124 PHEASANTS FOR COVERTS AND A VI ARIES. 



over B, then the end C should be passed through both slits, 

 care being taken that it goes 

 through A first. It should be 

 pulled right through, Avheu it 

 will be found to make a secure 

 loop round the leg of the hen, 

 which she can neither undo by 

 picking nor tighten b}^ pulling. 

 The cord of the requisite length 

 is then tied to C, and fastened 

 to a peg driven in the ground, 

 which should be put a sufficient 

 distance from the coop to allow 

 the hen to take shelter in it in 

 case of need. A hen pegged 

 down in this manner will become 

 perfectly accustomed to the cir- 

 cumstances, and will jDroceed to 

 scratch for the chicks ia a very 

 few minutes. 



In tethering hens with young 

 pheasants near an open coop, I 

 have recently been made ac- 

 quainted with a knot which 

 renders the jess unnecessary, 

 requiring only a piece of soft, 

 stout string to be used. This, if 

 properly tied, as shown in the 

 drawing, cannot be tightened 

 round the leg of the hen so as to 

 injure her, whilst it admits of 

 ready application and removal. 



It 



tied as follows : Near one 



end of the cord by which the hen 

 is to be tethered a slip loop is 

 tied, as shown at A, and the two 



