Aviary Pheasants. 



it is covered in at the top they will, in a short time, 

 be able to fly and escape : this is easily prevented 

 by cutting one wing. The operation is not so easy 

 as it appears, for, no sooner do you try to catch the 

 birds, than the mothers become excited, jump about, 

 and will probably stand on some of the little ones, 

 and break their legs or backs. The best plan is, when 

 the little ones are having their first feed in the morn- 

 ing, to take out the hen through the trap-door of the 



FIG. 8. CUTTING THE WING OF A PHEASANT. 



coop, and then, when the chicks miss her, to put food 

 inside the coop, and entice them there. Quickly drop 

 down one of the bottom boards, and you will have 

 them all safe inside. Put in your arm while the sack 

 is round the coop, or they will be sure to slip out, 

 and remove them one at a time. Hold each bird in 

 the hollow of the left hand (see Fig. 8), with its breast 



