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PHEASANTS FOR COVERTS AND AVIARIES. 



over B, then the end C shonUl bo passed tlireugli Ijoth slits, 



care Ijeiiig taken that it goes 

 through A tirst. It should he 

 pulled I'ight through, when it 

 will be found to make a secure 

 loop round the leg of the hen, 

 which she can neither undo by 

 picking nor tighten by pulling. 

 The cord of the requisite length 

 is then tied to C, :ind 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 pege'ed 

 down in this manner will Ijecorne 

 perfectly accustomed to the cir- 

 cumstances, and will proceed to 

 scratch for the chicks in a very 

 few jninutes. 



In tethering hens with voung' 

 pheasants near an open coop, I 

 liave I'ccently been made ac- 

 quainted with a knot which 

 renders the jess unnecessary, 

 requiring only a ])iece 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 

 injirre her, whilst it admits of 

 ready application and removal. 

 It is tied as follows : Near one 

 end of the cord Ijy which the hen 

 is to be tethered a. slip looji is 

 tied, as shown at A, and the two 



