8 Pigeons and Aix About Theji. 



And it is not a \-ery pleasing experience to see your 

 winner of first and cliallenge cup at the Club Show 

 careering ni the air. If the pocket will allow, the 

 house will be more comfortable and more substantial 

 if it is inner boarded or lined, and the space between 

 the boards tilled witli sawdust. Where the frame- 

 work of the roof joins the wall a course of cement 

 should be laid, so as to ]ire\'ent the ram from beating 



Ground Plan of Double-fronted Aviary 



down the side of the wall. A gutter shotild be run 

 round the eaves and connected by a pipe with the drain, 

 or else a good big ttib. A rain tub is a useful article 

 for a Pigeon fancier. Rain water is handy for bath- 

 ing purposes. The front of the flights should be 

 comiDosed of strong -"4 in. mesh wire-netting, and the 

 doorway should be not less than 2ft. 6in. in width. 

 Ventilation may be arranged by having what are 

 known as stable ventilators. That is, a sliding board 



