Show SMALL HOUSES BEST FOR CHICKEN FLOCK size of building Bu iding should be governed by number of hens smaller breeds being more active and restless require about as much space as larger ones make structure square the size of tho the hen house should be rover ved by the size of tit the flock profit from 10 40 to tn 50 seems to be about ns its nia ny birds ns its are tire to keep tog together L ther with flocks of till tills siz size e from f four OUT t to five square feet of floor space should be allo it to each bird this will suffice mee in most cases where careful attention Is given to cleanliness find and veto an ti lation it if the fowls are kept lit in smaller flocks more floor space to a bird will I 1 he ie needed in sections where the climate Is so mild ahn that t it Is unnecessary to fowls confined except for a few lays days at ar a time les loss space pace to a bird should lie be sufficient clent tin the smaller breeds being more active and restless require nebout us its much room us its the larger breeds for the greater amount of floor space for the least cost a building should be square other things being equal the nearer square a house la Is the less lumber it will tako take according to poultry specialists of tile the united states department of agriculture however per it is sometimes out of the question to build a large house bouse square A building should not be so wide that the lie sun cannot reach the hack back of the house otherwise it will be damp film I 1 fourteen feet Is convenient width lilt the house as low as possie e without danger of attendants bumping g their heads against tile the ceiling cel ling for the low house lb Is more easily warmed maimed than it a high one |