Description
On his own admission, Douglas McClary is fascinated, even to the point of obsession, by pigeons. Since early childhood, he has bred, flown, and shown many different breeds and now commits his thoughts to print.
In this comprehensive book, he offers to share his experiences with fanciers, novices, and people considering starting this wonderful and worthwhile hobby. Virtually every aspect of pigeon keeping ins covered and presented in orderly, segmented chapters. As well as a colour section illustrating different breeds, there is a special feature on eye-sign. Probably the most extensive book on pigeons to be written in recent years.
Published in 1999 in England, this is a great book for someone fairly new to our great hobby. Two hundred and eighty pages of easy-to-understand reading. Chapters include General Care, Shows, and Showing, Pigeon Racing for the Busy Man, A Pigeon Miscellany, and The Pigeon Year-A Month-by-Month Guide. Every breed has its admirers, for every derivation from the original rock pigeon carries with it a personality, character, and appeal. It was with this thought in mind that the author included as many aspects as possible in this book. B/W photos
Product details
- Condition: New
- Hardcover: 280 pages
- Publisher: Winckley Press (1999)
- Language: English
- Illustrations: B&W photos
- ISBN-10: 0907769284
- ISBN-13: 978-0907769286
- Product Dimensions: 22 x 15.3 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 644 g
Contents:
1. Pigeon Making a Start and Basic care 2. Pigeon Lofts, Coops, and Cabins 3. Breeding 4. The Moult and the management 5. Good Health, Injuries & common ailments 6. Enjoyable showing 7. Fittings for the Show Loft 8. Requisites for the Show Fancier 9. Food and methods of feeding the show team |
10. Producing a team for showing – making a start 11. The Creation of a Show Family 12. Recording information for showing 13. The Selection of Breeding Pairs 14. Preparing Birds for the Show Pen 15. Advanced Showing methods 16. Lofts for Racing Pigeons 17. Pigeon Racing for the busy fancier 18. Showing Racing Pigeons |
19. Evaluation of Racing Pigeons by Eyesign 20. Starting with Racers, Stocking the racing loft 21. Fancy Pigeons 22. The Flying breeds 23. Show racers 24. A review of Pigeon Books for Reference and Enjoyment 25. Pigeons in the Service of their Country 26. The Year in the Show Loft 27. The Year in the Racing Loft |
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