Product Description
by James C. Lyell (Author)
This antique text comprises a comprehensive guide on fancy pigeons, including full descriptions for their breeding and management, with 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'; etcetera. This text was originally published in 1887, and is proudly republished now complete with a new introduction on the subject.