. Squabs for profit; a practical treatise on the raising of squabs from the egg to market, being a handbook for the beginner and a guide for the experienced breeder. Pigeons. 94 SQUABS FOR PROFIT cock (Bl meaning black and B blue), and 1150 a dun- barred hen. These latter two again are from the same nest. If we save more than one pair of squabs from a given nest we note such fact on the margin of the entry leaf of our record book. The egg first hatched is usually a cock and the other a hen. This is not an infallible rule, for sometimes there are two cocks in the same nest, while at other times
. Squabs for profit; a practical treatise on the raising of squabs from the egg to market, being a handbook for the beginner and a guide for the experienced breeder. Pigeons. 94 SQUABS FOR PROFIT cock (Bl meaning black and B blue), and 1150 a dun- barred hen. These latter two again are from the same nest. If we save more than one pair of squabs from a given nest we note such fact on the margin of the entry leaf of our record book. The egg first hatched is usually a cock and the other a hen. This is not an infallible rule, for sometimes there are two cocks in the same nest, while at other times the opposite is FIG 3G—METHOD OF PUTTING CLOSED BANDS ON YOUNG BIBDS But in about 90 per cent of cases the above rule will apply. This very simple method of record keeping serves the admirable purpose of preventing inbreeding, as follows: The record indicates 1146 and 1147 are brother and sister. They must therefore not be permit- ted to mate. The hen, 1147, could safely be mated with 1149 or 1148, as the record shows that all three are from different nests. No. 1148 could be per- mitted to mate with either 1147 or lIS°- Neglect to keep a record so that the breeder may know what he is doing has wrecked many squab plants which were prosperous for a short time. When the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Rice, William Edward; Cox, William E. New York, O. Judd Company
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