Book Description

This special re-print edition of H.A. Nourse's book "Poultry Houses, Coops and Equipment" is a short guide to the design and construction of housing for chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, gamebirds, pigeons and other domestic birds. Written in 1906, this classic text contains information on how to plan, design and build a wide range of functional poultry houses, ranging from the most simple of coops, on up to fully functioning houses. No starting chicken keeper should be without the knowledge contained in this small book. Chapters include Poultry House Construction, Colony Houses, A Combination Colony House, A Chicken House With Roosts Near The Front, A Cheap Poultry Coop, A Two Pen Colony House, A Colony House For A City Lot, Protected Roosts, A Convenient Poultry House, A Scratching Shed House, A Rat Proof Poultry House, A Shed Roof House, A Curtain Front House, A Chicken House With Alley, Chicken House With Feed Room and more. Each chicken coop style is not only explained in detail, but includes details and floor plans explaining their construction. One of the best books of its kind. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.