The Homing Pigeon
War Department Technical Manual TM 11-410
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THE HOMING PIGEON
WAR DEPARTMENT • JANUARY 1945
CONTENTS
SECTION I GENERAL
1. Purpose
2. Methods
3. Origin and History
4. Nature
5. Utility
SECTION II DESCRIPTION
6. General Appearance
7. Weight
8. Plumage
9. Head
10. Neck
11. Body
12. Respiratory Channels (fig. 2)
13. Digestive Organs
14. Bloom or Milt
15. Molt
16. Varieties of Feathers
SECTION III CARE
17. Loft
18. Preparation of Loft to Receive Pigeons
19. Receipt of Pigeons at Loft
20. Watering
21. Feeding
22. Pigeon Feed
23. Bathing
24. Catching and Handling
SECTION IV LOFT MANAGEMENT AND RECORDS
25. Routine
26. Classification of Pigeon Colors
27. Records and Reports
28. Banding
29. Loft Equipment
30. Message Holders
SECTION V TRAINING
31. Responsibility for Training
32. Qualifications for Pigeoneers
33. Introduction to Pigeon Training
34. Settling Pigeons
35. Training for Messenger Service
36. Delivering Pigeons by Parachute
SECTION VI MATING AND BREEDING
37. Mating
38. Sex
39. Selection of Stock
40. Line Breeding
41. Nests
42. Control of Breeding
43. Laying
44. Hatching and Feeding
45. Identification
46. Culling
SECTION VII DISEASES AND MEDICINES
47. General
48. Prevention of Disease
49. Control of Disease
50. Anatomy and Physiology
51. Indications of Sickness
52. Diseases
53. External Parasites
54. Internal Parasites
55. Treatment of Injuries
56. Medicines
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