THE REALITIES ABOUT POULTRY The Modern Farm - The Realities About Poultry_Seco | Page 35

them fresh ground and the birds find a considerable proportion of food from the herbage are
healthier and harder. For the farmer the beneficial effect of scratching and manuring on the land
is another side effect.
The disadvantages are that food and water must be carded out to the birds and eggs brought
back and there is some extra labor involved in the regular moving of the fold units
units. The most
convenient folding unit to handle is that which is made for 25 hens. A Floor space of 1 square
foot should be allowed for each bird in the house, and 3 square feet in the run, so that a total
floor space to whole unit is 4 square feet per bird, as with the intensive system. A suitable
measurement for a folding house to take 25 birds is 5 feet wide and 20 feet long.
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