SHIPPING BREEDING STOCK 



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durable shipping crate can he made. Wliere a breeder ships 

 many birds it will i)ay him to own a supply of these crates 

 and have it; thorougldy understood that tlie crates are to be 

 returned when the birds arc removed therefrom at destination. 

 They are returned at a very low express rate. 



A small Iji^g of feed sliould lie attached to the top of the 

 shii)ping crate with a sto\it string. This I)ag should contain 

 enough feed to last the birds tlirougliout their journey and due 



A PEN OF TELLOW CARNEAUX 

 Photo from Wilson Pigeon Farm. AVilson, Kan. 



allowance should be made for delays and lay-overs. A card 

 should be attached to the crate, in plain sight, asking that the 

 birds be fed and watered daily at certain hours. 



To ship several pairs of birds in one compartment is nothing 

 more than cruelty and is certainly a thing that will result in 

 many dead birds. Not only this but when many birds are 

 shipped together matings invariably become broken and the 

 party receiving the birds will say that you have not shipped 

 mated pairs when in reality they may have left your plant 

 thoroughly mated. 



A little care and forethought in shipping breeding birds will 

 go a long way toward making satisfied customers for you. 



