The national standard squab book . ecessaryfor the bird to gather them together again, and after two orthree mishaps like this she is liable to desert them. Theearthenware is cold, breakable and can be kept clean onlywith water. The washing of the nappies becomes a tedioustask and is often neglected. In winter weather, the earthen-ware dishes become so cold that ones fingers are numbedby handling them—and the squabs which sit in them arenumbed, even frozen. Later we perfected a nest bowl made of wood which metevery objection raised against earthenware. We sold thou-sands of them during the two
The national standard squab book . ecessaryfor the bird to gather them together again, and after two orthree mishaps like this she is liable to desert them. Theearthenware is cold, breakable and can be kept clean onlywith water. The washing of the nappies becomes a tedioustask and is often neglected. In winter weather, the earthen-ware dishes become so cold that ones fingers are numbedby handling them—and the squabs which sit in them arenumbed, even frozen. Later we perfected a nest bowl made of wood which metevery objection raised against earthenware. We sold thou-sands of them during the two years we had them on the marketand they gave good satisfaction except when some weremade of improperly seasoned lumber, in which case theywould crack and split after a few months use. After studyand experiment to remove this objection, we had expensivepatterns and moulds made and began the manufacture of OLD-STYLE NEST PAN. WATER DISH. LARGE NAPPY. SMALL NAPPY. Do not use either the old-style pigeon nest pan or open water THE WOOD-FIBRE NEST is made in one size (nine inches diameter of bowl). To give stability, thebowl may be fastened to a base by one screw. The first picture shows the perspectiveview; the second picture shows one-half cut away. This is the most practical nestpan for squab raising and is having an enormous sale. The bowl may be screweddirectly to the bottom of the nest box. (See page 48.)
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