. Our domestic birds; . ally find itmore satisfactory tobuy the feed mix-tures sold by dealersin a rule, old grainand seed that arevery dry and hardare best for pigeons,and especially for ex-hibition and breed-ing stock. The most common practice is to give the feed in hoppers,keeping a supply always before the birds. This is done princi-pally because it is the most convenient way, particularly for thosewho are away from home a great deal. For them hopper feed-ing is really necessary, but pigeon fanciers seem to agree thatwhen the birds can be fed by throwing on the floor of
. Our domestic birds; . ally find itmore satisfactory tobuy the feed mix-tures sold by dealersin a rule, old grainand seed that arevery dry and hardare best for pigeons,and especially for ex-hibition and breed-ing stock. The most common practice is to give the feed in hoppers,keeping a supply always before the birds. This is done princi-pally because it is the most convenient way, particularly for thosewho are away from home a great deal. For them hopper feed-ing is really necessary, but pigeon fanciers seem to agree thatwhen the birds can be fed by throwing on the floor of the loftor the fly, two or three times a day, just about the quantity offood that they need for a meal, they do better and the cost offood is less than by the hopper method. Unlike poultry, pigeonsrequire considerable quantities of salt. The common practice isto keep it before them in the form of lumps of rock salt, onelarge lump being enough for the birds in a loft of ordinary shell should also be Fig. 216. An attractive squab plant 266 OUR DOMESTIC BIRDS
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