American Squab Culture; a Practical Work On Squab Culture Covering Every Phase of the Raising, Housing And Marketing of Squabs
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Clam shells will do, but are not as good. Small sea shells are extra fine. Do not confuse your oyster shell with grit, however. Birds need grit with which to grind their food, and lime-containing substances do not serve this purpose. Mediumly crushed oyster shell should be kept before the birds at all times. It can gener- ally be secured in three sizes, fine, medium and coarse, at poultry supply houses. The coarse is too large and cannot be swallowed by pigeons. The fine is so small that there ...is a lot of waste to it as pigeons will not eat the dust. Hence, the medium is the practicable size for pigeons. The best way to supply oyster shell is in a small receptacle placed in the middle of the nest room or in a grit hopper as is described elsewhere under that head. SALT People who are not familiar with the habits of pigeons are surprised to learn that they eat salt, and especially when they GRIT, CHARCOAL, SALT AND WATER 95 leam that they eat it in quantities. They require a certain amount of salt daily and it should be kept before them at all times.
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