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SUMMER PIGEON-FLYING. 



Tumbler pigeon-flying in summer 

 is a very difficult task to many 

 fanciers, who do not know how to 

 treat them properly, and not one out 

 of twenty can fly a kit of birds more 

 than one or two hours at the outside. 

 Some say summer is not a proper 

 time for pigeon-flying, remarking 

 that it is owing to their breeding ; 

 but this is a ridiculous idea, and a 

 great mistake, for if the tumbler 

 pigeon is kept in good condition, it 

 will not fail to do its duty. You 

 will notice that some kits fly a great 

 deal better than others going into 

 the clouds, arid never coming low 

 until they drop. Others will fly very 

 low, in fact, they will fly very little 

 higher than the tops of the houses. 

 This all depends on the feeding and 

 training. A kit that flies low are 

 generally too fat. Feed them on 

 barley while they are breeding, it is 



