Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1912 — POULTRY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POULTRY

PORTABLE COLONY HEN HOUSE

Structure Is Suitable for Brooding Early Chicks and May Be Used on Range In Summer. (By H. L. KEMPSTER, Michigan Experiment Station.) The illustrations show a portable colony house which has a universal use, being suited for brooding early chicks, when fitted up with Indoor brooders. It may be* used as a colony house on the range for growing chicks during the summer, or as a special

pen for breeding hens In the early spring. The house is 7% feet by 12 feeL It is built on runners four Inches square, extending lengthwise of the building. Pieces of 2 by 4 inch material are placed on edge for joists 4 feet apart, and the floor is then laid before the frame work is 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 pieces are used as plates. The door in the center is 2 feet 6 inches by 6 feet On each side of the door is a ninelight 8 by 10 inch glass window, hinged at the top to swing out and fitted in a way to permit its removal In summer. The house can be easily hauled from one location to another, largely eliminating the question of yarding young chicks, and making the summer care of growing chicks comparatively easy. Simplicity of construction, economy of building material, efficiency of ventilation and lighting, with due regard to location and dryness are the essential points to be considered in building a poultry planL All fixtures should be movable and simple In construction, being so placed as to utilize

the least possible amount of floor space. Feed boxes, hoppers, nests, etc., should have sloping tops and windows should be arranged in a way to prevent birds from roosting in objectionable places. A little forethought in planning win make the house much more satisfactory and convenienL

Side View of Colony House.

Front View.