Milford chronicle., 1914-08-14

way interested in poultry is also interl
esIed IN any plan which makes tbei,
work easier and more convenient tbe
suDyect Is one which must ALWAYS anneal
to the breeder. 'pPeal
One OF the most ideal and conveDientlv
arranged houses which have ever seen
Is the OASIS for this article. While If
may not perfectly meet the needs Of the
larger or more extensive breeder II
u9es meet the requirements of the man
VINO Keeps a limited number of fowls
anu the mouse IS perfectly adapted to
The cause or neglect of poultry on the
Iarn IS lar more often due to the fact
Ihat the arrangements are such that tbe
poultry cannot be given attention con
venlehtIy' than that the farmer does
lot IeaIlZe the Importance of proper at
tentioh' Proper housing is the one thing
thaJ makes the work of attending nouf7
try easy. If the house is so consfrncte5
tnat II can be easily cleaned and the
birds handled properly, limited aronnt
OF tlme VIII accomplish results that
could not otherwise be hoped for.
Cheap material does not pav anv bet- (
ter when invested in poultry houses than
When invested in a cheap strain of birds /
Tor the basis of poultry flock. Tongue .
and-groove lumber, planed on both sides.
Is tne very best material for wall or par
tlton building. Have the framework
planed and you will never regret it.
IN selecting a site for the poultry
mouse, pick level spot Place the
Dulidlng IN such a position that the
drainage, If any, will be away from the
house, and face the building to the south. 4
! his gives fowls the benefit of the sun
during the winter.
The measures given in this article /
/ were taken from the house which first I
drew the plan to my attention. They 5
may therefore be followed as sugges- I
tons rather than to be strictly adhered
to as actual measurements, although v
they are about correct. Your ideas NAV a
differ somewhat as to the open air parts. 5
In this case they can be enlarged. t
The main features of the building re- t
ferred to are the open-air scratch shed n
and the system of nest boxes used, to- "
gether with the setting room and roost- a
ing quarters. These features in them
selves have merit and may possibly be
added to your present coop as it now
stands.
The building should be rectangular in CT
shape and somewhat over twice as long pl
as it is wide. The essential features fe
are that it has good, tight walls and W
solid roof, and is so placed that it will II
keep dry. As you are no doubt aware. in
dampness is a great enemy of chickens
In order to best describe the plan of the pl
house, | will give the measures taken. tn
Build the house SO feet long, fourteen fe
feet wide, nine feet high in front and XII
seven feet high in the rear The eleva- fr
-iOn nav he daforrofpad brr r-o,,. o,,,,, ~,
Judgment 1t is the floor plan to which
wish to call attention. Divide the full tn
ength of the building into three com Tt
Dartments. Take twelve feet off the wi
ength, and across the building at this TIL
)oint place a partition. This will give pie
room, twelve by fourteen feet, to be
sed as a scratch shed-the south side thu
f which should be covered with wire are
lesh. Next, measure off sixteen feet ma
nd put in a second partition. This to bu
e used as the rOOsting and laying house to
Before entering into description of \
MS section let me go on to the other rut
eature of the house. After putting in lit
ne second partition you will find that for
on still have five feet of house space. do
his is used as the setting room. Each Y
the three compartments are twelve but
.et wide and each opens into runs or inn
ards. There is an opening from the I
osting and laying department into the arri
ratching department, but none be- into
yeen the former and the setting room. like
This setting room will be found to be larg
tremey useful, and being apart from u
e other rooms of the coop, the laying wh
Jck cannot worry the birds that are latiC
gagged in incubation this means much Sup
wards getting off a successful hatch. h
is department should have a six feet plac
de Open-air window, as high as the llgh
ilding will permit in the end, together of e
tn a door at the side. The nests may HI
placed across the building next to the feed
ing and roosting house and opposite eXpe
window. They may be made in either A
gle or double tires. If the former, it in Il
/ accommodate about twelve nests will
twice this number if double TERED. heal
low as to the laying and roosting wate
lrters. This department of the build disso
measures 16xf2 feet and will accom- small
date about so birds with comfort bot
ce the nests along the end of the fuls
m next to the setting room, and in Tit
same manner in which the nests are IS of
eed in that compartment The roOst- be So
may be placed lengthwise with the fancy
ding in the end of the compartment. after
t to the scratch she'd This leaves an genui
midway between them, which should Do
meet with the scratch shed by means the b
door. If you will make each roost able,
feet long, it will leave an open space result
Veen the roosts and the nests which Dry
permit you to work in the house. bath
his compartment as well as all the eggs.
RS. should connect with the flock run
means of a door, If desired, the run
lecting with the setting room may
wired off from that containing the q
lg stock thus keeping them at all ticed
IS from being interfered with by the soft-s
lg hens. remec
le roosts should be placed in the A
that they may be removed at will lated
without labor or trouble. Con- thus c
rted in this way, they not only re- shells.
manual labor to a minimum, but corn,
d easv access for cleaning and will you n
ound useful in your fight to keep ously
] lice. ~
further facilitate matters in the minist
ling of the birds in house built crop !
this plan. let me speak of the con A
tion Of the nest-boXes and the re- ed in
/ of the setting room to the main you ha
of the coop before going further; Gle, W
a convenient height between the duphc'
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