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Otago Witness, Issue 3889, 25 September 1928, Page 10

THE HANDY MAN’S CORNER. A POULTRY HOUSE ON WHEELS. ( bI’ECIAT FOR THE OTAGO WITNESS.) A portable poultry house is a decided individual needs, and they have not there- the usual washers and lynch pins The boon when some 20 birds are kept and fore been indicated on the drawings. under-frame is then blocked 7 when it is desired from time to time to The under-frame is made of sound floor, and the change, the location of the house and wood 4in deep and 2in wide. The two set up upon it, using ordinary 2in square The chief difference between . poultry 'S S S V"' of the under-frame or floor. This must rvHv spaced from end to end but the tn the inn sts and fix the cross pieces be sufficiently strong and rigid to stand ’ 1 fu J P m° f COrner pOsts > notin & up to the strain of moving the house !'" ■ ~ t tr> th & l nece ®’ or Pl ates > fit on abort from place to place, and be able fc~" post tops and the cross pieces fit also to sustain the weight of the build- Tf&iMM MJ F-4A mi J , +° f P . lat . es " rllen fix the other ing. - uprights, of which two are required at When setting up one of these houses [~n lII' the front and back and two at the end, on its site the wheels must rest upon /Xwiwl ) i +i , ol ' m ’ doorway openings. Nail strong pieces of board about Ilin .wide JJ " ' . S’ tne intermediate pieces between the front and 2ft long, otherwise they will sink 'hr 2 !'l* iR-l l P ri e its, and add roof rafters and a into the ground during wet weather and •bLTis '* ,1 ! ri< ge board. Cover the roof and walls, be difficult to move afterwards. 'ITTID h hl !I I I W ?, f . re necessary, with §in matchboards, The chief dimensions of the house 'HI-H-MII-l- 4-1-1 F 4 | setting the boards vertically at front illustrated are: Length of house, Gft (oj and ® nds » and horizontally on the roof 9in; width, 4ft; height from ground to aad bac “; Cover the roof with tarred eaves, sft Gin; height to ridge, 6ft. Nest Fto.f otller roofin g material, and finish boxes at end are loin long, 12in high at ?? tbe ? T est boxes with the usual partiouter end, and 16in high at inner end; | rJ- L | tions. Rote that the hinged lid to the they extend across the end of the house; I I , ncSL boxes has a cross piece of deal others of similar proportion may be 1 i about 2in wide and lin thick nailed just built along the back if so desired. The DOOR I I I I I above it, as shown in Fig. 1, and in the wheels may be any kind of strong cast , i ' ' ' n half back view in Fig. 2. This serves to iron, with a broad flat face, and about ■==■ - ■ -[ .shuTT eft prevent rain from driving in through 9in in diameter. The arrangements of f-J—L= J be joint. The door shutters are then the house provide a solid back wall, an j 2 made and hinged to their places, the attendant’s door at one end, nest boxes JIB' ~~ fo . rm er with “ cross garnets,” the shutters at the other end, and a well-lighted == — with “shutter hinges.” They are so front provided with two windows, each - arranged that one folds over on to the with a hinged shutter so that it can be other, the two of them then occupying closed at night. A shallow opening at side members are rounded off and drilled le middle space between the windows, the top allows of light and ventilation at the front so that a rope can be at- ord * nar y casement span and stay to the whole structure. The roof is of tachcd when required, and hand grips makes an admirable adjuster, and is the span type, for although this means formed at the back as shown in Fig. 1. 8 “ own in place in Figs. 1 and 2. a little more work it ensures the maxi- Tbe under-frame is then floored witl° lin Provide the usual door and flap for mum cubic space within the building, tongued and grooved boards laid >ross- the poultry, and an inclined board for and gives the most headroom in the ways and well nailed to the framework, them to use. Finish off bv lime whitmiddle. The interior , arrangements The axles, which should be of iron, ing inside, and o-ivino- a couple of coats should include dropping boards and are then bolted to the underside of the of wood preservative 0 stair, on the outperches. These can be arranged to suit framework, and the wheels fitted with side. Enamel the wheels and axles

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