Poultry Notes.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 May 1910, Page 4

Poultry Notes.

FOWL IfOl.'SM |-\\n,TS. Almost every cottager Kcrps a lew towls, but few Ikiii.se them properly. The (! esicjns of tlie- fou l houv'P.s are more varied i,h:ill the varieties of poultry. The. design of (lie fowl house is partly due t<: taste an'! partly by coiicljt.i/i-ns—Hio depth of one's pur,;:', and the and room of his seel ion. T] 13 most common fault in the houses in our suburbs i,s .t It a t t.liev are toe small. '1 his i.s a very serious fault. .\ brad house tha,t i.s not well made is lauliy. no matter how good the design, a.nd will never p;irt* satisfaction. In this rcspeot one of

tht! most, comiiion faults is l.;ir*]c of strength ill eitlit-r the material eonipusinu; the frame work or 11?o proper litt!;uid Id'nciiiK of tlie same. A wnakly frame-work that Hie 11o!is:; will .soon 'he worn out. A .serious t ;iiilt willl many chcap houses is !i:n,L they are made of unseasoned nrn toitals, which means that when in us!' hot sunshine, or continuous rain will cause ttem to :>plifc and warp, so that not only does rain, fir wind pr.netnate, Im't the doei's, slides, etc., do not iit properly. All interior fittings of I'owl-ho-iises should he removable. as th.is m-nkes towards hand in ess in el Kininout, and also aids rrrontly in tho kw.pi.iifr down of vermin. As

regards <hw.io;n. it may be said thai Hie oaves si 10111:1 well overliaii o ' so that the rniii-writer may bp carried off. without rnnniii" de.wn the sides: and for the purpose of niakip towards dryness ol : .the wells, otheir outer portions of the m:fs as well as the oaves should well project. Another fan lit in the ((.vistrurtion i<-. tile open runs. They are all ri/'ht where there is plenty of room. But iin the suburbs th ;, .> sitmil'l open ir-nn means mud .and smell in wot weather, nob to speak of spoil inn; tlie of the 'birds.