CHAPTER XXI. 



ON REARING AND BREEDING PHEASANTS. 



>ANY and various are the theories on 

 rearing pheasants ; I opine the best 

 way is the cheapest, that is as 

 long as you have good, strong, and 

 healthy birds. 



It must not be supposed for one instant that 

 you can breed pheasants at a profit it is 

 "not on the cards." 



As a rule, hand-reared birds, by the time 

 they are fit to shoot, cost ten shillings a head. 

 This seems a large sum, but you must take into 

 consideration buying eggs, loss of eggs, men's 

 wages, loss of birds, cost of and repairing coops, 

 food, firing to cook it, &c., &c. ; put all these 

 items together, and you will find my estimate 

 is not too high. 



