6G Pigeons and All About Them. 



close c-nougli for her to feel the gentle warmth of the 

 fire. Give a couple of Dixons Revivers, and 

 the chances are that in a few hours she will be all 

 right. She. should not, however, be returned to 

 the breeding pen at once ; let her rest for a few days 

 amongst the spare hens; it will give her s>-stem time 

 to recover itself. 



SHL'TTING ri' THE NEST BOX. 



When the h&a is taken away, >'0U must, of 

 course, shut up the nest box, and put the cock bird 

 either among your spare cocks or else in a small 

 pen by himself. If you leave him in the loft without 

 a mate he will very soon discover that of the other 

 cocks he will be able to say, " They all have a maite 

 but me," and as a result he will determine to destroy 

 the peace and happiness reigning dn other families, 

 b}- making love more or less to the mates of other 

 cocks. This leads to fighting, to the breaking of 

 eggs, the scalping of youngsters, the neglect of 

 youngsters, and dther evils equally iindesirable and to 

 be avoided if possible. 



In the case of egg-binding the remedial measures 

 must be prompt to be effective, hence the need for a 

 watchfiil eye when in the loft alt this season of the 

 year, especially amongst the young hens. As pre- 

 vention is so much better than cure, strive to prevent 

 cases of egg-binding by having your birds as fit as 

 fiddles before pairing them. 



This perfection of condition can be obtained by 

 letting them have plenty of exercise, an abundance 

 of fresh air, fresh, clean drinking water every clay, 

 the best of food, and easy access to grit. This latter 

 is more important than many people think. The lime, 

 salts, and iron in the best grits are most essential to 

 the welfare of Pigeons, and are quite as essential as 

 good food. 



SYJIPTOMS .\ND TRE.VTMENT. 



How is the young enthusiast to tell a case of 

 egg-binding from mere loss of limbs through cramp ^ 

 An egg-bound hen is a sorry-looking creatiire, and 

 immediately a hen is found standing in the uest-box 



