I have them all over now - in this case serving a partridge pen and the birds outside too
THE PRETEND KEEPER
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I have them all over now - in this case serving a partridge pen and the birds outside too
Well!
That was a slog and a half of graft. But I got us over the line. Birds will have been in a week tomorrow and so far so good. Love doing this and a massive learning curve but proud of what I’ve achieved and their progress this week.
Couple of pics.
Too busy for photos up until now.
Cheers
T.
That was a slog and a half of graft. But I got us over the line. Birds will have been in a week tomorrow and so far so good. Love doing this and a massive learning curve but proud of what I’ve achieved and their progress this week.
Couple of pics.
Too busy for photos up until now.
Cheers
T.
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stavross
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Well, it’s been a testing few weeks, my work has gone mental, my Mrs has been in hospital and my mam isn’t well, so in between work and looking after Mrs Stav and everything else I’ve still had the birds to sort out, luckily the young lad from the shoot has really helped me out, especially as we were swapping them from pellet and they have found their legs now after spending a month in or around the pens, but as I say “ they have to go somewhere “
I’ve had another couple of foxes around the farm so that’s a good thing, both adult vixens, I managed to get a ton of wheat bagged up yesterday which worked out well because I managed to catch the farmer in the yard and he put some wheat in a tipper trailer for me making it much easier for me to bag and by some miracle one of the members turned up to take it up to the shoot with me
I’ve had another couple of foxes around the farm so that’s a good thing, both adult vixens, I managed to get a ton of wheat bagged up yesterday which worked out well because I managed to catch the farmer in the yard and he put some wheat in a tipper trailer for me making it much easier for me to bag and by some miracle one of the members turned up to take it up to the shoot with me
stavross
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Birds are everywhere now, I’m feeding into the main drives a they are are getting off roost and going out into the drives for the day, I’ve had my mates young’un with me this morning and he’s a bit excited for the first day in 5 weeks time, if only the rest of them were as enthusiastic as him
BenBhoy
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Wow that really is child labour!!
Good stuff mate, little (probably as tall as me these days) Hugo really looks the part. You've done a good job bringing him on
stavross
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He’s a good kid, still don’t think I should of shown him how to ride the quad because there’s been a few times where I’ve got back to it and he’s buggered off on itWow that really is child labour!!
Good stuff mate, little (probably as tall as me these days) Hugo really looks the part. You've done a good job bringing him on
stavross
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Like I say to everyone involved in our shoot, they have got to go somewhere and as long as they know where home is they make there way back
Very true. To be fair as soon as we go near them they push back to the penLike I say to everyone involved in our shoot, they have got to go somewhere and as long as they know where home is they make there way back
Nickb
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Nothing better mate
Smellydog
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Not had a good crow session for years. They seem to know the game around here. Smarter than the average crow here!
Called in at the neighbours farm today - i feed that place too for a few wild pheasants and a couple of coveys of greys - although we dont shoot any game i like to see them and the song birds - anyway as i pulled up the farmer tabbed me to say the crows were on the drilling - so another early expedition coming in the morning with fingers crossed !
Do you use a mouth caller Smelly ? makes a real difference !
Nickb
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I use the Primos Power Crow .....absolutely lethal on jacks and hitty miss on carrions , they either pile in or just won't have it.
Same here. Jackdaw call is spot on..anything else either sounds ok or like some sort of demented duck
Nickb
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My last session the carrions came in great .Same here. Jackdaw call is spot on..anything else either sounds ok or like some sort of demented duck
Smellydog
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Yes I do have a caller, like Nick's.
For crows make the sound in your throat instead of just blowingSame here. Jackdaw call is spot on..anything else either sounds ok or like some sort of demented duck
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