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In the book I have, (Fresh air poultry houses, By Prince T Woods). There is a discussion about a scaled down house with dimentions of 6x10ft. It would look like an almost half scale version of my house. The book I have goes into great detail about the science that went into the design of these type houses. For example, sitting in the house with candles during all kinds of weather conditions, to see how the air would flow through it.
Yeah but note that he says he does not really recommend that even though it can sorta kind a work; he recommends something like 6x14 (ish) as a minimum.
Also I do not believe his drawing of his results with a candle flame. I think it is basically totally made up. Because no real-world situation would be SO beautifully even and symmetrical; also because it severely contradicts my own experience with open-front livestock housing. I mean, yes, if you have a deep enough shed with a small enough front opening it will indeed be quite sufficiently "draft free" in the back end for LIVESTOCK purposes, but it ain't "candle-flame-doesn't-waver" draft free. Remember he is quite the, ah, enthusiastic promoter of his points
(Please do not think I am recommending against his book or that type design, quite the contrary, I just think you have to remember that nothing in his book was handed down to him on stone tablets from above as it were and there may be some points on which this book does not give quite the full story
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Pat
You're right about him being The "Enthusiatic promoter". That kind of made the book a fun read. When I was looking for a coop plan, I was impressed with the pictures taken in the winter. The fact that the house was put into use up in Maine, with their winters. I figured I would have no problems in Northeastern Md.
In the book I have, (Fresh air poultry houses, By Prince T Woods). There is a discussion about a scaled down house with dimentions of 6x10ft. It would look like an almost half scale version of my house. The book I have goes into great detail about the science that went into the design of these type houses. For example, sitting in the house with candles during all kinds of weather conditions, to see how the air would flow through it.
Yeah but note that he says he does not really recommend that even though it can sorta kind a work; he recommends something like 6x14 (ish) as a minimum.
Also I do not believe his drawing of his results with a candle flame. I think it is basically totally made up. Because no real-world situation would be SO beautifully even and symmetrical; also because it severely contradicts my own experience with open-front livestock housing. I mean, yes, if you have a deep enough shed with a small enough front opening it will indeed be quite sufficiently "draft free" in the back end for LIVESTOCK purposes, but it ain't "candle-flame-doesn't-waver" draft free. Remember he is quite the, ah, enthusiastic promoter of his points
(Please do not think I am recommending against his book or that type design, quite the contrary, I just think you have to remember that nothing in his book was handed down to him on stone tablets from above as it were and there may be some points on which this book does not give quite the full story
Pat
You're right about him being The "Enthusiatic promoter". That kind of made the book a fun read. When I was looking for a coop plan, I was impressed with the pictures taken in the winter. The fact that the house was put into use up in Maine, with their winters. I figured I would have no problems in Northeastern Md.
