CHAPTER II 



HOW I SHOULD BUILD A PIGEON PLANT 



AS I have stated before, my houses were 

 narrow sheds with nests ranging the full 

 length on either side, where there were 

 no windows or doors. This is an extravagant 

 use of space. Nests built in tiers across the 

 width of the house are by far more economical 

 and, at the same time, this arrangement protects 

 the pigeons from draughts; yet the house may 

 be built open, if the climate admits. 



My meaning can be understood by the accom- 

 panying diagram. Had I rebuilt on my place, 

 this is the plan I should have adopted. 



For a mild climate build the houses sixteen 

 feet wide with four feet of this used as a pass- 

 age-way in the front, leaving twelve feet for 

 tiers of nests. These tiers should be nearly a 

 foot and a half wide, making eight tiers to the 

 twelve feet, and five feet and five inches, or five 

 nests, each a foot high. 



The material of these nests should be one 

 inch rough lumber. The flooring of the nests 



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