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pushed down close, and you have a sufficiently 

 impenetrable fence of foliage 4 ft. in height, which 

 costs next to nothing, is soon made or replaced, and, 

 from admitting the air, does not, like hoards, cause the 

 ground round the edges of the pen to become damp. 

 If fir houghs are not to be had, utilise dry bracken, 

 bulrushes, reeds, furze, broom, and, as a last resort, 

 straw (figs. 4 and 5). 



Some hiding places will be required in the pen for 

 the birds to resort to from imaginary danger, as well 



FIG. 6. BooeTiNQ PERCH. 



as to avoid the heat of the sun in, or to lay their eggs 

 under at times. 



Here fir boughs are again useful. Place a small 

 stack of them to stand 4 ft. high in each corner of the 

 pen, their stick ends firmly embedded in the ground, 

 their tops brought together and tied to the post near, 

 leaving a hollow space, with entry at the sides, under 

 each shelter, to conceal the birds if they seek its 

 retirement (fig. 5). 



A perch is necessary for the pheasants to roost 

 on, as it is natural for them to sleep clear of the 

 ground at night, especially in damp weather, or when 

 the soil is soaked with rain. The simplest contrivance 



