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facing the north and the outer sides of the two end 

 ones, may also be formed of the lath- work. Around 

 the bottoms of the pens galvanised sheet-iron (not corru- 

 gated) should be fixed to the height of at least 2ft. or 

 2ft. 6in. above the ground. This sheet-iron ought to be 

 fixed independently, so that it can be let down 3in. to 

 6in. into the ground for the purpose of preventing the 

 ingress of vermin. A door of similar construction to the 

 side in which it is placed must be provided for each pen. 

 The tops of the pens must be covered with tanned bird- 



Fig. I. PenI for Laying Pheasants. 



proof twine netting, properly stretched, so that it does not 

 sag unnecessarily in the centre of each pen (Fig. i). 



It will be found in practice when more than three 

 pens are required that, as a rule, it is preferable beyond 

 the reason of cost to bulk them together, i.e., erect them 

 attached to one another. Thus, if there were six required, 

 there would be two rows of three, each backing on to one 

 another, and so on. But, in any case, the pens should 

 all front to the south, lath-work sides being placed to the 

 north of each row of pens, and wholly or partly on the 

 sides. 



Within each pen a large branch of a tree suitably 

 fashioned should be set up in the centre; or it may be 



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