ioo LETTERS TO YOUNG SHOOTERS 



LETTER VII 



PHEASANT EEAEING (PABT VI) 



THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BIRDS IN THE REARING 

 FIELD, WITH INSTRUCTIONS IN FEEDING YOUNG 

 PHEASANTS 



A KEEPER will always point with pride to a large brood 

 of young pheasants just hatched, but if he can do 

 this a month later, there is far more cause for con- 

 gratulation. The hens have hitherto done most of 

 the work, remember, and though, under their assi- 

 duous care, nearly every egg may produce a chick, it 

 does not follow they are all going to survive, still a 

 careful supervision on the part of their guardian will 

 go a long way towards this happy result. On the 

 other hand, one hour of neglect may have an opposite 

 effect, and perhaps render nugatory much of the 

 trouble and money hitherto expended. 



At all events, we are supposed to have our coops 

 arranged in lines in the rearing field, and in some of 



