Origin:
The Middle East, presumably Syria. It is named for Saint Thaqlah. It was imported
to the United States in 1954 from Damascus, Syria, by Sam M. Shadeed, of
Jacksonville, North Carolina.
Description:
A flying breed which does not tumble. It is a neat bird, with fairly tight
feathering and of good flying type.
Size:
Small, average weight about 13 ounces.
Ornaments:
It
is clean-legged, with a small, tight shell crest and a small mane. Reds and
yellows also have a beak crest or nasal tuft.
Colors:
it is bred in black, blue, red, and yellow. The plumage is colored with white
flights and tail and a white patch starting at the eye and extending backwards
and across the top-skull to the other eye and to the crest.
Comment:
This
is an attractive flying breed, but has not as yet become popular in the United
States.
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
Taqlaji Pigeon Pictures Gallery
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