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Show PORTABLE COLONY HEN HOUSE Structure Is Suitable for Brooding Early Chicks and May Be Ussd on Range In Summer. (By H. L. KKMPSTER, Mlohlgan Experiment Experi-ment Station.) The Illustrations show a portable colony houBe which has a universal use, being suited for brooding early chicks, when fitted up with indoor brooders. It may be used as a colony house on the range for growing chlcka during the summer, or as a special TEJ Side View of Colony House. pen for breeding hens in the early Bprlng. The house Is 7 feet by 12 feet. It Is built on runners four Inches square, extending lengthwise of the building. Pieces of 2 by 4 inch material ma-terial are placed on edge for Joists 4 feet apart, and the floor is then laid before the frame work Is constructed. The studding is then toenailed to the floor, being 6 feet, long in front and 4 feet in the back, and placed three feet apart. Two by four inch pieces are used as plates. The door in the center is 2 feet 6 Inches by 6 feet On each side of the door is a nine-light nine-light 8 by 10 inch glass window, hinged at the top to swing out and fitted in a way to permit Its removal in summer. sum-mer. The house can be easily hauled from one location to another, largely eliminating the question of yarding young chicks, and making the summer care of growing chicks comparatively easy. Simplicity of construction, economy of building material, efficiency of ventilation ven-tilation and lighting, with due regard to location and dryness are the essential essen-tial points to be considered in building build-ing a poultry plant. All fixtures should be movable and simple In construction, con-struction, being so placed as to utilize m 4 ffl ; H Front View. the least possible amount of floor space. Feed boxes, hoppers, nests, etc., should have sloping tops and windows win-dows should be arranged in a way to prevent birds from roosting in objectionable objec-tionable places. A little forethought In planning will make the house much more satisfactory and convenient. |