seems unfortunately to be gradually disappearing. Unscrupulous pigeon dealers have played havoc with the true Carneau and you will find all kinds of funny looking pigeons being masqueraded about the country as real Carneaux. There are, fortunately, still a few reputable dealers from whom it is safe to purchase this stock.
Unlike the Homing pigeon, the Carneau may be permitted to fly at large after having been confined in a new home a couple of weeks. Turn an adult Homer loose and it is, as a rule, not many minutes until it has started in the direction of the place of its birth.
Which—Homers or Carneaux? This question has been asked the writer many, many times. Both breeds are fine producers of squabs, if given proper care and food. Both breeds of birds will produce practically the same number of squabs in twelve months. The Carneau would probably have a little the best of it in the amount of actual weight produced. The writer believes the Homer will, in the long run, prove the most profitable squab raiser; he is certainly by far the handsomer bird of the
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CARNEAU PIGEON
