Prefesis
The information contained in this manual has to do entirely with squab breeding pigeons. It is written with the idea in mind of helping those already interested in this rapidly growing industry, or those about to embark in it. It is written and compiled by one who has experienced all the difficulties encountered by the beginner, and has learned from those experiences how to properly and profitably care for and raise pigeons and squabs.
At the present time there are two breeds of pigeons extensively being used for squab breeding purposes. The Homer pigeon and the Carneau. (Plural spelled Carneaux, and both pronounced alike: "Car-No.") Runts and Crosses are not used as squab breeders to any very great extent.
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HOMER PIGEON
The Homer and Carneau are both of Belgian origin, and you will frequently hear the Homer referred to as Antwerp. The Carneau pigeon as a rule is somewhat larger than the Homer, and as a natural result produces a slightly larger squab. This was the situation a few years ago, when the first Carneau were imported into this country, but the difference in size of these two kind of birds
