Fancy Pigeons: Containing Full Directions For Their Breeding And Management (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781443738439)

This antique text comprises a comprehensive guide to fancy pigeons, including full descriptions for their breeding and management, descriptions of every known variety, and all other information of interest or use to pigeon fanciers. A book that will greatly appeal to anyone with an interest in pigeons and fancy pigeons, this text makes for a worthy addition to collections of pigeon fancying literature and is not to be missed by the discerning collector. The chapters of this book include: Historical, Origin of Fancy Pigeons, The Pigeon House, Loft, and Aviary; Selection of Stock; Feeding, Breeding, and Management; Colours of Fancy Pigeons, Exhibiting Pigeons, Diseases, Varieties of Domestic Pigeons; Common Pigeons; et cetera. This text was originally published in 1887, and is being republished now complete with a new introduction on the subject.

Author: James C. Lyell
ISBN-10: 1443738433
ISBN-13: 9781443738439
Publisher: Wellhausen Press
Language: English
Published: 11/04/2008
Pages: 536
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.82lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.31d