Poultry Housing And Equipment PDF Download

Excerpt from Poultry Houses and Equipment The fundamental purpose of a poultry house is to promote the comfort and health of the stock it houses. Shelter from rain, wind, and heat, rather than protection from intense cold, is the important requirement in California. Storm-tight and Dry. - Dryness checks the development of most dis ease organisms and increases the comfort of the birds. It is therefore an important essential of a well-designed poultry house. Ventilation without Drafts - Ventilation is essential in a poultry house to supply the birds with enough fresh air to meet their body needs and to carry away the exhaled air and the unhealthful fumes arising from the droppings. Ventilation must be provided without injurious drafts from cracks, knotholes, etc., which would chill the birds while roosting and lead to colds and roup. Ventilation is needed; drafts may be dangerous. Direct Sunlight in Winter. - Sunlight increases the comfort of the birds in winter by bringing warmth and cheer into the poultry house. It is a powerful drying, disinfecting, and purifying agent, and is a natural source of ultraviolet light. In order to admit a maximum amount of direct sunlight in winter, a poultry house should face south. Where this is not feasible, a southeast facing would be second in order of desirability; and east, third. North is an undesirable direction in which to face a poultry house. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.