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A feeding station for dispensing food or water to small animals. The feeding station having two support members at an angle to one another, and a plurality of apertures in said support members in sets of upper and lower cooperating apertures. A bottle having an angular configuration is adapted to be

A feeding station for dispensing food or water to small animals. The feeding station having two support members at an angle to one another, and a plurality of apertures in said support members in sets of upper and lower cooperating apertures. A bottle having an angular configuration is adapted to be inserted in said apertures in the support members. The angle or bend in the bottle abuts against one of the support members preventing the bottle from "falling out" of the feeding station. The bottle are further retained in the housing by abutting against the other support member and a resilient strap from above, which permits the lamb or other small animal t o "bunt" the bottle to simulate natural feeding. The feeding station is adapted to mounted on a vertical member and feed more than one small animal at a time.

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We claim: 1. A feeding station for holding one or more bottles comprising: a housing having a retaining plate and a top plate, wherein said top plate and said retaining plate are at an angle to one another; wherein the top plate and the retaining plate each comprise an aperture, the aperture of the

We claim: 1. A feeding station for holding one or more bottles comprising: a housing having a retaining plate and a top plate, wherein said top plate and said retaining plate are at an angle to one another; wherein the top plate and the retaining plate each comprise an aperture, the aperture of the top plate and the aperture of the retaining plate being generally vertically aligned, but not coaxial; wherein the feeding station further comprises a bottle received in said apertures, and wherein the bottle has an angular configuration; and wherein the apertures are defined by sleeve surfaces that contact the bottle at three points. 2. A feeding station as in claim 1, wherein the top plate and the retaining plate are secured to a mounting plate, and wherein the retaining plate and the mounting plate are at an angle. 3. A feeding station for holding one or more bottles comprising: a housing having a retaining plate and a top plate, wherein said top plate and said retaining plate are at an angle to one another; wherein the top plate and the retaining plate each comprise an aperture, the aperture of the top plate and the aperture of the retaining plate being generally vertically aligned, but not coaxial; wherein the feeding station further comprises a bottle received in said apertures, and wherein the bottle has an angular configuration; and wherein a resilient strap releasably retains the bottle in said housing. 4. A feeding station for holding one or more bottles comprising: a housing having a retaining plate and a top plate, wherein said top plate and said retaining plate are at an angle to one another, the top plate and the retaining plate are secured to a mounting plate, and the retaining plate and the mounting plate are at an angle to one another; wherein the top plate and the retaining plate each comprise an aperture, the aperture of the top plate and the aperture of the retaining plate being generally vertically aligned, but not coaxial; wherein the feeding station further comprises a bottle received in said apertures, and wherein the bottle has an angular configuration; and wherein the angle between the mounting plate and retaining plate and the angle between the retaining plate and the top plate generally correspond to an angle in the bottle. 5. A feeding station comprising a housing having: a mounting plate; a retaining plate at a first angle to said mounting plate; a top plate at a second angle to said retaining plate and at a third angle to said mounting plate; wherein said retaining plate and said top plate each comprise at least one aperture defined by a sleeve surface, and wherein said aperture in the top plate and said aperture in the retaining plate are generally vertically aligned; and a bottle in said apertures, wherein said bottle has an angular configuration. 6. A feeding station as in claim 5, wherein said aperture in the top plate and the aperture in the retaining plate are generally cylindrical and not coaxial. 7. A feeding station as in claim 5, wherein said housing further comprises two side plates one on each side of the housing extending perpendicularly from the mounting plate and adjacent the retaining plate. 8. A feeding station as in claim 7, wherein the mounting plate, the retaining plate, the top plate and the two side plates each comprise and inner face, and wherein said inner faces define and interior space configured to receive a portion of said bottle. 9. A feeding station as in claim 5, wherein the bottle comprises a first end adapted for feeding, a main body portion having an upper portion, a lower portion and a bend between said upper and lower portions, and a second end. 10. A feeding station as in claim 9, wherein a portion of said sleeve surface in the top plate contacts the main body of the bottle at one point, and wherein a portion of said sleeve surface in the retaining plate contacts the main body of the bottle at two points. 11. A feeding station as in claim 10, wherein the main body of the bottle contacts an upper rear edge of the sleeve surface in the top plate, an upper front edge and a lower rear edge of the sleeve surface in the retaining plate. 12. A feeding station as in claim 10, wherein the main body of the bottle contacts only an upper rear edge of the sleeve surface in the top plate, an upper front edge and a lower rear edge of the sleeve surface in the retaining plate. 13. A feeding station as in claim 9, wherein a strap extends over the second end of the bottle. 14. A feeding station as in claim 9, wherein the main body of the bottle and the sleeve surfaces are generally cylindrical. 15. A feeding station as in claim 5, wherein the first, second, and third angles form a right triangle. 16. A feeding station for holding at least one bottle for holding liquid, the bottle having an angled main body, and the feeding station comprising: an upper plate having a generally cylindrical upper aperture, having a first central axis perpendicular to the plane of the upper plate; a lower plate having a generally cylindrical lower aperture, having a second central axis perpendicular to the plane of the lower plate; wherein the upper and lower plates are at an angle to each other ranging from 30-60 degrees to each other; and wherein said first axis and said second axis intersect in an interior space between the upper and lower plate. 17. A feeding station as in claim 16, further comprising a bottle received in said apertures, and wherein the bottle has an angular configuration between 20 and 45 degrees. 18. A feeding station as in claim 17, wherein the bottle contacts the upper aperture only at an upper rear edge of the upper aperture, and wherein the bottle contacts the lower aperture only at an upper rear edge and a lower front edge of the lower aperture.