Download or read book The Strain Makers - The Art of Breeding Long Distance Pigeons written by Old Hand and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The illustrated contents include detailed chapters on: Male and Female Strains - Inbreeding - Starting a Strain - The Male Strain - The Producer Hen - Pedigree Breeding - Egg Perfection - The Female Line - Art of Selection - Eye Sign - Champions - Pedigrees etc. Originally published early 1900s. Many of the earliest livestock books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.