CHAPTEK XII. 

 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 



Women anil Sqiiali Kreoiliiis — Attentions of the Male to the Female 

 Pigeon — Efjiial Xumbei- ot Males aud t'emales — Birds Flying Wild- 

 Sale of P.iiils for Flyirh — Variation in .Size of Nest Boxes — How 

 Sqnahs Arr Artificially Fatten.eil — ^Shipping to England — Training 

 Flyers — A Ileinarkable Serviee for Messages Between Islamls. 



Question. I am a woman who knows absolutely nothing of squab rais- 

 ing. Do you think I can make a success of )t? Answer. Our books are 

 ■written and [iriiitcd for the jiurpose iif telling an absolutely ignorant per- 

 son just how to prnceoil. If you will study this JIannal, until you get the 

 general id.in aiid metb.od of procedure in ;\our uiiml, there is no reason 

 why you cannot make a sin-cess of it. A woman is quick enough to 

 puzzle out .1 new p.-ittern of embroidery or a Ijlind cooking recipe the 

 terms ol' A\liiili arc i";pressed in language utterly incomprehensible to a 

 man. Wc Hnd tiiat our women customers are just as quick to compre- 

 licnd pigeons as soon as they get started. It is necessary to hare confi- 

 dence, h)'st that the binls can make money, and second, that you are aible 

 to handli' tlom right. W(unen succeeil with hens quite as well as men. 

 They "take" to .imnials fully as well as nn;n. The fact that you, our 

 customer, .-ire :i wmnan, ought t(j encourage rather than depress you, in 

 the squab business. 



Question. I have an obi poultry house 15 by 20 feet in sik,e, ten feet 

 high. How many pairs of ]iigcuns can I aceommoilate? Answer. We hare 

 this quesiion asked us many times, and our re|dy to all is the same. 

 Sometinu'S the customer varies it by asking, How large a house do I need 

 to acconimoil.ite luo pairs of breeders? .Sometimes they say they propose 

 remoilcling .i barn loft ■\\hicli is 30 by 20 feet in size. The dimensions ot 

 the iiuilding vary «1tli the customer. You can always accommodate as 

 m.'iiiy pairs of breeders as you can make room for pairs of nest boxes. 

 l<'ix u|) yoiii' building to suit yoursidf, and )iut in as many nest boxes 

 as you wish. Then count your nest iboxes and you will know how many 

 birds you e.-in aecouimodate. Von must have f.vo nest boxes for every 

 ]iair of birds. If y(.u liavc 100 nest boxes, you should order 50 pair* of 

 l>!i-ds. If yon have 200 iie>l boxes, you should order 100 pairs of birds. 

 For 24 i>airs of bii-ds yon v,-ill need 4S nest boxes. 



Question. How does the male liird in!iiregnate the female Ijird ? They 

 do not se '01 to nu' to act as roosters and bens do. Answer. The human 

 rye is not sharp and quick enough to follow the actions of the male bird. 



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