THE MATING COOP. 

 One way of mating squab breeders is to turn cocks and hens in equal numbers 

 Into the same pen. The mating good is used when the breeder wishes to pair a 

 certain male with a certain female. The above mating coop is divided by a partition. 

 The cock is placed on one side of the partition, the nen on the other, as pictured. 

 They are left thus for a day or two to tease each othei rhen raise the partition, 

 or take it out, and allow them to approach each otht. when they usually will be 

 found to have formed an attachment. This being the case, they may be put into 

 the large pen with the other birds, where they will find a nest box and go to house- 

 keeping. It they fight when the partition is removed, try again, or try other mates. 

 The coop pictured above is two feet long, one foot wide and one toot deep. 



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