Show POULTRY HOUSE FOR 60 FOWLS single room structure which satisfactory A conveniently arranged and properly constructed hen bouse Is one of the indispensable requisites in profeta ble poultry raising the main object to bo observed in designing such a structure Is to secure as much floor space as possible and hold root space to moderation the object la to save expense in construction as the real value of a bouse for this purpose depends upon the number of square feet surface area on the floor in proportion to the actual cost of the building the sketch included with this article illustrates a very unique design of farm poultry house the building Is particularly well adapted to the aver age farmers needs who keeps but a small flock and desires to give them every opportunity it was the aim of the designer of this poultry house to have as much floor space as possible single room poultry house with a small root surface as would serve the purpose I 1 have observed a great many different designs of poultry houses and have several in use but believe this one approaches nearest the ideal for the average farmers condl eions it overcomes to a large measure the difficulty BO common with the majority ot hen houses that Is side surface exposure to severe winds which have a tendency to keep the temperature ot the building low when it should be warm and comfortable the dimensions ot the building are feet inside measurement the house Is located upon well drained ground insuring dryness and healthful surroundings before the construction 0 the building was begun a bound was laid one object was I 1 to preserve the building and another to make an air tight bottom so as to retard the penetration of cold air dur ing severe weather the foundation should either be of stone or cement as the life of the structure Is largely de i pendent upon this part the frame work Is made entirely of sound stuff to insure a strong and durable frame the sills were laid in cement to assist in making the base as tight as possible the siding Is pine phlp lapping of excellent quality this Is very essential to insure a warm corn tor table building the inside of the building Is sealed with the same ma terdal in putting together the phlp lapping on the inside coal tar was used to paint the grooves before the matched stuff was put together this not only insures a tight sealing but also prevents lice and other germs working and multiplying where inconvenient to disinfect tar paper was also put be tween the siding and sheathing for roofing explains prairie farmer shingles were used laid five inches to the weather As will be observed the root Is very steep this gives plenty of space within for air and also makes a more durable root the windows are in both ends ere the house being rebuilt I 1 should have more windows low down along the side eo the fowls could have more direct sunlight this poultry house Is sufficiently large to accommodate about 60 fowls CLEAN DRINKING VESSELS will help to keep disease out of flock unclean drinking vessels are doubt less the immediate means of spread ing some of our contagious diseases such as roup roup Is a disease in which slime accumulates in the doutha ot the fowls and strings out I 1 of their mouths when they open them to drink nothing Is eisler than for such a fowl to leave slime in the drinking water which Is then pir taken ot by the other fowls this leads to the fowls all becoming quick ly affected As roup comes on in the fall very often when we get the changes in temperature at night it Is necessary that the drinking vessels be kept clean and every fowl that shows signs of a cold should be taken at once from the house so that it will not be possible for her to spread the disease beef scrap for fowls most poultry men keep beef scraps constantly before their fowls B the birds pick at it when they like ke in one flock of 30 pullets the cons alon has been about five pour pounds a week from this you can figure about haw much to feed in mash and other wise toulouse geese lay usually from 20 to 40 eggs in a season dont let eggs get chilled it Is again becoming unsafe to leave eggs out over night and a close watch must be kept of the stolen nests or a whole hatful may be frozen and ruined unless soon found when they can be used for cooking purposes the hay mows of barns are favorite places tor nests these coad daic I 1 A JL a |