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APPENDIX G 



RED CARXEAU. 



SPLASHED CARNEAU. 



HOW TO PATCH AND HATCH BROKEN 

 EGGS, by M. C. Martin. One who deals in 

 high-priced pigeons can by hatching out the 

 broken eggs save many dollars. Infertile 

 eggs should be saved for patching the cracked 

 or broken eggs. In warm weather place these 

 in a small box in the squabhouse. In the winter 

 keep some "fresh" infertile eggs where they 

 will not freeze, and whenever you find a " good" 

 egg that is cracked or broken, select an infertile 

 egg of similar size. If the egg is broken on 

 an end, take an end half of the infertile egg and 

 place it over the egg to be patched,^ and if the 

 fit is a good one put the egg back in the nest 

 and as soon as the shell lining is dry, it will 

 fit Hke glue to the "good" egg. If an egg 

 is broken on the side, break the shell of the 

 infertile egg lengthwise and patch the egg as 

 above directed. 



Unless a good round, sound shell covers the 

 egg, the two will roll together in the nest and 

 the broken or "dented" shell will soon be 

 broken in by the other egg, hence the reason 

 for patching the egg. Of course if the mem- 

 brane of the egg is broken, there is no remedy, 

 but this is very seldom the case, and the 

 patching can be done very quickly as this is a 

 very simple method. 



I have a flock of 175 Homers and am getting 

 S4 a dozen for my squabs. I ship them to 

 Charlotte. — I- Paul Leonard, North Carolina. 



HOW A PRACTICAL IOWA 

 PLANT IS RUN, by P. P. 

 French, MJ). From what ex- 

 perience I have had with a 

 number of different varieties of 

 pigeons, it is my opinion that a 

 good Homer is hard to beat for 

 squab purposes. By keeping 

 our birds in large pens, it reduces 

 the labor of t^ng care of them 

 to a minimum. We try to keep 

 the flock as nearly mated as 

 possible. We know they were 

 mated in the first place, and 

 when an old bird dies it is an 

 easy matter to break it open 

 and see whether it is a male or 

 female and then replace it from 

 our small pen with one of the 

 same sex. That method comes 

 the nearest to keeping a flock 

 mated of any I know, keeping 

 the birds in large pens as we 

 do, and while it is not a perfect 

 method, I consider it good 

 enough for all practical pur- 

 poses, and does away with a lot 

 of time spent in banding, num- 

 bering and recording. I tried 

 that method when I first started 

 in the business, but soon gave 

 it up and adopted the other 

 method, and have been just as 

 well_ satisfied with the results. 

 Again by keeping a large nimi- 

 ber of birds in a pen it is pos- 

 sible for one man to take care 

 of ten thousand birds, except picking the squabs, 

 and I believe in having the same man take 

 care of the birds all the time if possible, because 

 they very much object to having strangers 

 around. 



Regarding prices I can say that we ship our 

 squabs to Chicago, and last year (1910) they 

 averaged us thirty-two cents apiece net the 

 year roiind, leaving us a profit of over a dollar 

 a pair for our flock, and by that I mean all 

 expenses for feed, etc., except the work. 



I go to Chicago in the spring and fall and 

 sell our entire oucput of squabs for the suc- 

 ceeding six months^at a contract price, and by 

 so doing we know just where we are at all the 

 time, and do not have to feel that we are 

 getting stung by sharp buyers, as the element 

 of doubt is removed. 



I am getting for squabs dressed: 1 pound, 

 156.00 per dozen; 14 ounces, $5.50 per dozen; 

 12 ounces, S5.00 per dozen; 10 ounces, $4.50 

 per dozen. I sell nothing less than ten ounces 

 and have fair luck with my birds, my prices and 

 squabs. My squabs advertise themselves. — 

 Albert H. Gerling, Illinois. 



Question: Do you believe in pulling out 

 the tail feathers of young pigeons, to help 



them grow? Answer: No, it is unsightly, and 

 unnecessary. Let Nature attend to this mat- 

 ter in her own way. 



