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LETTER III 

 PHEASANT EEAEING (PAET IT] 



THE FORMATION OF AN AVIARY 



CHEAPNESS, easy removal, and suitable ground are the 

 three important matters to consider under this head. 

 An aviary usually consists of a series of pens 

 placed side by side. The pens can be 20 ft. square 

 (not an inch less, if you wish to keep their occupants 

 really healthy), and may each contain one cock and 

 five hens, which is the best proportion of sexes to 

 insure fertile eggs from captive birds. When fixing 

 up the pens, do so with the idea of taking them down 

 again for re-erection elsewhere, as the only certain 

 method of obtaining good eggs and of avoiding dis- 

 ease among the hens is a removal of the pens to 

 fresh ground. 



CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE PEN 



Drive four larch posts, each 5 in. in diameter and 

 12 ft. in length, firmly into the ground at 20ft. apart, 

 to form the corners of your pen, then place an inter- 



