The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18

and on land as level as possible. facing
the SOUTH and have It's southern exposure
gently sloping away from It, Wherever
possible hillside should he avoided. as
this makes the building more costly and
also more inconvenent for the care OF
the house
The foundation should be OF cement
and not less than twelve inches In the
ground in order to avoid freezing.
Owing to the pitch OF the roof OF \
shed type, building paper for roofing IL
better than shingles. Tin is too costly
and too warm in summer The rafters
should be OF 2x4 material and not more
than two feet apart.
The important thing In a poultry house
IL 10 keep II dry, Of medium temperature
and free from daughts during the winter
time, Moisture in poultry house IL
caused largely by condensation from the
hens breath and evaporation from the
drinking water As n result the ventila-
ton should be ample on one side of the
house tthe fronD 20 take or this mois-
ture. II IL never advisable to artifcially
heat poultry house In which grown
fowls are to be kept. OF course leaky
roofs must be avoided.
Draughts in poultry house are pre-
vented by having the rear and two sides as
alright as possible and ventilating through
the front only. The doors at the end
should he kept closed during unfavorablc
weather. \ house 100 feet long should
he divided into three or four sections by
running partitions for part ~ the dis
lance from the rear to the front about
one-thIrd the width Of the house. This
prevents drauRhts on the hens while they
are on the roosts.
The roosts should be on dropping
boards not exceeding three feet above the
floor The beat roosts are made of 2X2
material, and these should run lengthwise
the entire length Of the house In three
parallel rows about sixteen inches apart
They may be- supported on trestle or
they may be fastened together and hinged
against the rear wall II Is best. how
ever, 10 have them 50 they may he easily
removed for cleaning and disufoctiug.
TIE nest boxes should be in front he
tween tho windows, and covered with a
slopinE top, one half the top hinged
against the wall 20 II can he opened In
the daytime These tops should he
closed down at night to prevent broody
hens from staying on the nests, and tnr
s'oped top viii prevent the hens from
rooSting ON 1t at night Nests placed I'm
this position can h" easily reached ana
the oggs gathered without Inconvenience.
The water fountains should he simple.
and OF a Kind that are open, or else can
he caslIy opened up and thoroughly
'lrau,l. Any unused water should be
mpticd outside tho house. They should
lc riusoh out daily.
Tho house should he equipped with
stationary grit and shell boxes, dry mash
hoppcrs aud huppers for beef scrap II
Will also pay to use a system OF auto
matte feeders and cxcrcisers for winter
feeding These keep the hens busy and
save the attendant frequent visits to tlc
house to throw the fowls grain on bad
days.
Some houses are equipped with dust
baths, hut whore san is used on the
door with a liberal litter these are hardly
necessary Hens prefer TO select their
own dust baths. and II they can md n
sandy place on the floor In warm sun
shine. or In a suitable place in the dirt
outside they will attend TO their own dus,
bath.
Copyright, 1910