The national standard squab book . s a berrycrate. Fill it with straw and hay (use the fine oat, not ryestraw, cut into six-inch lengths) and shut down the when the birds want nesting material they will fly tothe vertical openings in the sides of the berry crates, sticktheir bills in and make their selection. The cover of the berrycrate prevents the birds from soiling the nesting material. 50 NATIONAL STANDARD SQUAB BOOK They will not build nests with dirty nesting material. It mustbe first-class, clean, dry and sweet or they will not use it. Some of our customers use pine needles s
The national standard squab book . s a berrycrate. Fill it with straw and hay (use the fine oat, not ryestraw, cut into six-inch lengths) and shut down the when the birds want nesting material they will fly tothe vertical openings in the sides of the berry crates, sticktheir bills in and make their selection. The cover of the berrycrate prevents the birds from soiling the nesting material. 50 NATIONAL STANDARD SQUAB BOOK They will not build nests with dirty nesting material. It mustbe first-class, clean, dry and sweet or they will not use it. Some of our customers use pine needles successfully fornesting material. We have never tried them because theyare not plentiful around our farm. Where they are in abun-dance, we recommend that they be tried. When a new lot of pigeons are placed in a squab house,they will cause annoyance, while they are learning their newhome and getting ready to go to work, by making manure inthe nest bowls, where they roost. This cannot be remedy is, to clean once a Fill this berry crate with nesting material (straw cut into six-inch lengths, andhay, mixed about equally) and place it in centre of squab house. The cover preventsthe birds from fouling the nesting material, Thev stick their bills through the slats,select the wisps they want, and fly to nests. CHAPTER V. WATER AND FEED. Necessity of Pure Water and Plenty of it—The Kind ofDrinking Dish to Use and the Kind Not to Use—Manage-ment of the Drinking Fountain and Bath Pan—The FeedTrough and Self-Feeder—Feeding Habits—What Grainsto Use—How to Mix Red Wheat and Cracked Corn—Useof Grit, Oyster Shell and Salt—How to Feed the Dainties—Keep Feed before Your Flock All the Time. Pure water and plenty of it is good for pigeons. When theweather is not too cold, it is the custom of pigeons to getinto water, wherever it is. When they cannot bathe in it,they will stick their dirty feet into it. When they cannotget in their feet, they will douse their h
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