Making the Dovecote Pay (Paperback)

This vintage book contains a complete guide to breeding pigeons for profit, with information on common problems, selection, necessary equipment, ailments, and many other related aspects. An accessible and comprehensive guide, "Making the Dovecote Pay" will be of utility to those occupied in the keeping of pigeons, and would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "Selection of Birds", "Housing", "Feeding", "The Moult", "Vermin", "Diseases", "Breeding the Best", "Determining Sex", " Marketing", "Starting a Flock", "Some Ways of Cooking Squabs", and "To Recapitulate". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on pigeons.