. The national standard squab book. Pigeons. MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS. SMALL OPENINGS UNDER THE WINDOWS. This photograph of the plant of a Pennsylvania breeder, shows small openings from which boards extend to the ground. In winter weather or at any time when it is not desired to open the closed windows, this small opening in each pen can be used. Some breeders have a rope and pulley attached to the slide of such an openinp, manage the opening and closing by pulling on the rope from the passageway, and do not have to enter the squab house. OLD TWO-ROOM COTTAGE CONVERTED INTO A SQUAB HOUSE. BEST
. The national standard squab book. Pigeons. MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS. SMALL OPENINGS UNDER THE WINDOWS. This photograph of the plant of a Pennsylvania breeder, shows small openings from which boards extend to the ground. In winter weather or at any time when it is not desired to open the closed windows, this small opening in each pen can be used. Some breeders have a rope and pulley attached to the slide of such an openinp, manage the opening and closing by pulling on the rope from the passageway, and do not have to enter the squab house. OLD TWO-ROOM COTTAGE CONVERTED INTO A SQUAB HOUSE. BEST BIRDS IN 15 YEARS* EXPERIENCE. After having so many letters from you, reading your Manual and then looking at your photo, I really feel that I am well acquainted with you, I received your last letter several days ago and would have written you sooner, but for a rush in business. I am highly pleased with all the birds purchased from you and especially the last shipment you made me. Those birds are the very handsomest I have ever seen and have been admired by every one that has seen them. They are getting down to work now. My house and pen cost me very little and yet I have almost-an ideal home for my birds. Away back in my garden I have an old two-room cottage with gable roof covered with shingles. This I have turned into a home for my birds. The rooms are about 10 by 10 and eight feet high, or maybe a little larger. One of them I have almost filled with nest boxes (as you make them) and the other I keep for feed, etc. My pen is 24 feet long, 12 feet wide and about 18 feet high, taking in one side of the roof. In your Manual you do not recommend using the roof, but I have gone against you in this one thing and am allowing mine to enjoy the roof. I do not use poles of any kind in my pen. I have three running boards all the way around and find that much better thanthe poles. The floor of the flying pen is covered with good coarse sand taken from an island in the river here and I
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