. Profitable pigeon breeding; a practical manual explaining how to breed pigeons successfully,--whether as a hobby or as an exclusive business. Pigeons. 162 PROFITABLE PIGEON BREEDING have the perfectly round eye cere which should be beet red in color. This happy combination of beet red cere and brownish black iris is indeed beautiful, set against a snow white back- ground. The neck of the White King should be carefully bred for and at no time should we allow ourselves to breed for bull neck specimens. It is indeed easy to do this and the author has noticed a great many Kings that have had exc
. Profitable pigeon breeding; a practical manual explaining how to breed pigeons successfully,--whether as a hobby or as an exclusive business. Pigeons. 162 PROFITABLE PIGEON BREEDING have the perfectly round eye cere which should be beet red in color. This happy combination of beet red cere and brownish black iris is indeed beautiful, set against a snow white back- ground. The neck of the White King should be carefully bred for and at no time should we allow ourselves to breed for bull neck specimens. It is indeed easy to do this and the author has noticed a great many Kings that have had excellent type with. SILVER KING HEN Good type Silver Kingr Hen, winner of Snd prize at tlie 1921 National at Oakland.—Photo from .Jaclv M. Pun, Stockton, California. tliat What the standard calls for is a moderately long neck, one lieing a happy mediiini between a btill neck and a long slen<lcr one, and it should blend gracefully into tlie broail shoulders and lireast so typical of this breed. The time is not far disttuit when the wings of the White KinK were long and their wing butts stood out and away from the shoulders but it is indeed gratifying to know that the. 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 Hazard, F. Arthur. Warrenton, Mo. , American Pigeon Journal Company
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