PHEASANTS IN COVERT AND AVIARY 



the pens is i8 feet long by 14 feet, and twelve such pens 

 can be had for ^60 or thereabouts. 



Smaller pens, 8 feet in length by 8 feet in breadth and 

 3 feet high, are used by many. Low roofs are provided 

 in the corners for shelter. 



These pens can be shifted about three times a year, 

 though some only move them once a year. If more 



PORTABLE WOODEN HURDLES FOR PHEASANT PENS 



economical structures are desired, the prospective game- 

 farmer must buy cheap second-hand timber for the uprights, 

 and a supply of 2-inch mesh netting, boarding up the 

 bottom of the pens 18 inches from the ground. A 

 most useful form of improved portable wooden hurdles to 

 form Pheasant pens are as depicted in the annexed illus- 

 tration. The top, 4 feet 6 inches, is covered with 2-inch mesh 

 netting, and the bottom boarded up 18 inches from the 

 ground. The hurdles are made 6 feet long and 6 feet high, 

 but not painted. The prices are 5s. each, but hurdles 



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