Almond Brown Pigeon with Origin Description Size Comment and Pictures Gallery

Origin: East Haven, Connecticut, in June, 1947. This difficult combination was deliberately bred for in mixed stock by W. F. Hollander in his study of interrelations of several sex-linked color factors.

Description: Squabs in the nest have extremely short down and pink eyes, resembling albinos. Adults resemble almond except the flecking or mottling is brown rather than blue-black and the eyes tend to be dark.

Size: The coloration shows no relation with size.

Comment: This coloration is unusual in permitting criss-cross sexing of squabs from crosses in either direction with almost any other color type. For example, blue cock x almond-brown hen produces almond-color sons and blue daughters, while the reverse cross, almond-brown cock x blue hen, gives almond-brown daughters and almond-color sons. At present (1964) the almond-brown combination is only bred at Iowa State University, but it could readily be bred into any breed.

Seven steps must follows for Pigeon growing:

The requirements for pigeon breeding are simple, but they must be followed to be successful. There should be no relaxing or neglect at any time, for it is much easier to prevent trouble than to eliminate disease, parasites or vermin once these have occurred.

1. A dry house with the inside protected from rain or snow.

2. Separate houses for mated pairs and odd birds.

3. A flypen, if the breed requires one that dries out easily.

4.  A suitable feed ration protected from contamination.

5. A suitable mineral ration protected from contamination.

6. Water suitable for human consumption protected from contamination.

7. Suitable nesting materials.

If any one of the seven is neglected, trouble of some sort will eventually occur.

References: Wendell Mitchell Levi (1891-1976), accepted everywhere as Mr. Pigeon

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