Locate the poultry house where there is plenty of sunlight and where the concrete poultry yard ([see Feeding Floors], page 43) may be wind protected. Build the house as directed under [Small Buildings], page 82. As the walls are being placed, insert short pieces of gas pipe at convenient heights to support the shelves for the nests (one style of nest [shown on page 94]) and the rails for the roosts. If desired, a one-way-slope concrete roof may be made.
Make the floor on an 8-inch fill of gravel, or of slabs built on a smooth floor and later set in place. Lay heavy wire fencing in the concrete slab 1 inch from the under side.
Poultry Watering Troughs
To rid the farm of cholera and roup, nothing aids more than concrete drinking troughs. Occasionally scrub the troughs, spray them with oil and burn them out.
Duck Ponds
Ducks and geese need water, yet if they are allowed to go to a nearby stream, many are lost. Poultrymen are building ponds of concrete, attached to the water supply in such a way as to provide fresh water at all times. For building, see instructions under Hog Wallows, page 52.
