34 AMERICAN SQUAB CULTURE 



quire some study according to the adopted standard, and it can 

 only be made more perfect by careful mating and selection, 

 together with the skill which comes from a scientific study of 

 the birds. 



i'ou will note by experience that certain colors and types, in- 

 cluding shape of head, neck, eyes, etc., together with a certain 

 carriage, is necessary. Carneaux collectively have all these 

 qualities, and to get the largest number of them in one bird is 

 a very interesting work and furnishes a certain amount of pleas- 

 ure and satisfaction. 



ORNAMENTAL SQUAB HOUSE FOR SIDE OR 

 FRONT YARD 



An ornamental squab house can be constructed and placed in 

 a side yard or front yard in a way that will be very attractive 

 and ornamental to the premises. 



There are several ways that such houses can be built, but 

 about the most practical and easiest to construct is as follows: 

 Made in octagon shape, five or six feet across, six feet high to 

 the eaves, with a pointed roof and wide bungalow eaves, sur- 

 rounded with a wide octagon shape fly pen, a part of which 

 can be made of lattice work. 



The fly pen should be 12 or 14 feet across, which will leave 

 a space of three or four feet around the building. The fly pen 

 can almost entirely encircle the building or run on three sides 

 only. 



The door of the building can have a sash in it which will 

 furnish sufficient light or it is a good idea to have two or three 

 small windows of ornamental design. 



The inside of the house can be equipped with four sections of 

 double nests and will accommodate anywhere from 12 to 30 

 pairs of birds. 



Such a house can be painted and trimmed to correspond with 

 the other biiildings on the premises. Dark bungalow green with 

 a red roof and triinined with white makes an attractive color 

 combination. 



