the poults have landed.

dicky82

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA6mJPNe_UY

the poults

Tackleberrywho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA6mJPNe_UY

dicky82 wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA6mJPNe_UY

the poults

copy the last part of the youtube code after the = sign

Then when posting click the youtube icon in your post and paste the line in
Nice Poults

terminator2

how many did you get

dicky82

thanks tack, i did try that but i must have been doing something wrong?:rolleyes:

dicky82

around 35, hoping not to lose any, fingers crossed.

terminator2

best of luck ,they look good and healthy

Tackleberrywho

dicky82 wrote: »

thanks tack, i did try that but i must have been doing something wrong?:rolleyes:

it took me a few attempts to get the swing of it
when yuo see a whole load of www.youtube/blablabaa=123r89o

its the last bit you copy and then you paste between the youtube brackets.

Fine birds.

We have a few birds in my fathers fields.

We have cut no hay or Silage yet so they get a better chance in my area than in most areas.

Amazing to see a hen followed by a clutch of chiccs walking down the road.

I near crashed more timesd trying to avoid killing them:D

terminator2

good to hear someone trying to avoid them rather than seeing them flattened on the road,makes me sick to the pit of my stomach

Tackleberrywho

terminator2 wrote: »

good to hear someone trying to avoid them rather than seeing them flattened on the road,makes me sick to the pit of my stomach

When we cut meadow we start in the middle of the field and work out to the edge for same reason.

We even have a wildlife habitat on the farm, God Bless REPS!

And we have Mallard on our drains in winter since we fenced them off.

So small things can have a big benefit!

mallards

Nice poults Dicky. We have ours in a couple of weeks now and they are doing well. I hope the wild ones are doing as good.








Mallards

dicky82

i tell ya mallards your pen puts mine to shame, i havnt seen any young birds out there yet but plenty of cock pheasants getting up.

ye they seem to be nice healthy poults. got them from a lad in tyrrellspass co westmeath. sound bloke and he has a really nice set~up down there.

will be really nice watching them progress and seeing their adult feathers coming through.

mallards

The pen has taken about nine years to build it up to what it is now. It will be just the way I want it and I will have to replace it all because it rusted away! :rolleyes:

I hatched and reared the poults myself this year. It a fascinating thing to watch them grow up from eggs.

Mallards

dicky82

id say so, i wouldnt have the set up to rear them from eggs but maybe in a couple more years to come.

have you hatched out anymore turkey poults yet?

mallards

No I raised 100 pheasant poults this year and had to move my rearing set up straight after so I won't have a chance to rear turkey this year. But I will be well geared up for it next rearing season so I should have breeding wild turkeys of my own by say 2012. :rolleyes:
Now's your chance to get your order in early!

I bet you find you can watch the poults all day. As soon as I go up to the pen I get all my chores done first as you wouldn't find a hour flying past watching them mess about.

Mallards

dicky82

I bet you find you can watch the poults all day. As soon as I go up to the pen I get all my chores done first as you wouldn't find a hour flying past watching them mess about.

never a truer word said. was gawkin in at them for about 40 mins today. its gas listening to them trying to crow. .

mallards

In behind the pen is some wild ground, heather and tall grass. Myself and my cousin have heard a corncrake calling there at different times. I would be delighted if it attracted a mate and managed to rear a brood here. Makes all that vermin control worthwhile on it's own and an incentive to keep at it!

Mallards

dicky82

thats pretty cool, dont think ive ever seen one. are they the ones that sound like a cat? or is that the curlue? or am i just thinking of a cat?:D

im going to have to have a wander round with the shotty and some no 5's to try reduce the foxes, came close to shooting one last december but the springer was right on its arse so i was more concerned in stopping her than the fox. was near a quarry so my heart was in my mouth. :eek:

dicky82

in responce to your youtube comment epointer i reckon around 119.:D
haha

on the plus side thats only 17 weeks, and is you wana reduce the numbers more im thinking only 4 months. . .

EPointer=Birdss

dicky82 wrote: »

in responce to your youtube comment epointer i reckon around 119.:D
haha

on the plus side thats only 17 weeks, and is you wana reduce the numbers more im thinking only 4 months. . .

Terrible to be wishing away the summer!;)

dicky82

true true.
although theres no way id see this many fezzers on a ramble in nov as ive seen the last two evenings ive been out.