Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1912 — HOUSE FOR TWO SMALL FLOCKS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HOUSE FOR TWO SMALL FLOCKS

I have fpund the building shown In the Illustration about the best and cheapest house for poultry, says a writer in the Farm and Home For siding I- use six-inch matched lumber and for the roof ordinary sheeting covered with two-ply prepared roofing. The studdings are 2x3s, which are just as satisfactory and somewhat cheaper than 2x4s. This house can be built for about S2O here. It is built in two units 6x12 feet each, with roosts, nests and droppings boards in the rear. As many units as needed may be> added.

The partition is of ordinary two-inch mesh wire netting, boarded up 18* inches above the floor to prevent the maje birds from fighting. Each unit will accommodate 15 birds' comfortably, and 20 birds may be kept if necessary.