The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-07-27

For n Beginner In the Squab Bust
ne>> Some Small Unused Building
or n Part Of a building. In Whicf,
- Fly House il Added. L, l.o.i
nough to Start With
Before buying breeders the 'eefa-
ner should have rs lofts TN readiness.
\ position facing south l. always h.u
a. then tn interior VIII p. CODED
with sunshine all hours oy the aav.
and every Corner viii he penetrated
with light and 81 Kept purified. and
The birds will be in tha best possible
coalition As n general thinE Z single
story house i best. with the aoor one
loot or more from the ground The
nous" should have : pitch roof with
the higher side for the front Win
d""s should De made in front only.
AZ all the available space al the back
and sides wiI be needed FOR then e-,s
The loft can be made larger or smaller
as space and other circumstances Ii
rect. A proportion which has almost
comes to be the standard among those
who breed pigeons for SQUAD raising
il Q feet in front with = drop Of : feet
70 the back and about 10 feet wide
inside, the depth may he somewhat
greater than the width A succession
Of these lofts may be built - the bust
ness progresses. or they may be put
up at the same time The partitions
between the lofts are OF boards or OF
wire netting. as may he preferred.
There should be doors leading from
Cne loft 10 the other with nests ap
the back and around the sides as far
As the doors permit 4 window hat
goes across a space one-half The width
Of the front of the house and wide IN
proportion should be made In 'front.'
and it should &c kept clean. not. Ike
tco many that We see. allowed to be
obscured by dust and filth until only
a dim light can penetrate the inside
An aviarv or fly Of wire outside il
necessary to the completion OF the
accommodations for the pigeons that
are to be kept by the breeder. The
~ should be larger than the loft itself
u should be the same height As the
house and twice as long. That IA. !.
house of which the boarded par IF
10 feet aCrCS in front should have
the wire fly 20 feet long. \ success
sion of four of these lofts would make
a building 40 feet long and Il feet
wide. With such "A loft the wire fy
should extend across the front up a.
high as the roof and about twice a
deep as the house proper. that IL 70
a house of four rooms OF the sam'
depth as the one illustrated the Nir'
should be 20 to - feet wide goin,
across the whole front Of the build
ing.
The nests for the pigeons are ar
langed along the back and side wall:
They should run from - inches froT
the floor 20 within the same distanC
from the roof. and be a little NOR
than 3 feet wide. SO as to divide III
back space of 10 feet into three ECU;
parts. Be careful not to OvercrOwd. z
it requires skill to handle a lare
p number of pigeons in one loft success
az fully.
al Each conn should be fx<
~ in such a way that one end can I
e Garkened. and the nest should !
20 placed at this side. II will be four
Isl best to use the earthern nest par
II that can be bought from dealers
pigeon supplies, and these should
VI supplied with material like shaving
e pine needles, etc. such as would !
suitable for the birds to rest upon.
When breeding for profit it is We
~. necessary to Curtail. all u-nneceSSal