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leeway to make the nest bottoms easily removable. If the nest 

 partitions are made out of inch lumber and allow an inch 

 instead of 1/2 incli for same and if the nest bottoms are 12 inches 

 wide allow accordingly. 



Next take a 1x4 the length of the row of the nests you are put- 

 ting up and mark it the same as you have marked the horizon- 

 tal 2x4. Nail this 1x4 across the top of the nest partitions allow- 

 ing the outer edge of the 1x4 to run along even with the outer 

 edge of the 12 inch wide partitions. This will hold each parti- 

 tion in its place at the top and the porch or two feet long run- 

 ning boards in front of each double nest, will hold each partition 

 in its place at the bottom. The row of nests should be covered 

 over on top with i/^ inch or 1 inch lumber. 



The nests put up in this way will seemingly be suspended 

 from the wall without anything supporting them at the front, 

 but such a support is not necessary. The two horizontal 2x4's 

 will hold the nests up easily. 



(See drawing of Section of Eggleston Double Nests on page 225.) 



LIGHT AND AIR FOR SQUAB HOUSES 



Houses should be built so as to furnish plenty of light and 

 ventilation. The partitions between the nest room and the aisle 

 should be made up of wire, and the partitions between the nest 

 rooms should be made of open lattice work. 



A door in front opposite each nest room, and a window in the 

 rear under the eave in each nest room will furnish plenty of 

 light and gives perfect control of the ventilation at all seasons 

 of the year. The windows should be hung so as to open up out 

 of the way of the birds. The window opening should be covered 

 with one-inch mesh wire. 



The wire door leading into the fly pen should be opposite the 

 door leading to the nest room, making it convenient to go from 

 nest room to fly pen. This outer wire door should be provided 

 with two sections of canvas covered removable frames for winter 

 use or stormy weather. These canvas frames keep out the cold 

 yet permit circulation of light and air, which is very essential 

 in squab raising. 



