Pheasant poults

Clinty

Has anybody got poults in yet if so how is this rain affecting them our club has some due next Saturday

pennplax

i lost 8 out of 30 last week ,these were 12 to 14 week old in 40 x26 foot pen with plenty of shelter and perches ,no fox or mink signs in the pen.i think the very heavy rain in the area last week did the harm,

wildfowler94

Lost 2 of 50 today? 1 not looking to good, alot of shelter and perches too, branches and all, so maybe rain?

pheasntstalker

aye heavy rain wouldnt be doin them any favours, have come across dead young wild poults, out walking the dog when she comes bounding back an drops one in my hand,it was soaking :(,it had bein bucketing down ,such a shame as i had seen a clutch of young poults along a hedge,and thought there is a nice crop of wild birds for next year:(,mother nature can be so cruel,:mad:

Tawny Owl

Have a Hundred arriving in two weeks time hope we don't lose any to this crap weather getting the ped sorted and tidying the sides of the pen at the moment

Clinty

Our club has 500 arriving on sat hope this weather takes a turn for the better to give them the best start

Spunk84

We have 500 old English black necks,melanistics and Chinese greens coming at the end of the month so I hope this weather clears asap ,its our first year with this mix and we have been hearing great things about the black necks for staying around

wildfowler94

Spunk84 wrote: »

We have 500 old English black necks,melanistics and Chinese greens coming at the end of the month so I hope this weather clears asap ,its our first year with this mix and we have been hearing great things about the black necks for staying around

Blacknecks will stay bud;) the melanistics are rockets from cover, we have one who has been shot at so many times, hes always in heavy cover and flies at about 100ft when flushed.

EPointer=Birdss

Spunk84 wrote: »

We have 500 old English black necks,melanistics and Chinese greens coming at the end of the month so I hope this weather clears asap ,its our first year with this mix and we have been hearing great things about the black necks for staying around

Where you getting that mix??
Stick up a few pics of any well feathered lads when they arrive...

wildfowler94

Seen a clutch today 4 birds all in the grass around my pen, attracted by my poults me thinks, nice to see.

Spunk84

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

Spunk84 wrote: »

We have 500 old English black necks,melanistics and Chinese greens coming at the end of the month so I hope this weather clears asap ,its our first year with this mix and we have been hearing great things about the black necks for staying around

Where you getting that mix??
Stick up a few pics of any well feathered lads when they arrive...

Coming the 28th forget the lads name but will find out Friday,ill stick some fotos when they touch down

daniels.ducks

Well we have about 10,000 7 week olds out and haven't lost one since they were three weeks old and the rain had being hammering them, once they have a bit of shelter they will be fine.

Spunk84

daniels.ducks wrote: »

Well we have about 10,000 7 week olds out and haven't lost one since they were three weeks old and the rain had being hammering them, once they have a bit of shelter they will be fine.

Right I'm calling bull**** right now !!!!! You haven't lost a poult out of 10,000 :0 Feck off back to your imaginary land bud, someone who has 10,000 birds and hasn't a clue on dispatching vermin is not who they seem ......end of .....pull the other leg

daniels.ducks

Spunk84 wrote: »

Right I'm calling bull**** right now !!!!! You haven't lost a poult out of 10,000 :0 Feck off back to your imaginary land bud, someone who has 10,000 birds and hasn't a clue on dispatching vermin is not who they seem ......end of .....pull the other leg

In the last four weeks I said... You see, there is a right way and a wrong way of rearing birds and when you're in the business you can't afford to lose birds bud. I mean someone said they lost 8 out of 30, fourteen week olds? If we were running on that number with poults we would be out of business.

I haven't a clue about dispatching vermin? Where did you get that from?