Show 11 q f j 1 r Hen House Huse Suit Suitable ble for Farm 4 4 or the City Chic Chicken eri Fancier I l 41 i 1 v F IRENE TIN C CA F 1 J Q I t I 1 C 1 J Fr t c I z t t j- j I h g t I 1 H I H 11 20 0 w Ii ii ii ii a S T 5 II II II II eo eoS o 0 L ta Tt T- T w t TEP O H A t q S 'S ToN 6 B S p Oc Oa o oM U HIS M CA iT 1 3 I J H By WILLIAM A. A RADFORD Mr William A. A Radford will wili answer Questions and give advice FREE FREE OF COST on on all aU subjects pertaining to the tho subject of ot building building- work on the farm tarm for tor the readers of this paper On ac account account account ac- ac count of his wl wide e experience as Editor Author and Manufacturer Manufacturer he is Ia without without with with- out out doubt the tho highest hest authority on all these subjects Address all Inquiries to William A. A Radford No 1827 Prairie avenue Chicago Ill and only e two cent stamp samp for reply Chickens like other domesticated animals require a warm well venti house with plenty of light and air in order to produce to the utmost But in s spite Ite of this th the hen has been neglected ed in many w ways ys This Is because because be be- e cause the hen is in one sense of the tle word vord tv rd self supporting If It no rio one helps helps heps herself sh She ver com complains he her she n never complains com com- plains ri about out what t she gets geth to eat leat or w where e she sue she has bas to tp sleep sleet She will Fo roost st stIn in the trees in the machine shed or sleep with the cows and the hogs But why let her get along In this manner when if it given a proper chance she will become a big money thoney maker Tho The hen house In the accompanying accompanyIng- illustration Is suitable for the farm or for the city fancier It t Is 15 20 feet wide by 20 feet long and will house housa from 00 90 to o hens allowing four foursquare foursquare foursquare square feet of floor space for each hen The available floor space reaches from wall to wall since there are no nests on the floor and the roosts are well elevated The en entire ire floor is la lamade made of concrete which must be covered covered cov coy ered with a thick layer of straw The bull building ding should face to the south tomake to tomake make all th the sunlight available The netting covered opening In the front la Is' Is covered with canvas curtains which may be lowered In severe weather The half monitor windows keep the rear of the building well illuminated during the daylight hours This i will wIn serve to keep the litter in the scratchIng scratch scratch- hi big Ing space where the hens are fed to keep keel the them thern exercising and prevent pre their becoming loggy and dull It Is la known that a hen will not scratch with her eyes toward a dark place It n Is for this rea reason o that all of the straw and litter is found to iI the rear ear of a. 8 i hen house not properly The nests are 30 Inches from the floor and and tire are re placed d on ii n a center table out out of th the way of ot roos roosts s. s Tl The I roosts are arC 24 Inches above this table and ar are spaced 14 Inches art apart They are ma made e of of 2 by Inch 2 square with the t tops ps rounded off and set in slots cut In 2 2 by 0 6 stringers string ers era allowing them to be removed All AIl roosts are on th the same l level vel which permits the vl fo fowls to spread out over overall overall overall all the roosts Instead of climbing to the top roost as Is customary when one r roost ost Is higher than th the other |