Fancy Pigeons: Containing Full Directions For Their Breeding And Management

This antique text comprises a comprehensive guide on fancy pigeons, including full descriptions for their breeding and management, with descriptions of every known variety and all other information of interest or use to pigeon fanciers. A book that will greatly appeal to anyone with an interest in pigeons and fancy pigeons, this text makes for a worthy addition to collections of pigeon fancying literature and is not to be missed by the discerning collector. The chapters of this book include: Historical Origin of Fancy Pigeons; The Pigeon House, Loft, and Aviary; Selection of Stock; Feeding, Breeding, and Management; Colours of Fancy Pigeons; Exhibiting Pigeons, Diseases, Varieties of Domestic Pigeons; Common Pigeons; etcetera. This text was originally published in 1887, and is proudly republished now complete with a new introduction on the subject.