7 Pheasants. 



from ten to thirty hens, and may be transferred from pen 

 to pen in turn. 



The treatment of the penned birds is an all-important 

 matter, because upon the correct manner of handling 

 depends the health of the birds, and consequently their 

 productiveness. They require to be fed well, but not 

 fattened up, and with little exception the ordinary diet 

 recommended for wild birds will mainly suffice. An 

 addition, however, should be made by giving a good feed of 

 some well-reputed pheasant meal in the morning, and it is 

 necessary to add that maize should be supplied with a 

 sparing hand. Two feeds a day are sufficient the meal 

 in the morning, the dry grain in the afternoon. During 

 all the time they are penned some green food and roots 

 should be given twice or thrice a week. Chopped 

 mangel, artichoke, lettuce, and cabbage are the most 

 suitable, and if the turf within the pens wears and dries 

 off, throw in a big clod of good rich turf from time to 

 time. A fairly liberal supply of burnt earth, lime, or 

 old mortar, mixed with some road sand, must be 

 maintained, as well as one or other of the shell-making 

 compounds supplied by nearly all purveyors of game- 

 feeding materials. 



Penned birds require to be kept occupied as far as 

 possible; it is therefore necessary to see that the pens do 

 not become waste and unattractive to them. Fresh water, 

 in regularly cleaned troughs, should be given twice a day. 

 Enamelled iron- ware is the best kind of trough, and it 

 should be cleansed every time fresh spring water is given. 

 If bad weather sets in, cold and wet in continuance, see 

 that the birds do not suffer, and give them what extra 

 shelter can be contrived if they appear bedraggled and 

 weather-beaten. 



As soon as the hens show signs of laying, place an 



