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Points on Care and Breeding of Pheasants, etc. 



Shipping 

 Pheasants 



The most practicable 

 shipping coop for pheas- 

 ants is a wooden box 

 about 15 inches high in 

 which are bored a lot of 

 holes IM inches in diam- 

 eter in the sides and top. 

 The top holes are very 

 important in order that 

 the expressman may see 

 that the box contains 

 live stock, and not han- 

 dle the box like a foot- 

 ball as they most gener- 

 ally do handle boxes. 



I find that the birds 

 keep very peaceable in 

 this coop, peeping out of 

 a hole and inhaling the 



fresh air, whereas canvas coops are very hot and the birds are compelled to inhale foul 



air, which makes them very restless and feverish. The express companies handle wooden 



coops at single rates, but if canvas is used double rates are charged. We have shipped lots 



of pheasants to California in wooden coops, arriving in fine condition. Instead of water, 



potatoes and apples are put in the coop. 



Wire or lath coops are the most out of place for 



shipping pheasants. From all my experience I do 



not approve of putting water in shipping coops as 



it is bound to spill out, making the coop dirty and 



soiling the beautiful plumage of the birds; again. 



if left for any length of time it becomes stagnant 



and poisonous to the birds. Pheasants can stand 



being without water for a week, and does it no 



harm to the birds. SHIPPING COOP 



THE ARGUS PHEASANT DISPLAYING ITS PLUMAGE 



Paste labels on top of coops, same as the following: 



LIVESTOCK 



PLEASE SHIP ON FAST EXPRESS 



Dear Mr. Expressman 



Please Do Not Handle US Poor Birdies 

 Like a Football 



This is to call the attention of 

 the expressman to the fact that 

 there is live stock in the coop. 



Pheasants are shipped to mar- 

 ket with feathers on, as they are 

 valuable for millinery purposes. 



To properly embark in the 

 pheasant business, it is necessary 

 to be familiar with carpenter's 

 tools. 



The Lord will surely reward 

 you if you are good and kind to 

 dumb animals and your enemies. 



Remember: On Earth, Peace 

 to men of good-will. 



