Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1908 — POULTRY HOUSE FIXTURES. [ARTICLE]

POULTRY HOUSE FIXTURES.

Everything Should Be Movable So as to Render Cleaning Easy. The fixtures in the poultry house should be fastened, but everything should he movable,, because this great-ly-facilitates keeping things clean and In good shape. As a matter of fact. It Is next to impossible to clean out and renovate a poultry house unless all interior fixtures and appliances are movable and can be carried outside the building. More than that, if the roosts and nests are attached to the wallß, It fs absolutely impossible to prevent lice and mites from spreading over the entire building and lodging In the cracks In the walls where they can scarcely be reached. The best roosts are those that are all on the level and not more than two feet from the ground, says the Epitomlst We have our perches only 18 inches above the ground forPlymouth Rock fowls. By having the perches all the same height, crowding for the highest positions is avoided, while by having them low it is easier for the birdfe to get on and off and Injuries to the feet or bodies of the fowls In jumping or falling or getting pushed off are avoided.