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tfiem out will send them in the clouds 

 for hours on a clear day. I consider 

 ten o'clock in the morning a nice time 

 to rise them as it gives them plenty of 

 time to do a long fly. But if they do 

 not fly very long I should then advise 

 you to let them out about dinnertime. 

 At this time of the year old birds are 

 generally moulting bad, and some have 

 such bad wings that it is impossible 

 for them to fly many minutes. I 

 should advise you to remedy this by 

 keeping them in, or they are liable to 

 drop down the chimneys or strain their 

 wings by the extra pressure required. 



PIGEON FLYING IN WINTER. 



Tumbler Pigeon Flying in Winter 

 is a very easy task, for the common 

 Tumbler will fly moderate in winter. 

 Most of the amateur fanciers can do 

 good performance this time of the 

 year. About nine o'clock in the 

 morning and six in the evening is the 



