CHAPTER II 



Accommodations for Pigeons 



Having, as it were, in the preceding chapter, confirm- 

 ed our belief in the origin of otir numerous families of 

 domestic and fancy pigeons, we pass to a subject of ful- 

 ly as much, if not more, importance to the amateur and 

 novice, that of providing proper accommodations for 

 the pretty pets. 



Pigeons can be bred and raised almost anywhere that 

 shelter can be provided, and they sometimes do with 

 very little shelter ; in fact, I have seen them make a 

 home in a common soap-box, nailed to the side of a barn, 

 where they seemed as happy and contented as in more 

 luxurious quarters. The flocks I have in mind were 

 quite numerous and were accommodated with shelter 

 by nailing a variety of small boxes to the gable end of 

 a barn; here they raised their young, and I have seen 

 squealers in the nest, with the snow all about the sides 

 of the boxes, and the mystery was that they had not 

 frozen to death; but they seemed fat and hearty, and 

 there was no question raised as to their hardiness. Such 

 a life must naturally produce a hardy race, but would 

 not likely prove successful with the majority of high- 

 class and Toy Pigeons. But while they may succeed with 

 -limited and unpretending quarters, still accommodations 

 that allow of their being well cared for, and in which 

 they can be visited with comfort and pleasure, are with- 

 out doubt the most satisfactory to the breeder and fan- 

 cier. 



These accommodations can be suited to the. space 



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