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Show A PORTABLE HEN HOUSE. The Advantages of Such a Building H Over the Stationary Structure. H Poultrymcn aro fast recognizing tho B indlspcnsablllty of portablo lion H houses as an adjunct to tholr perma- H nont system ot houso arrangemont in H profitable poultry raising. Thoro aro H always conditions under which a pout- H trymnn must labor at certain periods B ot tho year that makes nny permanent H syBtom ot sholtor mnnagemcnt moro H or less Inconvenient. H It is only through somo intermedlato H means, such as n portablo shelter that B ho can cltmlnnto his difficulty and HBVJ conduct, his business upon an econom- H leal B A portablo hen houso has several ad- HBVJ Movable Poultry House on Runners. vantages that makes It not only prac- HftS tlcal, but indispcnsablo in profitable1 HH poultry kcoplng. It frequently hap HBV pons during tho breeding season that HHV one desires to separate a fow Individ- HBV uals from tho flock for special breed-log breed-log purposes. j A portablo hen houso furnishes means through which tho desired pur HBV poso can bo accomplished economical-ly economical-ly and conveniently. Tho house can bo moved a short dlstanco from the main plant, a small area foncod in, and tho flock maintained without much additional expense. There nro nlwnys occasions In poul-try poul-try raising when it becomes advisable, to promoto best results to keep broods of young poultry separated during the growing season. In fact if tho broods can bo distantly soparated thoy will do much bettor. In such instances it Is a matter ot groat convenience to resort to small sheltors for carrying on the work. I havo many times found It advisable to soparato my young growing stock Into colonies of a hundred nnd house them HBa a fow rod apart. To soparato tho fowls successfully I used colony houses, and find that lnm not only ablo to conduct tho work Ba moro satisfactory, but fur more eoo- HBi nomlcally as woll. Especially with hVJ young growing stock tho colony tneth- HBi od of growing tho stock is the most HBi profitable. HBl Thero aro various designs of colony HBi housos that can bo mado portablo and HBl answer tho purpose in evory way. Tho HB one here illustrated is an excellent one HB and has many strong advantages over HJ many that are in uso to-day upon some HBi farms. Tho houso is 5x6 with five HJ posts. HB Tho building Is mounted upon run- HBl ners that serves ns a moans of trans- HHJ portatlon. The runners are Cx5-Inch HBi pine with an iron strip nailed to tho HBi bottom ot tho runnor to savo them HH from wearing, also to keep tho wood- HH work up as much as posslblo from tho HH moisture. Tho main frame work is HH mado of two by fours. HH Tho siding is plno shlp-lnpplng of good quality. Shingles wero used for roofing. In tho front is a door for en-torlng en-torlng tho building whon necessary and for cleaning out. A system of ventilation Is used that supplies fresh air on the samo prlnclplo as used in cow-stables. This Is essential, as the shelter Is small and tight. ThlB portablo shelter, says Prairio Farmer, has been in uso for sovoral years and is ono ot tho most popular portablo lion houses In uso upon sov-oral sov-oral Michigan poultry farms. |