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1 |
Is paint better than whitewash for the inside of a poultry house?
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478 |
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2 |
Is there any objection to a brick poultry house?
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220 |
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3 |
Is it necessary to have an outside run with scratching shed houses ?
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236 |
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4 |
How can rats be kept out of the poultry house?
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309 |
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5 |
How high should the base-board be in the fences between the runs, and are they really necessary at all ?
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348 |
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6 |
How high should fences be to prevent fowls from flying over them ?
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237 |
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7 |
In covering the sides and ends of the poultry house with tarred paper, should it be placed upon the inside or outside ?
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225 |
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8 |
What is the objection to board floors ?
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324 |
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9 |
What should be the dimensions of the pens in the poultry house for best results?
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232 |
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10 |
Can a poultry house be maintained in a perfectly sanitary condition and free from any disagreeable odor ?
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231 |
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11 |
What is the best location for the poultry house ?
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316 |
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12 |
What is the best floor for a poultry house ?
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267 |
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13 |
What are the objections to cement or brick floors?
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200 |
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14 |
How high from the ground should the perches be?
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328 |
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15 |
How high should the perch be from the dropping board?
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427 |
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16 |
What kind of a perch is best?
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236 |
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17 |
When there are two or more perches together, is it better to have each succeeding one higher than the other, or should they be upon a level ?
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315 |
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18 |
What is the best size for nest boxes?
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322 |
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19 |
What is the best location for the nests ?
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234 |
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20 |
Are two-story houses a success when the idea is to keep fowls on the second floor ?
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223 |
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21 |
How can dampness be kept out of the ordinary cheap single-wall poultry house ?
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253 |
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22 |
How wide should the dropping boards be ?
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415 |
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23 |
What location in the poultry house is best for the perches ?
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193 |
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24 |
Is it a good plan to provide artificial heat for poultry houses?
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194 |
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25 |
Is it a good idea to dig out about two feet of ground for the poultry house and have the floor that much below the outside earth in order to keep the fowls warmer ?
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249 |
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26 |
What is the best nesting material ?
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381 |
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27 |
Should the dropping boards be set on a level or slanting somewhat in order to make them easy to clean ?
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249 |
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28 |
What is the best method of ventilation ?
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243 |
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29 |
What disadvantages are there, if any, in having a large number of windows in the poultry house?
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247 |
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30 |
Is it advisable to have glass skylights in the poultry house ?
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314 |
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31 |
Is the scratching shed plan of house the best ?
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202 |
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32 |
How much room on the perches should be allowed for each bird ?
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194 |
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33 |
How much window space should be provided in a house 12 x 12?
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203 |
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34 |
Is it necessary to have a nest for each hen ?
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241 |
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35 |
How many square feet of floor space in the poultry house should be given each hen ?
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289 |
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36 |
How much yard room is required for fowls?
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292 |
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37 |
What is the scratching shed plan of poultry house?
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364 |
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38 |
Which is the better for the interior of the poultry house, tarred paper or common building paper?
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247 |
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39 |
How long will tarred paper last on the roof of a poultry house ?
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159 |
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40 |
Is a tin roof a good one for the poultry house ?
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276 |
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41 |
What sort of a cheap arrangement could be made to temporarily protect fowls on the perches at night in a freezing temperature ?
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232 |
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42 |
How cold can the poultry house be in winter without injury to the fowls?
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259 |
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43 |
How far apart should colony houses be located ?
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179 |
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44 |
What size should the colony houses be?
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180 |
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45 |
How large should a poultry house be for 50 adult fowls ?
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227 |
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46 |
Is it best to have a hall or passageway in the poultry house?
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206 |
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47 |
Are double wall poultry houses necessary in the average climate?
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198 |
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48 |
Do common store or dry goods boxes make suitable houses for bantams ?
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238 |
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49 |
Is it advisable to cover the box houses for bantams with tar paper or building paper ?
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227 |
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50 |
When is the best time to build the poultry house ?
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222 |
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51 |
What size scratching shed house would answer for 12 fowls?
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196 |
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52 |
How are movable poultry houses built?
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258 |
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53 |
How large should the holes in the poultry house be for allowing the fowls to pass in and out from the pens to the runs ?
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218 |
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54 |
In building the poultry house, where posts must be sunk in the ground for sills to rest upon, what kind of posts are best and will last longest?
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295 |
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55 |
What is the best way to ventilate the poultry house ?
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210 |
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56 |
Is it best to have the nests, perches, dropping boards, etc., made of planed lumber?
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252 |
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57 |
What should be the pitch to a shingle roof?
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191 |
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58 |
What should be the pitch to a tar and gravel roof ?
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185 |
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59 |
How can a dust box be provided at the least expense ?
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291 |
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60 |
Is a long, narrow run preferable to a square one, if they both contain the same number of square feet?
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245 |
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