Improvements in Poultry Houses.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in Poultry Houses.
I, GEORGE FLETCHER RUSSELL, of Railway Street, Kirby Moorside, in the County
of York, Agricultural Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows.-
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My invention relates to poultry houses and has for its object to provide
improved means whereby the eggs can be collected and the cleansing effected
without the necessity for entering the house
According to my invention the nests are called by a section of the house which
18 removable relatively with the other parts thereof In practice 1 find it advan-
tageous to make the nests in a chamber o1 casing which projects outside the
house and which is hinged thereto in such a manner that the said chamber can
be swung outwardly in order to expose the nests and at the same time uncover an
opening through which access can be had to the interior of the house and through
which the cleaning can be effected by means of a scraper or other implement.
A lock or other fastening is provided for preventing the movement of the
chamber by unauthorized persons and near the fiee end of the chamber, when in
its closed position, I fix to the body of the house a suitable support or rest, pie-
ferably somewhat inclined, so that in case, owing to the weight, the fiec end
of the chamber, when opened, should drop slightly the said rest would serve as
a guide for again lifting the chamber to its proper position when again closed
The said chamber may be provided with a single low of nests oi with two or
more tiers according to requiements, and if desired may be made in two paits
hinged at the side and closing together at the centre
Dated this 28th day of October 1899
G. F REDFERN & Co,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Poultry Houses.
I, GEORGE FLETCHER RUSSELL, of Railway Street, Kirby Mooiside, in the County
of York, Agricultural Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to poultry houses and has for its object to provide
improved means whereby the eggs can be collected and the cleansing effected
without the necessity for entering the house.
According to my invention the nests are carried by a section of the house which
18 removable relatively with the other parts thereof In practice I find it advan-
tageous to make the nests in a chamber or casing which projects outside the
En

page_text: house and which is hinged thereto in such a manner that the said chamber can
be swung outwardly in order to expose the nests and at the same time uncover an
opening through which access can be had to the interior of the house and through
which the cleaning can be effected by means of a scraper or other implement
A lock or other fastening is provided for preventing the movement of the
chamber by unauthorized persons and near the fiee end of the chamber, when in
its closed position, I fix to the body of the house a suitable support or rest, pre-
ferably somewhat inclined, so that in case, owing to the weight, the free end
of the chamber, when opened, should drop slightly to the said rest which serve as
a guide for again lifting the chamber to its proper position when again closed
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying diawing, in which
Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation, and
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Figure 2 a sectional plan of a poultry house provided with my improvements
a is the house proper which as shewn is mounted upon wheels b, 6 for enabling
it to be readily iemoved from place to place and c is the chamber or casing for
containing the uests This chamber as shewn is provided with two tiers d, e of
nests and is hinged at f to the body of the house whilst at the other end it is
provided with a staple g designed to engage with a hasp h for cnabling the said
chamber to be locked
218 the support which 18 fixed to the house and which serves for supporting the
free end of the chamber to relieve the hinges from unnecessary stiain when the
said chamber is closed against the house, and also for slightly raising the free end
bo that the hasp and staple correspond, the outer end of the said support being
slightly bent down or inclined as shewn at Figure 1 for raising the said free
end as the chamber is closed
Although in the drawing the chamber is represented as being provided with
two rows of nests, it is to be understood that it may be provided with a chamber
having only a single 1ow of nests or more than two 10ws according to requie-
ments Also, if desired, the chamber, instead of being made in one length, may
be made in two parts, each part being hinged to the house and the two being
adapted to be locked at the meeting point
When the arrangement herembefore described it will be understood that by
swinging the chamber c away from the house, access can be had to all the nests
without the necessity for entering the said house, whilst at the same time the
opening which is uncovered, permits of introducing scrapers or other devices into
the house for cleaning the same
Having now particularly described and accertamed the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim 18
1 A poultry house wherein the nests are eated in a chamber or chambers
hinged to the house in such a manner that when swung open access to the nests
can be obtained or the house cleaned without the necessity for entering the same,
substantially as described
2 In a poultry house, a chamber or chambers hinged to the said house and
containing the nests in combination with a support or supports for the free end
or ends of the said chamber or chambers, substantially as descubed
3. The manufacture and use of poultry houses provided with nests aanged in
hinged chambers, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
Dated the 30th day of July 1900.
G F REDFERN & Co,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant