Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1911 — POUL TRY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POUL TRY

■ SITE FOR 'At--■ HOUSE. er “ Exposure. ■£• It must be located upon' slightly elevated ground to afford perfect drainage. The building itself must be spacious, affording plenty of room on the floor for each individual fowl It should be located to afford a southern exposure, so that during the winter months plenty of warm sunlight can be reflected into the building. The structure Itself should be so designed to eliminate as much exposure to cold winds as possible so that the temperature can be maintained as even as. practicable. The plans herewith show one of the poultry houses I have had in use for a number of years, says a poultry raiser. in Prairie Farmer. It was one of the first buildings I construe-

e:l and 1 have been so well pleased with this design that I have constructed others on the same principle. One of the great features tn favor of this plan, of a poultry house Is that it' affords a large amount of floor space at reasonable cost, and at the same time supplies all the requirements necessary for the comfort’of the fowls.

The building herewith shown 1* x lßx3o, with 7-foot posts in front, and 8-foot posts in the rear. Before the construction of the building was begun, a foundation as laid by excavating a small trench 18 inches wide and 20 inches deep. This trench was filled with small cobble stone for the foundation for the building. Upon this foundation a concrete wall was constructed 10 inches high and 8 Inches wide.

The main frame work was constructed of 2x4 material with th*

Fig. 2—Grand Plan of Hen House, exception of the sills which were of 3xß stuff. For siding, matched pine was used of excellent quality as it was desirable to make the building warm as possible. The roofiing is shingles laid five inches to the weather. Two large windows were put in on the south side to give plenty of sunlight. The inside of the building was sealed with matched material with felt paper between. This building i's so well constructed that the weather must get pretty low tn order to freeze water during the night. . • Fig. 2 .shows the ground plan The west end is taken up wltn roosts which are partitioned off from the rest of the bulllding. The roosts are constructed about 3 feet up from the floor. Along the south side under the windows is a dusting place where the sunlight falls directly upon the floor. Nests are provided to accommodate about 100 fowls. F is a drinking fountain. B B are feed bins where sufficient feed is kept at hand to eliminate labor in caring for the (owls.

Confortable Hen House.