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THE PHEASANTRY.
The economy of domestic fowls of every kind is an agreeable
study, and such a building would afford interesting amusement,
as its accompaniments consist of many varieties of animated
nature. A pigeon house may properly form a part of this build-
ing, and be rendered accessible through the cieling in the centre
of the roof.
The poultry house should be built on a dry soil, and as near
to the farm or stable yard as possible, without subjecting the
horses and other animals to be disturbed by its noises-these are
so frequent and alarming to animals, that without such care much
injury has sometimes been sustained, and particularly by breeders
of valuable horses.
The pheasantry is a building also affording considerable in-
terest and amusement, and is well suited to the more embellished
portions of shrubberies-they require very similar arrangements
of space and shelter, and are more than equally in need of
choiceofsun and shade; theyrequirealsotheaddition of sheltered
out-door roosts, which the birds sometimes prefer even in cold
and inclement weather; opportunity of seclusion, free venti-
lation and great cleanliness are essential to the pheasantry.
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