CONSTRUCTION OF SQUAB HOUSES 



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If the builder of fly pens will follow these instructions care- 

 fully, and read them as he builds (as is advised when building 

 squab house and nest boxes), he will find the instructions sim- 

 ple and easy to construct. 



First make up as many frames out of 2x4 or 2x3-inch lumber, 

 6 feet 4 inches wide and 12 feet long, as there are to bo onus and 



SIDE OF EXIT CHUTE 

 Exit chutes can be made with wire sides but slats are preferable. 



partitions in the fiy pen being built. That is to say, for a single 

 fly pen make up 2 ends. For a double unit pen, 2 ends and 1 

 partition. For a 6-unit fly pen, 2 ends and 5 partitions. 



What is meant by end is the length that extends out from the 

 building. These ends should be made and braced across the 

 corners and covered with chicken wire before they are set up 

 in place. Ends and partitions are made the same way and 

 are just alike. 



