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, for even if the instructions given are not followed out quite as they stan

nd-will be understood from Figs. 13 and 14. The first of these shows the framework to which the boards for the house and the wire for the run are nailed. Its over-

3.-Frame for poultry

ouse and ru

ridge. 56 feet of 3 by 1, for eight rafters. 28 feet of 3 by 1-1/2, for four rafters. 50 feet of 2 by 1-1/2, for door fra

through for the framework and doors and by covering in the house with old boards, which may be picked up cheaply if one is lucky. Whether it is advisable to sacrifice durabil

the ground is exactly 6 feet. The base angles made by AA with B (Fig. 14) are 63 degrees; that which they make with one another, 54

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Another method is to cut one rafter out very carefully, making a notch for half the width of the ridge, and to use it as a pattern for the rest. In any case the chalked lines will prove useful in the next operation of pairing the rafters and uniting them by a tie just under the ridge notch. Cut a 4

the rafters, there is room for shoulders at the top angles, as indicated by dotted lines. The door frame at the house end is of the same thickness as r1 so that no

left, elevation of end of r

a perfect rectangle, and nail them together. The strut is then prepared, care being taken to get a good fit, as any shortness of strut will soo

the door is hung, the strut must run relatively to the side on which the hinges are, as shown in Fig. 14. Amateur

tom, and allowing each board to overlap that below it by 1 inch. The board ends are flush with the outer sides of the rafters. When boarding is finished, cut (with a pad saw) a semicircular-topped run h

short pieces only, and is not boarded below the top of b2. The door may be weather-boarded

ters at the same time. All three are 10-foot lengths of 4 by 1 wood, unless yo

3 and r6 so that each rafter is separated from its neighbours by an equal space, which will be 1 foot 11 inches. Number the marks and continue them down the sides of the boards with the square. There should be a mark on each side of the pl

the ends are stood upright and tacked to the ridge at the places marked for them, and after them the intermediate rafters, working from one end to the other. Then tack on the ba

to the overlap of one inch, each tier covers only five of the 80 inches. The ridge is made wa

tar, paint, creosote, or some other preservative, worked well down into the

se on one side, strain the netting over the ridge, and down to the base on the other side. Be careful no

me object considerably heavier than the hammer on the farther side to deaden the blow. Lack

nd be all on the same level, to avoid fighting for the "upper seats" among the fowls. A loose floor, made in two pieces for convenience of moving, will help to keep the fowls warm and make cleaning easier, but will add a few shillings to the cost. The inside of the house should be well whitewashed before fowls are admitted. To preven