. The national standard squab book. Pigeons. 320 APPENDIX G. FLYTNG PEN WITH BOB WIRES. The small holes guarded l)y the bobs can be seen at the top of the flying pen. The pigeons cannot get'"6ut, unless the bobs are raised. They can enter when- ever they please by pushing back the bobs. TWIGS ARE GOOD FOR I^JSTING MATERIAL, by James Y. Egbert. I have tried hay, straw, pine needles, leaves and twigs for nesting material. The birds will use twigs in preference to any other material, buildhig a neat, compact nest lined with a few wisps of hay or straw.' I cut the twigs into five or six-inch
. The national standard squab book. Pigeons. 320 APPENDIX G. FLYTNG PEN WITH BOB WIRES. The small holes guarded l)y the bobs can be seen at the top of the flying pen. The pigeons cannot get'"6ut, unless the bobs are raised. They can enter when- ever they please by pushing back the bobs. TWIGS ARE GOOD FOR I^JSTING MATERIAL, by James Y. Egbert. I have tried hay, straw, pine needles, leaves and twigs for nesting material. The birds will use twigs in preference to any other material, buildhig a neat, compact nest lined with a few wisps of hay or straw.' I cut the twigs into five or six-inch lengths and place them in a berry crate, then after the squabs are taken from the nest I clean the twigs and replace them in the crate. In this way, liie pigeons use the twigs over and over again and the breeder does not have to supply so much new nesting material. I suppose t-hit on the seashore, where Homer pigeoiis originated, they used twigs lined with dry grass in their nest building. I find it is a, good idea, in preparing my garden, to plant a few rows of sunflowers, arid in the odd comers or along the border scattered seeds mav be sown. In this way a squab raiser can have all the sunflower seeds he needs for hi" pigeons at a trifling Pigeons axe very forid of these seeds and if a breeder raises his own the feed bill is cut down just so much. Sunflowers require little cultivation and will grow and thrive in almost any location. Question: Are squabs ever scalded before plucking? Answer: Yes, but it is not neces- sary, nor do the dealers want them scalded. They should be dry-picked. SEVEN XEARS' PROF- ITABLE EXPERIENCE, by P. A. Heiermann, 1 have been raising squabs for nearly seven years and have found it a good pay- ing business. I started with one pair of common pig- 60IK. After having them a few months and learning their habits, I bought ten pairs of good Homers. Their squabs were much larger than the common pigeon squabs, I then be- gan to save all of the
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