Windows for Poultry

In areas where poultry raising expanding in the mid-20th century, barns were often given over to housing chickens. The most noticeable exterior sign is that the walls are pierced with windows. Inside, there may be nesting boxes or roosting areas.

Barn. Codorus Township, York County
Barn altered with windows for poultry, Codorus Township, York County.
Original barn c. 1850, alterations c. 1945-70. (Site 133-CO-008)