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| Publication No. 192
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March, 1944 |
MANITOBA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND IMMIGRATION
WINNIPEG, CANADA
Plans of a
PORTABLE BROODER HOUSE
By
J.R. CAVERS
Assistant Professor
in charge of Poultry Husbandry
The University of Manitoba
and
R. MITCHELL
Instructor in Woodworking
The University of Manitoba
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By Authority of Hon. D.L. Campbell, Minister of Agriculture and
Immigration
Bill of Material for Poratble Brooder House
Number
Pieces |
Thickness and width
(inches) |
Length
(feet) |
Description |
| 2 |
4 x 6 |
14 |
for runners |
| 2 |
4 x 4 |
8 |
for spreaders |
| 7 |
2 x 4 |
10 |
for joists |
| 2 |
2 x 4 |
12 |
headers for joists |
| 2 |
2 x 4 |
12 |
for sills and roof plates |
| 2 |
2 x 4 |
10 |
| 6 |
2 x 4 |
8 |
cut for front studs |
| 4 |
2 x 4 |
10 |
cut for back studs |
| 2 |
2 X 4 |
16 |
for studs on sides (cut each piece in two) |
| 2 |
2 x 4 |
14 |
| 2 |
2 x 4 |
12 |
| 6 |
2 x 4 |
14 |
for rafters |
| 3 |
2 x 4 |
10 |
cut heads and sills for window openings |
| 1 |
1 x 8 |
16 |
cut and make sills for windows |
| 2 |
2 x 4 |
8 |
cleats for roosts |
| 8 |
2 x 2 |
10 |
for roosts |
| 6 |
1 x 6 |
10 |
cut corner boards |
| 2 |
1 x 6 |
14 |
cut facia boards, on sides |
| 2 |
1 x 6 |
12 |
cut facia boards, front and back |
| 10 |
1 x 4 |
7 |
V joint for door |
| 1 |
1 x 6 |
16 |
cut cleats and braces for door |
| 1 |
2 x 8 |
4 |
make sill for door |
| 36 Lineal. ft. 1 x 3 in. |
make stops for windows |
| 54 Lineal. ft. 1 x 4 in. |
cut casings for windows and door |
| 680 ft. B.M. 1 x 8 shiplap |
for floor, roof and outer walls |
| 340 ft. B.M. 1 x 6 drop-siding |
for outer walls |
| 145 ft. B.M. 1 x 6 T & G flooring |
| 7 Bundles shingles (to be laid 4 in. to the weather) |
| 5 rolls tarpaper for floor, foor and outer walls |
| 1 pair 6 in. "T" hinges |
for doors, vents and windows |
| 6 pairs 4 in. "T" hinges |
| 3 pairs 3 in. "butt" hinges |
| 1 thumb latch for door |
| 6 2½ in. hooks & eyes for windows and vents |
| 4 single sashes. 4 lights 10 x 12 in. |
| 1 pc. . 11/8 x 3 in. by 10 ft.
for cotton frame. |
NOTES
Size - 10 by 12 ft., convenient for wood, oil, or coal
burning stove
Capacity -250 chicks during brooding period.
- 100 to 125 chickens on growing pasture
Portable- to provide clean ground and fresh pasture
Double-boarded- for early spring brooding in Manitoba
Front Vent - hinged board above plate between centre
pair of rafters.
Rear Vents - (for summer cross-ventilation) hinged
boards below eaves, between 2nd and 3rd rafters, also between 4th and 5th rafters.
Windows and Cotton Frame - Hinged at top on inside, can
be hooked up to rafters. Lower windows removable.
Overcrowding - Avoid by providing cheap shelters for
some of the chicks after the brooding period.
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