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Show Leading Cause of Damp Litter Is Water Dishes When damp litter appears In the laying house, too often the ventilation ventila-tion ol the house is blamed and we fail to look for other more common causes of this trouble. While looking for possible causes of damp litter, keep in mind that it takes only a small amount of water to cause poultry poul-try litter to seem real damp. The chief cause of damp litter In poultry houses is the water fountain or drinking dish. Always look at the watering arrangements' first. Often you will find that they leak. Many times they are easily turned over or are open so that the birds walk in them and carry the water on their feet to the litter. Many of the better fountains do not have any of the above faults, but the floor under the fountain is wet This condition Is caused by the water dropping from the beaks and wattles when the birds drink. This Is very noticeable where there is not enough fountain space allowed in the pen. |