poultryhouse

English

Etymology

poultry +‎ house

Noun

poultryhouse (plural poultryhouses)

1. A house for poultry (avian livestock), usually for chickens.

   Hyponyms: (often synonymous) chickenhouse, chicken house, chicken coop, chickencoop, hencoop, henhouse, hen house

   • 1913, John Jr Jeannin, “Poultryhouse construction and appliances”, in Twentieth Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture, for the Year Ending September 30, 1912‎^[1], volume 1, State of New York Department of Agriculture, Part II, page 151:

     I am going to give you a few ideas of poultryhouse construction that have been used by very successful poultrymen. I believed the idea of substituting a muslin front was the silliest thing I had ever heard, the first time it was suggested. But I tried the muslin curtains and to-day I believe that they offer the only solution of the problem of poultryhouse ventilation.

   • 1922, Correspondents, “Concrete poultryhouse”, in The Ohio Farmer‎^[2], volume 150, number 4, page 19:

     I am building a poultryhouse this summer. — A.T.S., Portage Co., O. […] With so light a building as a poultryhouse to hold it down I would not think it advisable to build an eight-inch block wall in the rear of your poultryhouse. It would be much better to make a reinforced concrete wall […] F.W. Ives, Agricultural Engineer.

   • 1979, The New Zealand Journal of Agriculture‎^[3], volume 139, page 68:

     Preventing disease outbreaks and maintaining a healthy flock must be two of the main objectives of every poultrykeeper. […] A poultryhouse — and [poultry] run if you have one — must be cleaned thoroughly every year.