. Pheasants; their natural history and practical management. Pheasants. OVTDOOB PENS FOB HATCHING. 113 mfcstL'd witli Heas and. lici', and are nearly ilfX^jiirud ahvo. Moreover, the dry, stiriiiii;- air nf these phiees is (k'structive to the vitality of the nuhatched birds, numbers of whicli die in the shell either before or at the period of liatchini;'. Every poultry teeper knows that no nests are so prolific of strong- healthy chickens as those that the hens "steal" under hedo'es or in cojises or coQce;ded places, from whence they" emerge witli strong flourishiug' In'oods that
. Pheasants; their natural history and practical management. Pheasants. OVTDOOB PENS FOB HATCHING. 113 mfcstL'd witli Heas and. lici', and are nearly ilfX^jiirud ahvo. Moreover, the dry, stiriiiii;- air nf these phiees is (k'structive to the vitality of the nuhatched birds, numbers of whicli die in the shell either before or at the period of liatchini;'. Every poultry teeper knows that no nests are so prolific of strong- healthy chickens as those that the hens "steal" under hedo'es or in cojises or coQce;ded places, from whence they" emerge witli strong flourishiug' In'oods that pnt to shame the delicate, sickly youngsters reared in the cluse air and dry over-heated nests of a hatching-house. The nearer we can imitate Nature the better—and if the hens hatching pheasants' egg's can be set on the ground, covered over with a ventilated coop—more for concealment than warmth—and this sur- rounded by a wire run, into which the hen can come out, feed,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tegetmeier, W. B. (William Bernhard), 1816-1912. London, H. Cox
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