. Biggle poultry book;. Poultry. PIGEONS FOR MARKET. I29 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 it has been proved in late years that the com- mon pigeon does not give the uniform, plump, attractive carcass that the market demands, and which is credited to the POUTER. Homer variety. Some advise crosses with Runt and Dragoon, but i
. Biggle poultry book;. Poultry. PIGEONS FOR MARKET. I29 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 it has been proved in late years that the com- mon pigeon does not give the uniform, plump, attractive carcass that the market demands, and which is credited to the POUTER. Homer variety. Some advise crosses with Runt and Dragoon, but it is generally conceded among squab growers that the Homer in its purity gives all the requirements of a squab to meet the demands of the most fastidious. 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 popularly 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 jacobix. 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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