vin. PHEASAXT REARING (PART VII} 13$ 



tat \Yt-en the small strips of hard wood, 3 in. by fin. 

 square (shown at A, fig. 22, and in figs. 24 and 25), 

 and the upper edge of the front can be held against 



FIG. 26. PHEASANT Coop (GENERAL VIEW). 



the coop by the 3J-in. wire nail (B, fig. 22), which is 

 attached to a cord, and is dropped through its hole in 



ground, as it is often necessary to utilise it to coax and even partly 

 push the chicks inside the coop. For this reason any coop that 

 has not a loose easily fitted front would never be used by a practical 

 keeper, as, besides the difficulty he would have with it in cooping up 

 his birds at night, he would also run a considerable risk of injuring 

 them ; for a sliding or hinged front falling with a clap upon chicks 

 just as they enter or dart out of a coop soon settles their 

 existence. 



