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Show PORTABLE COLONY HEN HOUSE Structure la 8ultabl for Brooding Early Chlcka and May Ba Uaed en Rang In Summer. (By II. L. KEMI'BTFK. Michigan Expert, mint Station.) Tb Illustrations show a portable colony house which baa a universal use, being suited for brooding eacfy chicks, when fitted up with lndoof brooders. It may be used aa a colony house on the range for growing cf.ota during the summer, or as a tpeclal Mj Ji h re- 8lde View of Colony House. pen for breeding hens In th early spring. The house la 7 V4 feet by 12 feet. It Is built on ruqners four Inches square, extending lengthwise of the building. riees 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 la 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 precea are used aa plates. The door in the center U 2 feet 6 Inches by 6 feet. On each aide, of the door Is a nine-IlKht nine-IlKht 8 by 10 Inch glass window, hinged at t ho top to swing out and fitted In a way to permit Its removal In summer. sum-mer. The house can be easily hauled from ono locution to another, largely eliminating the question, of yarding young chicks, and making the summer care of growing chlcka comparatively easy. Simplicity of construction, economy of building material, efficiency of ventilation ven-tilation and lighting, with due regard to locution and dryness are the essential essen-tial points to be considered in building build-ing a poultry plant All fixtures should be movable and almpln in construction, con-struction, being jo placed as to utilize t M tffl i . n -i i. I, - I. i?f . y 1 1 f 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 asd convenient |
