Show 1 I BEST HOUSES FOR CHICKENS Several Plans and Arrangements Bel Between Be Be- 1 l tween Two Extremes Which May Suit Conditions In the manner of of housing fowls there are two o systems widely different in their extremes At one extreme Is the colony plan which consists In placing Small ismall houses for small flocks far faren farenough farenough en enough part to obviate the necessity o offences fences thus giving Ing free range with but little mingling of the different flocks At the other extreme we have havethe the kite tIle continuous house This kind of ot house consists of a series of separate pens Dens ens under one roof opening directly Into a hallway In the rear or having doors between the pens without the hallway or opening Into a n hallway ballway and also Into one another There are several several several sev sev- eral plans and arrangements between th se two extremes which may be built to to suit a varying 3 conditions The advantages of the colony plan according to poultry specialists in to the Colony Houses Allow Flocks Free Range United States department oi of agriculture ture are first small flocks on free range second no expense for or fencing third there is less need for scrupulous n attention to cleanliness and providing regular supplies of animal and vegetable vege vege- table feed during summer months This plan however has the following disadvantages First extra cost ost of labor Jabor In caring for tor fowls In stormy I weather when it will often be difficult Ito get around to feed and care for the fowls regularly second houses built on on the colony plan if built as well cost more than a continuous house of the same capacity for partitions which may be constructed largely of wire netting are much cheaper than two end walls third the colony plan allows allows on only y about birds to the acre while the continuous house continuous house SS S'S system tern tem with suitable yards ards allows to IWO birds to the acre i |