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Select a location for the poultry house that has natural drainage away from the building. A dry, porous soil, such as sand or gravelly loam, is preferable to a clay soil.

OLD STYLE HEN HOUSE NO LIGHT—NO VENTILATION POOR RESULTS

SHED EXCELLENT MATERIAL FOR POULTRY HOUSE

OPEN FRONT HEN HOUSE SHED BOARDED UP IN FRONT POULTRY NETTING WINDOWS

SIDE VIEW OF HOUSE CONSTRUCTED FROM OLD SHED

INTERIOR OF SAME HOUSE

GOOD SUNLIGHT CONDITIONS. 1 MOVABLE ROOSTS 2 DROPPING BOARD 3 NESTS

NESTS OPEN FROM FRONT HENS ENTER FROM REAR

MODEL HEN HOUSE CONSTRUCTED FROM SHED AT LITTLE COST NOTE EFFECTS OF A COAT OF WHITEWASH

Rebuilding a poultry house out of old lumber at small cost

The building should face the south or southeast to insure the greatest amount of sunlight during the winter.

The roosts should be built on the same level, about 3 feet from the floor with a droppings board about 6 inches below the roosts.

A good interior arrangement for a poultry house, showing roosts and droppings boards with nests underneath and wire coop at end for confining broody hens. Note ventilators in back of house and the abundance of sunlight, which insures a dry house and healthy fowls.

A partial open-front curtain house is conceded to be the best type for most sections of temperate climate.

Good roosts may be made of 2 by 2 inch material with the upper edges rounded.

The nests may be placed on the side walls or under the droppings boards. It is best to have them darkened, as hens prefer a secluded place in which to lay. For further information on poultry house construction request Farmers’ Bulletin 574.