The Homing Pigeon. United States. Army. Signal Corps

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       United States. War Department, United States. Army. Signal Corps

      The Homing Pigeon

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664619518

Table of Contents

       SECTION I GENERAL

       1. Purpose

       2. Methods

       3. Origin and History

       4. Nature

       5. Utility

       SECTION II DESCRIPTION

       6. General Appearance

       7. Weight

       8. Plumage

       9. Head

       10. Neck

       11. Body

       12. Respiratory Channels (fig. 2)

       13. Digestive Organs

       14. Bloom or Milt

       15. Molt

       16. Varieties of Feathers

       SECTION III CARE

       17. Loft

       18. Preparation of Loft to Receive Pigeons

       19. Receipt of Pigeons at Loft

       20. Watering

       21. Feeding

       22. Pigeon Feed

       23. Bathing

       24. Catching and Handling

       SECTION IV LOFT MANAGEMENT AND RECORDS

       25. Routine

       26. Classification of Pigeon Colors

       27. Records and Reports

       28. Banding

       29. Loft Equipment

       30. Message Holders

       SECTION V TRAINING

       31. Responsibility for Training

       32. Qualifications for Pigeoneers

       33. Introduction to Pigeon Training

       34. Settling Pigeons

       35. Training for Messenger Service

       36. Delivering Pigeons by Parachute

       SECTION VI MATING AND BREEDING

       37. Mating

       38. Sex

       39. Selection of Stock

       40. Line Breeding

       41. Nests

       42. Control of Breeding

       43. Laying

       44. Hatching and Feeding

       45. Identification

       46. Culling

       SECTION VII DISEASES AND MEDICINES

       47. General