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Show CONSTRUCTION OF HENHOUSE Shape of Building Should Be Taken Into Consideration Square Structure Struc-ture Is Cheapest. In constructing a poultry house the shape of the building should be taken into consideration. Four square feet of floor space should be allowed each bird. A continuous house, such as 10 feet deep and 40 feet long, contains 400 square feet. It has a perimeter of 100 feet and holds 100 birds. A square house of 20 by 20 feet contain the same number of square feet, holds the same number of birds and contuins 20 feet less of wall in perimeter measurement. measure-ment. A square house is the cheapest type of poultry house to build. |