. The national standard squab book. Pigeons. 364 APPENDIX G. CARNEAU. SPLASHED CARNEAU. HOV/ TO PATCH AND HATCH BROKEN EGGS, by M. C. Martin. One who deals in high-priced pigeons can by hatching out the broken eggs save many ^ dollars. Infertile eggs should be saved for patching the cracked or broken eggs. In warm weather place these in a small box in the squabhouse. In the winter keep some "fresh" infertile eggs where they will not freeze, and whenever you find a " good" egg that is cracked or broken, select an infertile egg of similar size. If the egg is broken on an
. The national standard squab book. Pigeons. 364 APPENDIX G. CARNEAU. SPLASHED CARNEAU. HOV/ TO PATCH AND HATCH BROKEN EGGS, by M. C. Martin. One who deals in high-priced pigeons can by hatching out the broken eggs save many ^ dollars. Infertile eggs should be saved for patching the cracked or broken eggs. In warm weather place these in a small box in the squabhouse. In the winter keep some "fresh" infertile eggs where they will not freeze, and whenever you find a " good" egg that is cracked or broken, select an infertile egg of similar size. If the egg is broken on an end, take an end half of the infertile egg and place it over the egg to be patched, and if the fit is a good one put the egg back in the nest and as soon as the shell lining is dry, it will fit like glue to the "good" egg. If an egg - is broken on the side, break the shell of the infertile egg lengthwise and patcj^ the egg as above directed. Unless a good round, sound shell covers the egg, the two will roll together in the nest and the broken or " dented" shell will soon be broken in by the other egg, hence the reason for patching the egg. Of course if the mem- brane of the egg is broken, there is no remedy, but this is very seldom the case, and the patching can be done very quickly as this is a very simple method. I have a flock of 175 Homers and Um getting $4 a dozen for my squabs. I ship them to Charlotte.—J. Paul Leonard, North Carolina. HOW A PRACTICAL IOWA PLANT IS RUN, by P. P. French, Prom what ex- perience I have ' had with a number of difEerent varieties of pigeons, it is my opinion that a good Homer is hard to beat for squab purposes. By k^nng our birds in large pens, it reduces the labor of taking care of them to a minimum. We try to keep the flock as nearly mated as possible. We know they were mated in the flrst place, and when an old bird dies it is an easy matter to break it open and see whether it is a male or female and then replace
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