CHAPTER III 



COSTS AND PROFITS 



THE home instinct is the thing that dis- 

 turbs the pigeon; one may take young 

 birds to any climate and with ordinarily 

 comfortable houses they will suit themselves to 

 the weather. Build according to the climate; 

 if close houses are required for other fowls, 

 build close houses for the pigeons, with win- 

 dows that can be closed, but never have the 

 nests face an opening of any kind. The plan 

 illustrated in Chapter II has been adapted to 

 a cold climate by closing the front, moving the 

 tiers of nests to the front, with a window be- 

 tween, and making the four-foot passageway 

 at the rear. This passage is- divided from the 

 tiers of nests by a wire-netting partition, in 

 which is a wire door between the tiers, oppo- 

 site the window, with the feed and water by 

 the side. In this passage was placed an air- 

 tight stove for heating in cold weather. There 

 were also sufficient windows in the north or 

 outer wall for light and ventilation, besides a 



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