In the squab house, at the bottom of the nest-boxes, reach- 

 ing from them to the fioor, is trelHs work through which in 

 winter the birds will stretch their necks to feed from a trough 

 which should be placed at the bottom of the passageway. 

 , In the winter, or in a long stretch of rainy weather, a lamp ' 

 or small oil-stove ma}' be set in the passageway to help drive 

 off the moisture. The object should not be to raise the tem- 

 ptrature of the squab ' house, but merely to evaporate the 

 moisture in the air.', VV^e have hot water pipes riuming the 

 •iitire length of the passageways of our squab houses but 

 t'ley are- not kept hot enough to heat the an- to any extent. 

 We have set faucets at regular intervals and can draw water 

 without going to the front t'f the house. For the same 

 ijeason we have set pipes below the frost line in the ground 

 at the end of the flying-pens so that we can get a water sup- 

 ply easily for the bath-pans. We have faucets at the top of 

 the ground, also valves sunk below the surface so that we 

 qan shut off the water in winter and prevent freezing in the 

 pipes where they are exposed to the air. 

 (•: We have experimented with all khids of nappies and pans 

 in the nest-boxes and believe that most of the success at- 

 tained is due to the use of the nappies described. , Do not 

 use the earthenware nests or wooden boxes which you may 

 find advertised. 



HOW TO REMODEL A POULTRY HOUSE. 



Probably most breeders will start in the pigeon industry 

 by remodeling an old poultry house. The foregoing instruc- 



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