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ently, and give space for the birds; Pens 8 by 8 to 9 feet 

 and 6 feet high, will hold from 40 to 50 pairs. 



The side-line squab producer can utilize a small building, 

 an upper floor near a window, or two piano boxes placed 

 together. 



The single long house may be of the shed roof type, about 

 14 feet wide with a 3-foot alleyway at the rear or at the front. 

 If at the front, boxed-in outlets leading over the alleyway are 

 necessary. A door into each pen is an advantage. Both 

 glass and muslin are desirable in the front. 



It will be much cheaper and undoubtedly as efficient, to 

 build a wide, gable roof house, 22 feet wide or thereabouts, 

 having a 3-foot alleyway through the center and doors opening 

 into each pen. This type of house should run north and south. 

 The flies should extend away from the building on either side. 

 This should be as wide as the pen and about 24 feet long by 8 

 feet high. This size is sufficiently large for 50 pairs of birds, 

 is a convenient size for saving waste of lumber, and is low 

 enough to allow ease of catching a bird in the fly. A tread 

 board 6 inches wide is usually placed along the side of the fly. 



The roof may be of matched boards covered with paper. 

 The sides and back should be warmly constructed. Founda- 

 tion walls and floor of concrete are giving excellent satisfac- 

 tion. The ease of cleaning and the safety from rats and mice 

 make it a very desirable investment. 



Interior Fixtures. — Until the plant is sufficiently large to 

 warrant the use of an automatic water supply, the water 

 must be given fresh two or three times per day, depending on 

 weather conditions. Small fountains, self-feeding, with the 

 sides flaring out over the edge of the drinking dish, protect 

 the water from becoming contaminated. 



A feed pan or box should be in the pen, as it seems more 

 desirable to feed in a pan or trough than to scatter on the 

 floor. 



Bath pans about 2 feet in diameter and 4 inches deep should 

 be provided. 



The nests should be simple in construction and easy to 

 clean. The inside dimension of the nest should be about 12 

 inches square. Two nests are required for each pair as the 



