the building 8
100, st to square from top Of post to
F'e'' atc A plate of 2x4 studding should
MN around the structure.
Tho frame, after being squared up,
lmbed and braced, should be
.ather- boarded with surface hem
oS' tx and we'll battened on outside.
tor and windows should be placed as
F111icated, with one window just oppo-
SIDE the entrance door and either wired
1latticed for protection.
|t1rhe overhead platforms for catching
|Aopplngs from roost should also be
|szAide Of cheap hemlock. and roosting
Earhrs conveniently adjusted above the
h ards so q scraper can be worked
ndily. The partitions are made of
iinary lath, latticed together, with
ors to allow entrance to either side
Y ioi artment or left ajar for laying room
|es |Es closed for Matching.
An should prefer single roof or slate to
|thsou |iss old Excessive heat during summer.
IDS hste eools quickly after the heat of
E1pus Edns sun leavesit. A lining Of some good
sell rmin-proof material adds some to ex.
nse but very greatly to the comfort
profit Of the fowls. The interior
the house should be raised by filing
Nd least six inches above the outside
,und with tightly-ftting boards on
= ter edge at base Of building.
~ Vests can be distributed over the
y use to suit the needs of the fowls,
! convenient climbers adjusted at
~, * part of center room, as indicated
4 she Illustration. One Of the rooms
pxl be left off where less room and ex-
lsc are required, leaving y building
F@l l0x10, which would be large enough
Ecrl . Hook of fifty hens or even
|osei re.
Eip.( ~ reason for constructing out of
of nlock is that that material can be
En-, chased at from $12 to s14 per M.
FiesS ich would make the cost Of construc-
lat east one-third less than out of
D =; cheapest pine, and last just as long
look equally as well.