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Squabs for profit; a practical treatise on the raising of squabs from the egg to market, being a handbook for the beginner and a guide for the experienced breeder - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...if experts fail in so many instances. The perusal of other chapters, we trust, has taught the necessity of having mated birds in beginning the squab business. He must recognize, therefore, that he is entirely at the mercy of the seller. If the dealer is honest, has mated his birds and has made a list of them, he can guarantee CHAPTER VIII. the sexes. If he has not mated them and cannot furnish a list of the individuals which constitute a pair, he simply guesses at the sex, making a dupe of the buyer and enriching himself. A Homer pigeon at six months cannot be distinguished from one six years old. At six months the birds are of mature size, as shown in Fig. 21, while those at six years, show no sign of increasing age, as seen in Fig. 22. With other varieties, notably Antwerps, Carriers and Dragoons, the size of the wattles, the warty growth about the bill, and the cere, the same growth about the eyes, indicate age. But in the Homers there is often no perceptible difference in the growth of either cere or wattle in the ages mentioned. In this respect again, the buyer is at the mercy of the seller. If the latter is not honest and does not know the age of his birds, the buyer stands a good chance of making a poor bargain. Dressing and Marketing Squabs Squabs should be marketed with empty crops. To insure this, the feed of the previous afternoon should be given in such quantity that none will be left over for the birds to eat the morning of the killing day. We dress squabs once a week on Thursday. If the weather is cold, we first light the oil stove in the picking room. All squabs of suitable size are taken from the nest and placed in a hamper. A little experience is necessary for a beginner to judge the proper size and weight. But after a few squabs are handle...
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- PublisherRarebooksclub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1231105143
- ISBN 13 9781231105146
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages24
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