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Practical Dove Keeping a Complete Guide
Practical Dove Keeping a Complete Guide.
My first involvement with pigeons was in the early fifties and I kept them for many years before leaving home to join the military. My involvement with doves is more recent and I have been keeping them since early 2013. At first I jumped in with both feet and expended a lot of time, money and effort, before arriving at what I consider to be the perfect method of dove keeping. "Perfect for me that is!"
In the opinion of my dear wife I am an 'enigma.' Whilst I am a bit of a perfectionist, (I like things to be aesthetically appealing and will work hard to maintain that standard), it appears that I also have a 'lazy gene' and will go out of my way to find an easy way of doing things. After much experimentation my dove keeping is now as hassle free and as easy as I can get it, albeit it is perhaps just a little bit unconventional.
Although my book will tell you most, if not all of what you need to know about keeping doves it is not a reference book. It is essentially my story based on my own dove keeping experiences.
Although not intended as a reference book; i.e. it is not cross indexed to death, it is nevertheless a comprehensive guide on all aspects of dove keeping; including: Why keep doves? - Types of dove. - Anatomy of a dove. - Are doves a nuisance? - Is it a dove or a pigeon? - Advice for buying / obtaining doves. - My top ten tips for new dove keepers. - Advantages and disadvantages of the various types of habitation. - Guarding against predators. - Location of the dovecote. - Tips for buying a dovecote. - Erecting a dovecote. - Roosting areas. - From the cradle to the grave. - Hand rearing young chicks. - Hand taming your doves. - Sexing young doves. - Homing doves. - Providing care. - Ailments and medication. - Limiting flight numbers. - Catching doves. - Humane despatch or culling. - To ring or not to ring? - Record keeping. - Regular cleaning and maintenance. Dealing with droppings at the base of the dovecote. - Replacing a dovecote or removing for maintenance. - Building your own dovecote. - Disconnected jottings. - Useful links, - and much more.
My first involvement with pigeons was in the early fifties and I kept them for many years before leaving home to join the military. My involvement with doves is more recent and I have been keeping them since early 2013. At first I jumped in with both feet and expended a lot of time, money and effort, before arriving at what I consider to be the perfect method of dove keeping. "Perfect for me that is!"
In the opinion of my dear wife I am an 'enigma.' Whilst I am a bit of a perfectionist, (I like things to be aesthetically appealing and will work hard to maintain that standard), it appears that I also have a 'lazy gene' and will go out of my way to find an easy way of doing things. After much experimentation my dove keeping is now as hassle free and as easy as I can get it, albeit it is perhaps just a little bit unconventional.
Although my book will tell you most, if not all of what you need to know about keeping doves it is not a reference book. It is essentially my story based on my own dove keeping experiences.
Although not intended as a reference book; i.e. it is not cross indexed to death, it is nevertheless a comprehensive guide on all aspects of dove keeping; including: Why keep doves? - Types of dove. - Anatomy of a dove. - Are doves a nuisance? - Is it a dove or a pigeon? - Advice for buying / obtaining doves. - My top ten tips for new dove keepers. - Advantages and disadvantages of the various types of habitation. - Guarding against predators. - Location of the dovecote. - Tips for buying a dovecote. - Erecting a dovecote. - Roosting areas. - From the cradle to the grave. - Hand rearing young chicks. - Hand taming your doves. - Sexing young doves. - Homing doves. - Providing care. - Ailments and medication. - Limiting flight numbers. - Catching doves. - Humane despatch or culling. - To ring or not to ring? - Record keeping. - Regular cleaning and maintenance. Dealing with droppings at the base of the dovecote. - Replacing a dovecote or removing for maintenance. - Building your own dovecote. - Disconnected jottings. - Useful links, - and much more.
278 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 28, 2018
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