American squab culture; a practical work on squab culture covering every phase of the raising, housing and marketing of squabs . GROUND FLOOR PLAN FOR ORNAMENTAL SQUAB HOUSE GET STARTED RIGHT 33 An old hen with little chickens is especially apt to fight apigeon if she is not used to them being around. The old henseemingly taks the pigeon to be a hawk and will pounce onit with murder in her»heart, often catching and killing or crip-pling the pigeon without its even having an opportunity to flyout of the INTERIOR VIEW OF OCTAGON SHAPED SQUAB HOUSENote aisle in front feed boxes and double n
American squab culture; a practical work on squab culture covering every phase of the raising, housing and marketing of squabs . GROUND FLOOR PLAN FOR ORNAMENTAL SQUAB HOUSE GET STARTED RIGHT 33 An old hen with little chickens is especially apt to fight apigeon if she is not used to them being around. The old henseemingly taks the pigeon to be a hawk and will pounce onit with murder in her»heart, often catching and killing or crip-pling the pigeon without its even having an opportunity to flyout of the INTERIOR VIEW OF OCTAGON SHAPED SQUAB HOUSENote aisle in front feed boxes and double nest construction the samein this smaU house as in the regulation Eggleston plan. RAISING PIGEONS FOR PLEASURE Aside from the money to be made from ])recding squabs, theemployment it will furnish and the outdoor recreation, thereis so much about pigeons and their habits, men and women,also boys and girls, can become so intensely interested in pigeonsand the work of breeding them that it will become a is especially true when there is a fixed purpose to accomplishalong the line of breeding; the Carneaux, for instance, will re- 34 AMERICAN SQUAB CULTURE quire some study according to the adopted standard, and it canonly be made more perfect by careful mating and selection,together with the skill which comes from a scientific study ofthe birds. iou will note by experience that certain colors and types, in-cluding shape of head, neck, eyes, etc., together with a certaincarriage, is necessary.
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