. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. 566 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING to determine by casual observation, and when one considers the delay and loss likely to occur from unmated birds, or from stock so old as to be past their period of prolificacy, it becomes apparent that much depends upon the word of the seller. Unmated birds will cause a lot of trouble in a loft. Unlike poultry, pigeons are monogamous; they mate in pairs, and usually remain devoted for life. Obviously, the experienced breeder sees to it that his birds are properly mated, either. Fig. 339.—White runt, female pigeon. naturall
. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. 566 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING to determine by casual observation, and when one considers the delay and loss likely to occur from unmated birds, or from stock so old as to be past their period of prolificacy, it becomes apparent that much depends upon the word of the seller. Unmated birds will cause a lot of trouble in a loft. Unlike poultry, pigeons are monogamous; they mate in pairs, and usually remain devoted for life. Obviously, the experienced breeder sees to it that his birds are properly mated, either. Fig. 339.—White runt, female pigeon. naturally or by special methods. The presence of unmated males means fighting and jealousy. Unscrupulous dealers sell anything as mated birds. Some claim that so long as there is a male and a female they are re- lieved of any responsibility for further devotion. An authority on squab raising has this to say about mated pigeons: "A mated pair of pigeons consists of a male and female that have built a nest, laid eggs and hatched a pair of squabs which are fit for market in four weeks from the time of hatching. The only safe way in buying breeders is to get a written guarantee that they. 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 Roberts, Howard Armstrong, 1885- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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