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Show COLONY HOUSES FOR POULTRY Less Liability of Spread of Disease Where Flocks Can Be Kept Separate Sep-arate and Given Range. There are many advantages In keeping fowls In small flocks. There Is less liability to the spread of disease dis-ease and they may be given free rangfl. Although the colony house would cost more than a long building, f.... - .,w - - ' ....... .. The Keyea Colony House. there are no fences to put up and tbey may be occasionally moved to clean, uncontamlnatcd ground, says tho Farm and Home. Colony houses can be built any sire deflred, but one largo enough to accommodate ac-commodate from 40 to 50 fowls will give best results. Two types ol houses are shown herewith. The Til linghast house Is one of many In use on the large poultry and fruit farm of G. Q. Tlllinghnst of Hartford roun ty. Conn. It Is built of a single thick ness Of boards and Is divided lute two compartments, one being used for laying and sleeping quarters and the other for a scratching shed. A better and somewhat moro expensive ex-pensive house Is tho Keyes house which Is 10x20 feet. 4 feet high at tho eaves and 8 feet at tho ridge Three roosts run across the short way of the house at tue rear end which Is made tight. There Is a door In front and a large window at the west side, which is closed with a glass sash In severe weather. Otherwise the house Is open both day and night, the door and window being covered with wire netting. Over 20 of these houses are used on a Massachusetts poultry farm. They are also used largely by Mr. Tllllnghast, who builds A Tllllnghast Colony House. them of Inch matched boards, both sides and roof. The one Illustrated Is covered with a good grade of pro-pared pro-pared roofing. |