^i' AMERICAN SQUAB CULTURE 



Pigeons do not eat meat, they live on grain principally, but 

 eat a little grass, Swiss chard, clover or lettuce leaves in the 

 spring and summer. 



Pigeons do not drink like a chicken, but more like a horse. 

 They require a great deal of clean, fresh water. 



Pigeons do not scratch in the dirt like chickens, but depend 

 on what they can find to eat on top of the ground in plain sight. 



Pigeons do not dust themselves as chickens do, but take a 

 water bath instead, like c'anary birds. 



Pigeons shed their baby feathers when about three months old, 

 then, like all other fowls, molt in the fall of each year, when 

 they get an entire new coat of feathers. 



Pigeons live to be 12 or 15 years old or older, but are not active 

 producers of squabs after 8 or 10 years of age. In fact, they 

 slow up after 6 years of age. 



