A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



FEED FOR YOUNG PHEASANTS 



Give the usual nothing for twenty-four 

 hours; then corn meal, stale bread crumbled 

 (half a cupful), one tablespoonful of silver 

 sand, one tablespoonful of crushed mustard 

 seed, teaspoonful of maw seed (poppy seed), 

 one hard-boiled egg chopped fine. Mix all 

 together and feed every two hours between 

 6 A.M. and 4 P.M. for three days; after 

 which milk curds, crushed wheat, pinhead 

 oatmeal, chopped lettuce, green onions, and 

 broiled liver can be added to the bill of fare. 



A change of diet sharpens appetite, so 

 use discretion in alternating the latter dain- 

 ties. Meat, vegetables, or fruit are all neces- 

 sities to these birds, and when possible should 

 be supplied in the more natural form of grubs, 

 insects, and berries. Ants' eggs are among 

 their favorite foods, and are easily obtained 

 by digging into the middle of an ant-hill. 

 Meal grubs can also be created by slightly 

 moistening meal, then keeping it in a mod- 



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