12 Aviary Pheasants. 



drop on the plate. This will be found the most con- 

 venient aviary possible. I cannot speak too highly 

 of it. It was designed for a special purpose, and 

 costs between 5 and 6. 



PORTABLE AVIARIES FOR YOUNG BIRDS. 



When the young birds are so large that they will 

 not come in to roost, or when the hen beats them off, 

 they should be placed in a movable aviary, unless you 

 have a large, inclosed place where no cats can get at 

 them, and where the birds cannot get out in fact, where 

 they are wired in. If this is on grass, with shrubs, &c., 

 nothing could be better. If you have not this conve- 

 nience, make a portable pen, say, 2ft. high, 6ft. wide, 

 and gft. long. Have a sliding trap-door at one end, 

 and closely board all the sides, but wire in the top. 

 It is well to have a shelter at one end. 



Move the birds daily on grass if you have it, and, 

 when they are nearly full grown, and you want to 

 remove them to the aviary, put a coop, with food in 

 it, at the trap-door, raise the door, and, when the 

 birds are in the coop, lower the trap. Catch them 

 through the door in the coop. It is well to throw a 

 sack over it and thrust in your arms, or they may 

 slip out. They can then be put where you intend 

 them to remain. Be sure they agree, and that you do 

 not put too many into one inclosure. Do all you can 

 for their comfort, and so keep them in health and 

 growing condition. 



The portable runs are very handy in winter to pro- 



