Mr. Rogers states that his three-year-old birds outlay the one- and two- 

 year-olds approximately ten eggs to the season year after year. It is 

 well to remember, also, that birds distributed gratis by the states are not 

 to be confined and hence cannot be used for breeding for private profit. 

 The amount of breeding stock ordered will depend, of course, upon the 

 number of birds the breeder wishes to raise. It is probably conservative 

 to estimate that it is possible to rear to maturity 12 birds to each breeding 

 hen, where only a few breeders are kept and there is ample range. This 

 is based on an estimate of twenty eggs laid by each hen and the bringing to 

 maturity of chicks from a few more than half of that number. On this 

 basis, if one wished to rear 120 pheasants a year, for instance, he would 

 order ten hens and two cocks. 



PEN FOR BREEDERS.— The order for the birds given, in fact, prior 

 to its placing, a pen for their confinement should be provided. This may 

 be of several types. The most important detail to be considered is that a 

 space of not less than 75 square feet should be available for each bird, if 

 the pen be of the stationary type. Where birds are reared in large num- 

 bers, 100 or more feet is preferable. As stationary pens should be spaded 

 and limed yearly, it is preferable that they be provided in duplicate. 

 Three types of pens are commonly used for confining adult birds. 



THE MOVABLE PEN.— On the New York State Game Farms a 

 movable pen is employed, and this is probably the best tyjje for the small 

 breeder. It is 12 x 14 x 6 feet, covered on the sides and top with 2-inch 

 poultry netting and is built on runners. It gives nearly 40 square feet to 

 each of the five birds confined in it. Figure 1-A shows a detailed plan 

 for the construction of this and Figure 1 shows the completed pen and 

 one of the methods of moving it. The lumber required for the pen as 

 given by Mr. Rogers is as follows: 



White pine or spruce — 2 boards J/g in. x 12 in. x 16 ft. 



White pine or spruce — 3 boards % in. x 12 in. x 12 ft. 



Hemlock — 2 boards 2 in. x 4 in. x 14 ft. 



Hemlock — 2 boards 2 in. x 4 in. x 12 ft. 



Hemlock — 7 boards 2 in. x 4 in. x 6 ft. 



Hemlock — 1 board 2 in. x 4 in. x 16 ft. 



(Item immediately above is for braces which go across corner of pen. 

 The timber should be cut into 4 pieces of equal length.) 



White pine or spruce — 3 boards J^ in. x 4 in. x 14 ft. 



White pine or spruce — 6 boards J/g in. x 4 in. x 12 ft. 

 Mr. Rogers states that it cost approximately $5 to build this pen 

 several years ago, but, as the price of poultry wire has increased since 

 then, the expenditure required today would be greater. It would be a 



