. A to Z of pigeons and bantams. Pigeons; Bantam chickens. fed in preference to the white variety, the latter has more tend- ency to scour than the former. A good point to remember is dOfl'f feed new wheat, or new grains of any kind. It SCeftis strange that when birds have their libefty about a farfft they will enter a grain field and eat new grairi with relish and nevef experience any harm from it, but if it be fed to them when housed up they become very sickly and numbers of them will die. The. One Type of the Ideal Squabbers. reason of this may be that they obtain more exercise than when h6
. A to Z of pigeons and bantams. Pigeons; Bantam chickens. fed in preference to the white variety, the latter has more tend- ency to scour than the former. A good point to remember is dOfl'f feed new wheat, or new grains of any kind. It SCeftis strange that when birds have their libefty about a farfft they will enter a grain field and eat new grairi with relish and nevef experience any harm from it, but if it be fed to them when housed up they become very sickly and numbers of them will die. The. One Type of the Ideal Squabbers. reason of this may be that they obtain more exercise than when h6dsed up. Nevertheless this is the case, and wheat should be at least six months to a year old before it is fit for pigeons When new wheat is first fed it seems to have little effect upon th<; old , but the squabs become subject to "scours" and die. If It IS fed any length of time it begins to show on thp. 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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