. Profitable pigeon breeding; a practical manual explaining how to breed pigeons successfully,--whether as a hobby or as an exclusive business. Pigeons. 42 PROr ITABLB PIGEON BREEDING it will not make as tight and durable a job as the shiplap. To my mind the shiplap is the very best thing that can be used for this purpose. I have shown 2 in. by 4 in. studs throughout in my Jr&wings chough I have known some breeders to use 2 in. by 3 in. I do not think the latter strong enough though of course they can be used. The studs in all of the buildings shown in this chapter have been placed in the
. Profitable pigeon breeding; a practical manual explaining how to breed pigeons successfully,--whether as a hobby or as an exclusive business. Pigeons. 42 PROr ITABLB PIGEON BREEDING it will not make as tight and durable a job as the shiplap. To my mind the shiplap is the very best thing that can be used for this purpose. I have shown 2 in. by 4 in. studs throughout in my Jr&wings chough I have known some breeders to use 2 in. by 3 in. I do not think the latter strong enough though of course they can be used. The studs in all of the buildings shown in this chapter have been placed in the most economical manner I believe. Eitlier brick piers or wooden posts may be used as a founda- tion upon \\hich to build the houses or if one wishes to do so. LoFy- hftrtT -Kooc-pL/\rj- -fcoriT-OF-FLY- -f ,J\tiiri<i-pL Afl- h ft M rPLAriS-Fou-Aii-OPtn-l^&oriT-Pi&Eori-HoLJSiL- pu^m he may use precast concrete blocks, making them 12 in. square and two or three feet long. If wood is to be used I \vould rec- onnnend cypress as it stands moisture better than most woods. In planning the tly pens I have in every case designed them so that the breeiler can catch an\- bird without much exertion. The idea that a fly should be about fourteen or fifteen feet tall is an exploded one and is fast passing into oblivion. T have tried such ideas and liave found them a mistake right from the start. Another thing that will be noticed is that I use running boards exclusively and never the old time Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hazard, F. Arthur. Warrenton, Mo. , American Pigeon Journal Company
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