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Eacli crate slioiikl have a tliree inch strip nailed acioss the 

 front at the hcittdin. Thi.s strip is needctl to Iveei) the nesting 

 material in place ami to also keep tlie squahs from failing out 

 of the nests. Two nests or one crate should ho pro\itied for 

 each pair of hiids to he kejit. A few exira nests will not be out 

 of place in the loft. 



A lump of rock salt, such as is pid in horses' mangers^ should 

 Ije placed on the gi'ound of Uic tly. I'igeons need salt just as 

 do human heings and it should he fed to them in this manner. 

 Never, under any conditions, feed loose table salt as the birds 

 will eat too nnich of it at one time and die as a result. They 

 will peck at the rock salt from time to- time and deri\e a great 

 deal of henelit from it. 



In the sijuab house should he |)laced a crate of some kind 

 preferably a strawbei'ry crate. In this is ki'pt hay, straw, 

 tobacco steins or pine needles. Th<>se are the materials which 

 are most commonly used fi>' pigeons in building their nests. 

 This material should be on hand at all times. 



A feed box of some kind sliould ije pro\ ided and the birds 

 fed only from this l)o\. Nexcr throw grain on tlie ground. 

 Several different types of feeders are show n elsewhere on the 

 pages of this l)Ook and the beginner should have one of them 

 made for his use ralh<'r than take any chances in feeding in 

 other ways. 



Having gotten evei'ything in readin(>ss and the birds in their 

 new cjuarters go into the loft and remain ([uietly fm a few 

 minutes each day. The birds at first \\ill tl\' about in excite- 

 ment but as they begin to know you they will take your visits 

 as a matter of fact and not he afraid of you. Tame them as 

 much as possible for it means contentment among them and 

 contented birds breed much better. 



Elsewhere on the jiages of this book arc shown plans for 

 better scjuab houses and tbi^r accessories and as your plant 

 grows you can erect buildings of this better type. They will 

 prove to be labor savers in every way. 



