Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-09-23

Any one who can raise chickens,
can rziSe pheasants. The one is no
more difficult than the other. General
into,r alton as to the beauty Of
plur-age. de'icacy of flesh, history,
etc If Chinese Pheasants can be
found in encyclopedias and books
without number. Therefore, l will
devote this article to a practical
statement Of the actual procedure
that ! believe best for the Matching
and earring Of these birds. In
captivity the Chinese Pheasant does
not usuallE set or nest. 1t lays
wherever Il may happen to be, usually
aoou; sunGoVn and consequently at
that -'me it is best to avoid disturb
ing &c pleasant hen unnecessarily.
The -cps should be gathered fro
g.aa.'y aui not permitted to lay
around the pheasant yard, because
this bird at times is tempted to eat
its own eggs if they remain before
it too long.
For Matching the eggs the best
results are obtained by using Bantam
hens. Set your hens on the ground.
Make small depression in the
ground and use sod or cut straw or
hay for nesting material. Where
possible place the nest under bushes,
under brush or other cover. The eggs
OF different pheasants require differ
ent lengths of time for Matching. For
instances the Ring-neck "a days
Silver 81, Golden 21, Reeves 25 and
Amherst %. The eggs should he
moistened from time to time just as
one would moisten the eggs OF
chickens that are being hatched.
Do not disturb the young chicks
for "a hours after they are hatched
and unless the weather is very warm
do not give them any water until
they are = week old. The first food
for young pheasants may be hard
boiled eggs and they should not be
fed until they are "a hours old, after
which the boiled eggs can be grated
for them through u piece of wire
window screen and they should be
fed four times day, or every three
hours, being careful to only feed
them as much as they will clean up
Too: much care cannot be taken to
prevent over-feeding. 1t must always
be kept in mind that the pheasant is
a light eater and naturally a wild
bird and requires only from one-tenth
TO one-twentieth part the amount OF
feed that chicken should be fed
Instead of boiled eggs the first food
of the young may be made up of hard
boiled eggs and potatoes, both being
thoroughly boiled in the same kettle
until the potatoes are soft, when the
yolk of the egg will crumble. 1t is
we'll to use only the yolk. Pare the
potatoes and mash them, using two
parts of potatoes to one of egg. Use
the same food the next day and the
day after You may then add few
leaves of lettuce, onion tops or miliet
Keep plenty Of green food before
them Feed in this manner for few
days until strong enough to run
about. You may still continue feed
ing them in the same way if you wish
but after they are ready to run aGout
if it suits your convenience, you may
scaid thici, sour milk until the whey
and curd separate, then strain and
use the dry curd, mixed with equaI
parts of ground hemp and canary
seed. about four parts of curd to one
of seed with very little pepper
added. This should be staple food
until they are six weeks old. Another
good food is wheat bread moistened
with sweet milk and mixed with
baked potatoes. Scalded corn-meal
cracked wheat or corn, hemp and
canary seed whole, ripe tomatoes OF
any food used for little chicks will
answer as they grow older. Never
give pepper grass (sorreD to pheas-
ants. It is unhealthy flor them.