Garden Fantails on Dovecotes
Author: Peter M
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Published: 2016-11-07
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ISBN-13: 9781366876140
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book gives an insight into the fascination of keeping free flying Garden Fantail pigeons on a dovecote in a garden environment. There are photographs and sketches of dovecotes together with many aspects of the management of pigeons in general. There is a chapter devoted to the origin and history of the pigeon showing the geographical regions occupied including the use of pigeons as message carriers over the centuries up to the present day and reference is made to Darwin's research on pigeons in the 19th century.Extensive details are given on food, grit, food containers and perches together with chapters on breeding and physiology including flight and moulting.