. A to Z of pigeons and bantams. Pigeons; Bantam chickens. , , 44 The Runt. Runts have been very prominently before the pubHc for the past ten or twelve years, and have been used extensively in crossing with the Homer to produce a large squab-breeding bird. They are the largest variety of pigeons in existence, and a loft of full-bred runts is now a very hard thing to find. As a rule the thoroughbred Runt is not a very prolific breeder and is a little negligent in caring for her young, although their value to the pigeon industry must not be underestimated, for by cross-. ing them with the Homer
. A to Z of pigeons and bantams. Pigeons; Bantam chickens. , , 44 The Runt. Runts have been very prominently before the pubHc for the past ten or twelve years, and have been used extensively in crossing with the Homer to produce a large squab-breeding bird. They are the largest variety of pigeons in existence, and a loft of full-bred runts is now a very hard thing to find. As a rule the thoroughbred Runt is not a very prolific breeder and is a little negligent in caring for her young, although their value to the pigeon industry must not be underestimated, for by cross-. ing them with the Homer the present-day squab-producing bird was made. They are bred in blue, silver, dun and white. The Archangel. Of all the different varieties of pigeons with their ^reat diversity of colors, none compares with the Archangel in rich- ness. Just how they were named is a mystery, but there' is a town in Russia by this name, and it is claimed they were origi- nated there. In thf Far East, where mo§t of the varieties of. 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 De Lancey, Frank W. Sellersville, Pa. , Item Publishing Company
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