CHAPTER III 



LAYING AND HATCHING 



The Cock Drives the Hen — One Egg Hatches Before the Other — Chang- 

 ing Squahs from One Nest to Another — The Growth of Squabs — 

 Sciuabs fed by T^irents — The Most rrofltablc Birds to Own, 



In your \ jsits to a pigeon loft yon will notice a pair of birds 

 billing and kissing. Tliis is tlio nat\n-al forcriinner of breeding, 

 riie cock l)ird will soon Ije seen to fread. Then he "drives" the 

 hen, following her aronnd front perch to perch, on to the run- 

 ning boards, on to the ground and so on until he finally suc- 

 ceetls in getting her into the nest which they have selected. 

 He will keep right in behind her and peck at her until she obeys 



SQUABS ONK; day OLD AXD THREE DATS Oi^D 

 I'hoto from Longwood Squab Farm, Longwood, Fla. 



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