The Homing Pigeon :: CONTENTS

CONTENTS

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			Paragraph	Page
SECTION	I.	GENERAL
		Purpose	1	1
		Methods	2	1
		Origin and history	3	1
		Nature	4	1
		Utility	5	2
	II.	DESCRIPTION
		General appearance	6	3
		Weight	7	3
		Plumage	8	3
		Head	9	3
		Neck	10	3
		Body	11	3
		Respiratory channels	12	5
		Digestive organs	13	6
		Bloom or milt	14	6
		Molt	15	8
		Varieties of feathers	16	9
	III.	CARE
		Loft	17	11
		Preparation of loft to receive pigeons	18	11
		Receipt of pigeons at loft	19	11
		Watering	20	14
		Feeding	21	15
		Pigeon feed	22	16
		Bathing	23	25
		Catching and handling	24	25
	IV.	LOFT MANAGEMENT AND RECORDS
		Routine	25	28
		Classification of pigeon colors	26	28
		Records and reports	27	29
		Banding	28	37
		Loft equipment	29	39
		Message holders	30	42
	V.	TRAINING
		Responsibility for training	31	45
		Qualifications for pigeoneers	32	45
		Introduction to pigeon training	33	46
		Settling pigeons	34	46
		Training for messenger service	35	50
		Delivering pigeons by parachute	36	58
	VI.	MATING AND BREEDING
		Mating	37	62
		Sex	38	62
		Selection of stock	39	62
		Line breeding	40	64
		Nests	41	64
		Control of breeding	42	64
		Laying	43	65
		Hatching and feeding	44	65
		Identification	45	65
		Culling	46	65
	VII.	DISEASES AND MEDICINES
		General	47	67
		Prevention of disease	48	67
		Control of disease	49	67
		Anatomy and physiology	50	68
		Indications of sickness	51	69
		Diseases	52	69
		External parasites	53	73
		Internal parasites	54	77
		Treatment of injuries	55	81
		Medicines	56	82

This manual supersedes TM 11-140, 10 September 1940

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