266 AMERICAN SQUAB CULTURE 



of each bottom will have to be cut off so as to allow for the 

 angle caused by the backs of the nests being narrower than the 

 front, as illustrated by the ground floor drawing here shown. 

 There there is a difference in the front of the nest bottom. 

 Instead of having a short 4-inch piece nailed to the bottom as 

 is shown in the regular Eggleston double nest, the front of the 



BASE OF OUTDOOR PIGEON HOUSE 

 With the construction shown above, cats and other animals cannot 

 get to pigeons. Nest boxes are placed on the platform. If the door 

 is made to open inwards it should not reach to the bottom of the house. 



two nests should be made as shown in the drawing, and nailed 

 to the running board that goes in front of each double nest. The 

 running board and front piece, as well as the bottom of the 

 nest, rest upon the partition cleats, making them removable 

 and convenient to clean. See illustration on page 263. 



As a protection to keep the nest front and running board from 

 falling out of place, tack them into the cleats with a couple of 



