. The practical pigeon keeper. Pigeons. 10 THE PRACTICAL PIGEON KEEPER. arrangement we are indebted to a hint from Mr. Hallam, of Birmingham. There will still be left double sets of nests for six pairs of birds, which in our opinion are all that should be kept in such a loft; but if more must be accommodated, the wire-fronted pens and the floor are also available. We can thoroughly recommend this size and plan for a loft, which is drawn from our own experience; and the same plan can be followed at the top of a house by nailing the shelves to the rafters, and the partitions at the proper interv
. The practical pigeon keeper. Pigeons. 10 THE PRACTICAL PIGEON KEEPER. arrangement we are indebted to a hint from Mr. Hallam, of Birmingham. There will still be left double sets of nests for six pairs of birds, which in our opinion are all that should be kept in such a loft; but if more must be accommodated, the wire-fronted pens and the floor are also available. We can thoroughly recommend this size and plan for a loft, which is drawn from our own experience; and the same plan can be followed at the top of a house by nailing the shelves to the rafters, and the partitions at the proper intervals to their sides. In one or two Scotch lofts we have seen a very broad. Pig. i. a a. Shelf. h h, Partitions. c c, L-shaped Screens, d df Nest-pans. shelf—two feet wide or so—fixed against the wall, with a partition here and there, and no other fixtures at all, each nest-pan being simply sheltered by two pieces of board nailed together like an L, or the two sides of a box, and stood up on end close to the wall, so that the pan lies in the angle, as shown in Fig. 4. We, however, prefer the foregoing. The nesting place preferred by Mr. Fulton is shown in Fig. 5. Each half of the nest is a foot square, and the hinged cover is made slanting, so that the pigeons cannot perch upon it. Its advantages are three. The first • is that the nests being upon the ground, delicate or weakly hens have no difiioulty in reaching them ; the second is that the pans are very dark and private ; the last is that the partition in the middle prevents young birds from going to the hen, and teasing her while she. 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 Wright, Lewis, 1838-1905. London, New York, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co
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