. A to Z of pigeons and bantams. Pigeons; Bantam chickens. or so, ^fter which they remove the partition, ^nd they uSHally mate up. It will be seen where many pairs are to be mat|sd it would take considerable time to mate them in this way. How- ever, for fancy birds and where only a few are kept this is the best and only way of mating. If birds are purchased of good reliable parties, they are usually mated when shipped to the pur- chaser. This is one of the greatest objects in purchasing, for many lofts are full of birds, one-half of which are unmated. Unmated birds, of course, are unprofitable
. A to Z of pigeons and bantams. Pigeons; Bantam chickens. or so, ^fter which they remove the partition, ^nd they uSHally mate up. It will be seen where many pairs are to be mat|sd it would take considerable time to mate them in this way. How- ever, for fancy birds and where only a few are kept this is the best and only way of mating. If birds are purchased of good reliable parties, they are usually mated when shipped to the pur- chaser. This is one of the greatest objects in purchasing, for many lofts are full of birds, one-half of which are unmated. Unmated birds, of course, are unprofitable. One odd cock in a loft will do \more damage by picking and killing squabs than diseases will. He is continually fighting the other cocks and destroying eggs and annoying hens while setting. If one is found without a mate remove him from the breeding pens, and do not return him until he has a mate. This will usually end all Mating. How to Tell Males From Feniales. This is one of the most difficult tasks, and even the old experienced breeders mjgs it sometimes. As a rule the cock bird is the largest and has a dififerent shaped head. A cock bird when it cooes' will tu,rn completely around, but a ben bird sel- dom does. Ofttimes we see a bird chasing or driving a bird inside and out of the coop. The bird doing the chasing is the male and the bird pursued is a female, The beet ^nd safest method of telling a male from a female is by the size and shape of the vent bones. In a cock bird the bones are crooked and almost touch, in many cases do touch, wherein a h#n bird the bones are straight and from a quarter to a baJf inch apart, Thi« is due to their nature of laying eggs. Of course, the hen bird. 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 Co
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