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other home than their loft. Mr. Rhein carried the original breeding stock home when the young birds were about 30 days old. Younger than that, they still need their mothers. Older and they will be “homed” to their original loft and never able to be released. In other words, prisoners to be used only for breeding. Cornucopia Farm will not have any “prisoners.”
For the kind of white doves in Cornucopia’s breeding program, the homing ability, which is a recessive trait, is the most important with color and conformation taking second place.
Mr. Rhein is a member of the White Dove Release Professionals (WDRP), a premier group of people who share their knowledge and experience, but more important to the members is the focus on the ethical questions in their business. For example, WDRP members will not ship birds or tie streamers to their legs or release the doves further
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