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B.Agr . q ^ p^rham. °"'"*'""' Supt. Exptrimental Farm. Invermer., B C EXHIBITION CIRCULAR No. 64. "' '■'■' (January, 191«.) .1 ^1 i ' m !l — — ,.o.a — — - N^SltSS NOd.J.OJ 030NIH NXIf^ 9NIJ.J.3N 3i/fM 06 Co i 'I n ,«, I • iii III m h ifi i THE I'TJUTY POFLTRY HOt'SK. AD\A.NT.MiES UV TIMS TYTE OF COI.ONV UOISK. 1. Wlaii the two parts are run together it makes a house liiij;e iMiciifili to ;ici'oin- iiioiiiite i'5 or 30 hiying hens throughout the winter. •2. Tlie I'ront section can be used for brooding cliicks in the spring iinii tin' rear fiction lor a breeding pen, or tiie whole winter flock, when thiy get fn-e riiiige. can lie aceonnnodated in this half. ■J. For poultrynien who have only one horse, this gives a fair-sized winter house, liut one that can be moved by a single horse when required. ■1. In rough or uneven hnid tlic fact that it can i)C separated into section- nn\kei it possiliii" to move it from place to place. ITII.IZKI) TIIHlllCllorT TlIK WHOM-; VKAK. The main fcalure which distinguishes this house from others is tin- ai ranm meut whereby it is possible to utilize the building to the full liy convening tlio u inter -cratching shed into a separate brooder house during the smniner months wluu the scratching shed is not needed. The building, as constructed in the accompanying drawings is of the movable type, and so that it may be constructed as lightly as possible it is suggested that the .•orner studs only are constructed of 2 by 4's and that the rest of the stiiddiim in of 2 by 2's. It being of the first importance that the birds should be supplied witli couilort- alili- rousting (piartcrs in the cold season the rear |K)rtion, as shown in the accom- panying sketches, should be lined with building paper on both sides of the >tudding. and a second sheathing of lumber aflixe