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Identifier: CAT31100926 (find matches)
Title: Squab raising
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Lee, Alfred R.,
Subjects: Pigeons Columbidae
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

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^ pigeonraisers try to avoid any inbreeding. The relationship of pigeons assho^vn by their bands both in natural and forced matings should beconsidered. The danger from close inbreeding appears to dependlargely on how carefully the breeders are selected^ but it should beavoided by the average squab producer. Careful records of allmatings should be kept. The males are usually banded on one footand the females on the other to distinguish the sex of the birds in the
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Fig. 5.—Runt cross. breeding pen. If a breeding pigeon dies its mate should Im rwnovedfrom the pen and a new mating made. BUILDINGS. The prime essentials in pigeon houses are fresh air^ dryness^ sun-lightj and spaee enough to keep the pigeons comfortable. The loca-tion should nave good water drainage and air cireulation in order thatthe floor and yards may be dry, while it should be situated for conven-ience in- management. A southern or southeastern exposure is best.The general principles of construction which apply to poultry build-ings also apply to pigeon houses. Almost any style oi house can beused for pigeons, and in many cases where only a few pigeons are SQUAB BAISIKG. 7 kept, available buildings, such as the lofts of barns and vacant poultryhouses, can be fitted up at a small cost. A gable-roof building 10 to 15 feet wide, 6 feet from the floor to theeaves, and 8 to 9 feet to the ridge makes a good pigeon house. If alarge part of the roof slopes toward the south, the house

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