Pigeons

Question 0

How long have men been associated with pigeons?

Answer 0

4000 years

Question 1

What are 3 uses for pigeons?

Answer 1

Sport, utility, fancy

Question 2

How old are squabs when there sold to market?

Answer 2

28-30 days

Question 3

How long are pigeons paired up?

Answer 3

For life

Question 4

Why should you insist on getting mated pairs of pigeons?

Answer 4

So you don’t need to find a mate for the pigeon

Question 5

How many nests do you need for each pair of pigeons?

Answer 5

2 nests

Question 6

What types of bedding are used for pigeons?

Answer 6

Short straw, corse hay, tobacco stems

Question 7

What do squabs eat?

Answer 7

Pigeon milk

Question 8

True or false pigeons tip there head back like a chicken to drink?

Answer 8

False pigeons swallow like humans?

Question 9

Name 3 of the 5 pigeon diseases/parasites?

Answer 9

Canker, mites, lice, colds, pigeon pox

Question 10

What are today’s pigeons bred for?

Answer 10

• Racing and homing (Sporting), Meat Production (Utility), Exhibition (Fancy)

Question 11

Describe the incubation of a Pigeon egg?

Answer 11

A hen lays an egg and immediately begins sitting. From 4pm to 10pm she sits, then the cock takes her place. 24 hours after the first egg is laid she lays a second and after 17 days the squabs hatch.

Question 12

What Disease or Parasite plague Pigeons?

Answer 12

Canker (trichomoniasis), Mites (Red or Black Mites), Pigeon Lice , Colds, Pigeon Pox

Question 13

What are the symptoms of Pigeon Pox?

Answer 13

Hard crusty light-colored sores that appear around the mouth or eyes and can grow to obstruct the vision.

Question 14

What shows up as yellowish white pustule or crust in throat of the young pigeon?

Answer 14

Canker

Question 15

What are the Breed Groups of Pigeons?

Answer 15

Sporting, Utility, Fancy

Question 16

Name some Breeds from the Sporting Group?

Answer 16

Homers, Rollers, Tumblers

Question 17

Name some Breeds of the Utility Group of Pigeons?

Answer 17

King, Carneau, Mondain, Hungarian

Question 18

Name some breeds of the Fancy group of Pigeons?

Answer 18

Fantails, Jacobins, Modenas, Frills, Pouters,Owls, Trumpters

Question 19

Which Sporting Pigeon possess an uncanny sense of direction?

Answer 19

Homers

Question 20

Which Pigeon Utility Group has a gentle disposition?

Answer 20

Mondains

Question 21

Which Pigeon in the Fancy group is an African Variety?

Answer 21

Owls

Question 22

Which Pigeon has a large square build and has a full well-rounded breast?

Answer 22

Kings from the Utility Pigeons

Question 23

Name the 5 Wing parts of a Pigeon?

Answer 23

Wrist or wing butt, Lesser coverts, Middle Coverts, Second wing bar, First Wing Bar