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  • the invention relates to improvements in brooding and hen houses.
  • the object of the present invention is to improve the construction of hen-houses and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive one adapted to be readily arranged to form separate compartments for setting hens and for broods and capable of readily throwing such compartments into a single continuous compartment or space.
  • Figure l is a perspective View of a brooding and hen house constructed in accordance with this invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a plan view,the top ofthe house being removed.
  • Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view.
  • Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View.
  • Fig. 5 is a detail view of the lower end of one of the connecting-rods and the front portion of one of the nests.
  • l designates a brooding and hen house provided with a removable bottom 2, detachably secured to the sides 3 by means of hooks 4 and su pported above the surface of the ground by sills 5 or othersuitable means to protect the chickens from dampness and vermin.
  • the hooks are pivoted to the bottom at the side edges thereof and engage suitable projections 6 of the sides 3 of the house; but any other suitable fastening devices may be employed for detachably connecting the bottom tothe sides or ends l7 and S.
  • the house which may be constructed of any suitable material and which may be of any size, is divided by longitudinal partitions, and the spaces are di- ⁇ the house.
  • the sides 3 of the house are provided at their upper edges with central tapering extensions and have oppositely-inclined upper and lower edges for supporting the roof or top, which is oppositely inclined to shed water when the house is not under shelter and which is composed of a central stationary section l2, central hinged shutters 13, and end shutters 14 and 15, located at the front and back of the house and forming solid sections of the top or roof.
  • 'lhe stationary section l2 which is arranged above and in rearof the nest-compartments, is provided with transparent portions and is adapted to admit light and sunshine to the interior of the house.
  • This section l2 may be constructed in any suitable manner and may consist of a continuous frame provided with panes of glass, or it may be constructed in any other suitable manner.
  • the shutters or sections 13 are connected at their inner edges with the sta tionary section l2 by means of hinges 16 and are adapted to be readily opened to afford access to the brooding-compartments.
  • the solid end sections or shutters le and l5 are detachably secured in position by means of l fastening devices 17, preferably consisting of hooks and eyes and arranged at the ends of The sections or shutters are adapt-ed to afford ready access to the interior of the house for supplying food and water and for cleaning the compartments and for a variety of other purposes incident to poultry culture.
  • the top or roof is supported at the center by a transverse brace or bar l8,mounted upon the longitudinal partitions and arranged at right angles to the same, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and it is provided with a series of openings t9 for the purpose ot' ventilation.
  • the house is braced between the central part 1S and the front and rear ends by means of intermediate transverse bars 20 and 2l, located adjacent to the inner edges of the end shutters 14E and l5, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3.
  • the spaces between the central bar 18 and the intermediate bars 20 and 2l receive removable screens 22 and 23, supported IOO upon the upper edges of the longitudinal par-l Y same time permit a freecirculation of air and complete ventilation of the house.
  • the central longitudinal partition is provided at the upper edges of its end portions with tapering blocks 24 and 25 to support the adjacent inner side edges of the front and rear end seclrions or shutters 14 and 15.
  • the inner edges of the end sections or shutters engage under the outer edges of the section 12 and the shutters or sections 13, which project beyond the intermediate transverse bars 2O and 21, so that the said end sections or shutters 14.and 15 are firmly held in place by the outer fastening devices 17.
  • the central shutters or sections 13 may be secured in their closed positions by any suitable means, such as an eye 26, projecting from the transverse bar 21 and adapted to receive a pin or key for engaging the upper 0r outer faces of the sections or shutters 13.
  • the ends 7 and 8 are provided with front and rear doors 27 and 28, and the sides3 are provided near their upper edges with Ventilating-openings 29 and pivoted cov- .ers 30, arranged to swing over the openings.
  • the weight-compartment or extension is provided With a removable cover 36, forming a platform and provided at opposite sides with recesses orV openings 37, through which the lower ends of connecting-rods 38 pass, whereby the said rods are detachably connected with the outer portion of the nest.
  • the doors 27, which are hinged at heirupper edges at 39, are provided with arms 40, which are connected to the upper ends of the rods 38, and when the front portion of the nest is depressed by the weight or ballast when the hen leaves the nest the door 27 will be automatically opened.
  • the ballast may consist of gravel, and it can be readily proportioned to the Weight of a chicken, so that the door will operate freely and automatically.
  • the upeeaele' wardly-swinging doors are preferably constructed of woven wire to afford ventilation and light/,and pivoted buttons 4l are provided at the bottom of lthe house for engaging the free lower edges of the doors 27 to lock the same when closed.
  • the doors 9, which separate the compartments 10 and 1l of the house, are hinged at the bottom at 42 and are provided at the top with suitable fastening devices 43 for retaining them in their closed position.
  • These doorsQ are adapted to be opened after a brood of chickens has been hatched to afford access to the brooding-compartmentv 11, and
  • yThe rear doors 28, whichare preferably provided with Ventilating-openings, are hinged at the bottom at- 44, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and they are adapted to be let down toform runways to facilitate the passage of the brood into and out of the house.
  • each brooder consists of a board 47 anda series of strips of fabric, preferably Woolen goods, arranged as clearly shown in Figs. l3 and 4. The strips are secured to the lower faceV of the horizontal boardV ,47, and the small chickens are" adapted to nestle under the brooder without liability o f becoming smothered or otherwise injured.
  • the broeder is not employ ed, and, if desired, several broods may be placed in one of the brooding-compartments with a hen.
  • the invention has the following advantages:
  • the house is rain and storm proof and can be placed either outdoors or under shelter, and the proper light, Warmth, and ven- ⁇ tilation are provided.
  • the front end doors 14 are adapted to be removed for the purpose of examining the nests and for removing and cleaning them, and they also afford access to the inner doors 9, so that the same may be closedwhen the nests are employed for the purpose of laying and opened when hens are setting to permit such hens to be supplied with fodand Water in the compartment 11.
  • the stationary section 12 is ⁇ pro'vided'vvith transparent portions orWindows, and the central sections or shutters 13 may be opened to afford light and ventilation and also to permit access to the brooding-compartments for supplying food and Water and for the purpose of removing and replacing the brooders.
  • the screens are removable, and while they permit free ventilation they confine the chickens in their respective compartments. rlhe doors at the front or the house are operated automatically by the pivotally-mounted nests, and the latter are readily removable when it is necessary to clean them, and the weight of the front portion may be varied as may be necessary. The hens cannot be molested when on the nests, and there is no liability of the eggs of a setting hen becoming accidentally broken from such cause.
  • the combination o' a hen-house provided with front and rear doors and having a root' composed of sections and adapted to beopened to afford access to the interior of the herr house, the longitudinal partitions extending from the front to the rear doors andforming passages, the intermediate doors located between the ends of the passages and arranged to divide the same into two compartments and hinged at their lower edges to the bottom ofthe hen-house and adapted to be swung downward upon the said bottom to form continnous passages, and the removable screens supported upon the partitions, substantially as and for the purpose described.
  • a device of the class described comprising a hen-house provided with front and rear doors and having a roof composed of the central sections 12 and 13, the section 12 being stationary, and the section 13 being hinged at its inner edge to the adjacent edge ot the stationary section and adapted to open to afford access to the interior'of the hen-house, andthe end sections having their inner edges arranged beneath and detachably in terlocked with the outer edges of the central sections and provided at their outer edges with fastening devices, the longitudinal partitions extending from the front doors to the rear doors, the intermediate doors hinged at their lower edges and arranged to fold down npon the bottom of the hen-honse, and the removable screens supported by the partitions, substantially as described.

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No. 663,9I6. v Patented Dec. I8, 1900.
A., S. A.'&. P. W. MARKWELL.
BROUDING AND HEN HOUSE.
(Application filed Mar. l15, 1900.)
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ABEL MARKWELL, SYLVANUS A. MARKWELL, AND PLEASANT W. MARK* WELL, OF WICHITA, KANSAS.
BROODING AND HEN HOUSE.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,916, dated December `18, 1900..
Application tiled March 16, 190Q. Serial No. 8,786. (No model.)
T0 @ZZ whom, if may concern:
Be it known that we, ABEL MARKWELL,
SYLVANUS A. MARKWELL, and PLEASANT W.
MARKWELL, citizens of the United States, residing at Wichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have inventedv a new and useful Brooding and HenI-Iouse, of which the followingis a specification.
The invention relates to improvements in brooding and hen houses.
The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of hen-houses and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive one adapted to be readily arranged to form separate compartments for setting hens and for broods and capable of readily throwing such compartments into a single continuous compartment or space.
The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed ont in the claims hereto appended.
In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a brooding and hen house constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 isa plan view,the top ofthe house being removed. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the lower end of one of the connecting-rods and the front portion of one of the nests.
Like numerals of reference designate correspon ding parts in all the figures of the drawings. l
l designates a brooding and hen house provided with a removable bottom 2, detachably secured to the sides 3 by means of hooks 4 and su pported above the surface of the ground by sills 5 or othersuitable means to protect the chickens from dampness and vermin. The hooks are pivoted to the bottom at the side edges thereof and engage suitable projections 6 of the sides 3 of the house; but any other suitable fastening devices may be employed for detachably connecting the bottom tothe sides or ends l7 and S. The house, which may be constructed of any suitable material and which may be of any size, is divided by longitudinal partitions, and the spaces are di- `the house.
`vided by doors 9 into nest-compartments l0 and brooding-compartments l1.
The sides 3 of the house are provided at their upper edges with central tapering extensions and have oppositely-inclined upper and lower edges for supporting the roof or top, which is oppositely inclined to shed water when the house is not under shelter and which is composed of a central stationary section l2, central hinged shutters 13, and end shutters 14 and 15, located at the front and back of the house and forming solid sections of the top or roof. 'lhe stationary section l2, which is arranged above and in rearof the nest-compartments, is provided with transparent portions and is adapted to admit light and sunshine to the interior of the house. This section l2 may be constructed in any suitable manner and may consist of a continuous frame provided with panes of glass, or it may be constructed in any other suitable manner. The shutters or sections 13 are connected at their inner edges with the sta tionary section l2 by means of hinges 16 and are adapted to be readily opened to afford access to the brooding-compartments. The solid end sections or shutters le and l5 are detachably secured in position by means of l fastening devices 17, preferably consisting of hooks and eyes and arranged at the ends of The sections or shutters are adapt-ed to afford ready access to the interior of the house for supplying food and water and for cleaning the compartments and for a variety of other purposes incident to poultry culture.
The top or roof is supported at the center bya transverse brace or bar l8,mounted upon the longitudinal partitions and arranged at right angles to the same, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and it is provided with a series of openings t9 for the purpose ot' ventilation. The house is braced between the central part 1S and the front and rear ends by means of intermediate transverse bars 20 and 2l, located adjacent to the inner edges of the end shutters 14E and l5, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. The spaces between the central bar 18 and the intermediate bars 20 and 2l receive removable screens 22 and 23, supported IOO upon the upper edges of the longitudinal par-l Y same time permit a freecirculation of air and complete ventilation of the house.
The central longitudinal partition is provided at the upper edges of its end portions with tapering blocks 24 and 25 to support the adjacent inner side edges of the front and rear end seclrions or shutters 14 and 15. The inner edges of the end sections or shutters engage under the outer edges of the section 12 and the shutters or sections 13, which project beyond the intermediate transverse bars 2O and 21, so that the said end sections or shutters 14.and 15 are firmly held in place by the outer fastening devices 17. The central shutters or sections 13 may be secured in their closed positions by any suitable means, such as an eye 26, projecting from the transverse bar 21 and adapted to receive a pin or key for engaging the upper 0r outer faces of the sections or shutters 13. The ends 7 and 8 are provided with front and rear doors 27 and 28, and the sides3 are provided near their upper edges with Ventilating-openings 29 and pivoted cov- .ers 30, arranged to swing over the openings.
ing of blocks located at opposite sides of `a transverse rod 35, upon which all of the nests are removably mounted. The weight-compartment or extension is provided With a removable cover 36, forming a platform and provided at opposite sides with recesses orV openings 37, through which the lower ends of connecting-rods 38 pass, whereby the said rods are detachably connected with the outer portion of the nest.
, The doors 27, which are hinged at heirupper edges at 39, are provided with arms 40, which are connected to the upper ends of the rods 38, and when the front portion of the nest is depressed by the weight or ballast when the hen leaves the nest the door 27 will be automatically opened. As soon as the hen leaves the nest-compartment and steps upon the extension or front portion of the nest its Weight and the weight of the ballast operate to open the door, and on returning the weight of the hen operates to close the door as soon as it occupies the nest-compartment of the nest-box. The ballast may consist of gravel, and it can be readily proportioned to the Weight of a chicken, so that the door will operate freely and automatically. By removing the cover of the extension or weight-compartment of the nest-box the latteris disconnected from the rods 38 and may be readily removed from the compartment 10 of the house for the purpose of cleaning it. The upeeaele' wardly-swinging doors are preferably constructed of woven wire to afford ventilation and light/,and pivoted buttons 4l are provided at the bottom of lthe house for engaging the free lower edges of the doors 27 to lock the same when closed.
l The doors 9, which separate the compartments 10 and 1l of the house, are hinged at the bottom at 42 and are provided at the top with suitable fastening devices 43 for retaining them in their closed position. These doorsQ are adapted to be opened after a brood of chickens has been hatched to afford access to the brooding-compartmentv 11, and
they vmay be left open while the eggs are being hatched to afford access to the compartments 11, in which the hen may be supplied with food and water, so that it will be unnecessary for her to leave herhouse. By. retaining ihe hen in the house in this manner the liability of the eggs becoming chilled and spoiled is reduced to a minimum.
yThe rear doors 28, whichare preferably provided with Ventilating-openings, are hinged at the bottom at- 44, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and they are adapted to be let down toform runways to facilitate the passage of the brood into and out of the house.
After a brood has been hatched the hen may be separated from the brood for the purpose ofresetting it or to permit it to lay, and a removable broeder 45 is arranged within the .broodingcompartment 11 and is supported by horizontal cleats A46, secured to the longitudinal partitions and to `the walls of the house.` Each brooder consists of a board 47 anda series of strips of fabric, preferably Woolen goods, arranged as clearly shown in Figs. l3 and 4. The strips are secured to the lower faceV of the horizontal boardV ,47, and the small chickens are" adapted to nestle under the brooder without liability o f becoming smothered or otherwise injured. When a hen is with her brood, the broeder is not employ ed, and, if desired, several broods may be placed in one of the brooding-compartments with a hen. I
The invention has the following advantages: The house is rain and storm proof and can be placed either outdoors or under shelter, and the proper light, Warmth, and ven- `tilation are provided.- The front end doors 14 are adapted to be removed for the purpose of examining the nests and for removing and cleaning them, and they also afford access to the inner doors 9, so that the same may be closedwhen the nests are employed for the purpose of laying and opened when hens are setting to permit such hens to be supplied with fodand Water in the compartment 11. The stationary section 12 is `pro'vided'vvith transparent portions orWindows, and the central sections or shutters 13 may be opened to afford light and ventilation and also to permit access to the brooding-compartments for supplying food and Water and for the purpose of removing and replacing the brooders.
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The screens are removable, and while they permit free ventilation they confine the chickens in their respective compartments. rlhe doors at the front or the house are operated automatically by the pivotally-mounted nests, and the latter are readily removable when it is necessary to clean them, and the weight of the front portion may be varied as may be necessary. The hens cannot be molested when on the nests, and there is no liability of the eggs of a setting hen becoming accidentally broken from such cause.
What is claimed is" l. In a device of the class described, the combination o' a hen-house provided with front and rear doors and having a root' composed of sections and adapted to beopened to afford access to the interior of the herr house, the longitudinal partitions extending from the front to the rear doors andforming passages, the intermediate doors located between the ends of the passages and arranged to divide the same into two compartments and hinged at their lower edges to the bottom ofthe hen-house and adapted to be swung downward upon the said bottom to form continnous passages, and the removable screens supported upon the partitions, substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. A device of the class described comprising a hen-house provided with front and rear doors and having a roof composed of the central sections 12 and 13, the section 12 being stationary, and the section 13 being hinged at its inner edge to the adjacent edge ot the stationary section and adapted to open to afford access to the interior'of the hen-house, andthe end sections having their inner edges arranged beneath and detachably in terlocked with the outer edges of the central sections and provided at their outer edges with fastening devices, the longitudinal partitions extending from the front doors to the rear doors, the intermediate doors hinged at their lower edges and arranged to fold down npon the bottom of the hen-honse, and the removable screens supported by the partitions, substantially as described.
In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto alixed our signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.
ABEL MARKWELL. SYLVANUS A. MARKWELL. PLEASANT W. MARKWELL.
Witnesses:
H. W. LEWIS, I. F. WEST.
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