. Biggle poultry book;. Poultry. PIGEONS FOR MARKET. 129. of the head of the open end left in, to keep the eggs and squabs from tumbling out. The irregularity in shape and arrangement of nests may shock the fastidious, but will avoid conten- tion and confusion among the birds, which frequently results in the loss of eggs and squabs. For raising squabs for market common pigeons are better than any of the fancy breeds. A cross of these with Antwerps produces a meaty squab. A little blood of the large Runt pigeon mingled in a POUTER, flock of common birds increases the size of the squabs. Pure wh
. Biggle poultry book;. Poultry. PIGEONS FOR MARKET. 129. of the head of the open end left in, to keep the eggs and squabs from tumbling out. The irregularity in shape and arrangement of nests may shock the fastidious, but will avoid conten- tion and confusion among the birds, which frequently results in the loss of eggs and squabs. For raising squabs for market common pigeons are better than any of the fancy breeds. A cross of these with Antwerps produces a meaty squab. A little blood of the large Runt pigeon mingled in a POUTER, flock of common birds increases the size of the squabs. Pure white birds are desirable because there are no dark pinfeathers to color and deface the carcass when dressed. White birds, too, are always in demand at a good price for decorative purposes. It is desirable to have breeders that raise squabs with light skin for they always bring the top price. The color of the skin is not controlled, as is popularh^ supposed, by the color of the feathers. Parents with white plumage may have dark squabs, and those as black as crows may produce squabs with fair skin. A good plan to stock a loft is to buy enough mated birds to fill it one-fourth full, and raise enough from these to make up the complement, selecting the young from the parents that prove to be prolific, and raise the largest and whitest squabs. As mated birds are not always obtain- able the next best plan is to buy squabs just able to fly. A good time to buy is in June, July and August, when squabs jacobin. are low in price. These birds will pass their moult. 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 Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
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