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CHAPTER VIII 



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ENEMIES OF THE SQUAB PLANT 107 



Lice, Mites and Other Vermin 107 



Cats, Rats and Mice 110 



Thieves and Bad Boys Ill 



Sparrows, Hawks and Owls Ill 



CHAPTER IX 



MOULTING AND COLOR BREEDING 113 



Moulting 113 



Explanation of Feather Coloring 114 



How to Breed Yellow, Dun or Silver Colored Pigeons 116 



Inbreeding 119 



CHAPTER X 



PIGEON DISEASES AND REMEDIES 121 



General Remarks • 121 



Roup and Colds 122 



"Going Light" 123 



Sore Eyes 124 



Lumps on Wings 126 



Sore Feet 126 



Mud Balls 127 



Simple Remedies 127 



Feeding Weak or Sick Pigeons 130 



Feeding Squabs by Hand 130 



Helpful Remedies 132 



CHAPTER XI 



MATING AND SELECTION OF BREEDING STOCK 135 



How Pigeons Mate 135 



How to Tell Male from Female 139 



The Growth of a Squab 141 



Anatomy of the Pigeon 144 



How to Keep an Equal Number of Males and Females 148 



What to Do with Odd Cocks 149 



