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rated from the passageway by wire netting, reaching from the floor 
to the roof, with a door into each pen. If the pigeon raiser has but 
one house he should either use one of these compartments as a room 
for storing feed and other supplies, picking squabs, etc., or add 10 
feet to the length of the building for such purposes. 
Light and ventilation.—These are provided for as follows: Each 
gable near the peak has a 4-light window. The south side has a 
window with two 6-light sashes in each section, and the north side two 
6-light windows. All the windows slide so they can be opened to any 
extent desired, and they are all covered with wire netting on the 
outside to prevent the escape of the birds. 
Fig. 1.—General view of pigeon house, fly, and other buildings. 
Ventilation is secured by closing the doors or windows against 
which the wind may be blowing and opening those on the opposite 
side to the extent which may be necessary. 
Each partition contains an opening (covered with netting) of the 
same size as the gable windows and in line with them, thus permit¬ 
ting a circulation of air through the entire building when necessary. 
A projecting ventilator should be built in the roof just over the 
center of the building, and should be furnished with slides operated 
with cords, as a means of additional ventilation. 
Materials and construction.—Three rows of brick piers 18 inches high 
serve as a foundation for the building, and on these rest the joists, 
which are 4 by 4 inches in size and placed 8 feet apart. Matched 
flooring should be well nailed to the joists, matched pine lumber 
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