THE IDEAL PIGEON HOUSE 35 



Interior section of a pen. — Description of Fig. 13: 

 This section shows arrangement of nests and interior 

 windows for ventilation against an inside partition. 

 Description: a, two-foot opening covered with wire 

 netting ; b, two- foot gate in yard ; c, i x 5-inch window 

 sill, d, twelve-inch sunning board and protector; e, 

 six-inch lighting board on either side of the entrance ; 

 i, yard partitions; g, i x 3 strip full length of the 

 house at top of doors ; h, alleyway ; i, i x 6-inch board 

 along floor full length of house. There should be no 

 nest boxes on the floor. Note carefully the arrange- 

 ment of the nest partitions ; only the center board ex- 

 tends to the floor ; while partitions two and three from 

 the right or front extend to and are securely fastened 

 to the rafters. This arrangement is simple and very 

 satisfactory, furnishing 46 nests on either side of 

 a pen, making 92 in all. If desired, more nests can 

 be secured by extending the center nest partition as 

 well as the second one to the left to the roof. This 

 leaves a two-foot opening for the ventilating window 

 between them, besides allowing plenty of room for 

 four to six more nests on each side. 



Small house for 25 pairs. — We have had many in- 

 quiries for a plan of a small, inexpensive house 

 suitable for 25 pairs of birds. The sketches shown in 

 Fig. 14 are designed for this purpose. This house 

 is 8 feet wide, 6 feet deep, 6 feet high in front, sloping 

 to 4 feet in the rear. It can be constructed out of old 

 lumber or scraps, without the use of heavy sills and 

 joists and frame such as is used in the larger houses. 

 The sectional view shown in the lower half of the 

 figure is sufficiently clear to give an idea of construc- 

 tion. The yard is 16 feet long, 8 feet wide and yyi 

 feet high. The front view at the upper left-hand 



