Progress Report Series IVo. 35 July 1947
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
of The Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala.
. . . .* . M. J. Funchess, Direcror ..
SALABAMA FARM FLOCK LAYING HOUSE
Shown here are simple plans for
, building two laying houses. Each accom-
I modates 50 hens. These designs are the
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result of 10 years experimental work
in Alabama, and reported in Alabama
Agricultural Experiment Station Bulle-
tin No. 261.
X "House 
No. 7 has a dirt floor, 
and
2JI. , tight north, east, and west walls. The
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entire south side is 
covered with
chicken wire. There is one window and
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a surmmer ventilator on 
the north side
14 of the house. A roosting pit, covered
II II II , 1with 
1Y2-inch wire or strips, and four
roosting poles extend the entire width
2.K(4 Plate of the north side and just 
under the
window. Eight to 10 nests (12 x 14 x
12 inches) are located on the side
wall near the door for convenience
A 6-foot mash hopper and a 10-quart
bucket for feed and water are on stands
12 to 18 inches above the floor to
prevent contamination.
FLOOR PLAN
FO PAOn the reverse side, are construc-
tion plans for House No. 9. This in-
expensive, portable house is nothing
more than an enclosure for the roosts,
nests, and feed hoppers. It accommo-
dates 50 hens. This house in the ex-
I periment returned a greater income
x 4 fJ 
over feed and annual 
house charges
than any other type in the tests.
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SREAR VIE
REAR-VI EWFRONT VIEW
ALABAMA FARM FLOCK PORTABLE
LAYING HOUSE No. 9
WIRE DOOR, TO BE CLOSED AT NIGHT
REAR VENTILATOR, OPEN IN SUMMER
ROOSTING POLES
DROPPING BOARD
ROLL-AWAY NEST
MASH FEED HOPPERS
GALVANIZED ROOF
SKIDS OR RUNNERS
DROP SIDING
of
Nest
Lf