Bird release

beretta686s

Our birds arrived today from England some lovely birds good strong 1's nice tails on them for reared birds

dodderangler

Strong looking birds
What's the ratio of cocks to hens?

richiedel123

beretta686s wrote: »

Our birds arrived today from England some lovely birds good strong 1's nice tails on them for reared birds

Who did ye get them off? And what price were they if ya don't mind me asking

beretta686s

Couple of hundred cocks no hens,plenty hens around I think we got them this year for €7:50 a bird from England very lively birds

glenmax

beretta686s wrote: »

Couple of hundred cocks no hens,plenty hens around I think we got them this year for €7:50 a bird from England very lively birds

got a few from scotland today nice birds......how do u find bird quantities at start of season do u have many casualties by then ..

dodderangler

Is there a shipping price per bird or anything lads
Or overall shipping for 50+ birds

glenmax

dodderangler wrote: »

Is there a shipping price per bird or anything lads
Or overall shipping for 50+ birds

we just pay for birds...

dodderangler

glenmax wrote: »

we just pay for birds...

If the birds are being brought over from England or Scotland the lads don't charge for bringing them over just charge for the birds
They wouldn't just have 100 birds you ordered
Probably a lot more for other clubs around would they?

glenmax

dodderangler wrote: »

If the birds are being brought over from England or Scotland the lads don't charge for bringing them over just charge for the birds
They wouldn't just have 100 birds you ordered
Probably a lot more for other clubs around would they?

yes they bring birds for a lot of diff clubs and private buys....

beretta686s

Yes no shipping costs,I wasnt therewhen the lads picked them up in Kk but they said there was other clubs there getting birds aswell,seemingly 1 bird got loose and flew straight into Nolan park last year we got a hundred birds an say only about 10 were shot by club members but there is still sum of them birds around

richiedel123

beretta686s wrote: »

Yes no shipping costs,I wasnt therewhen the lads picked them up in Kk but they said there was other clubs there getting birds aswell,seemingly 1 bird got loose and flew straight into Nolan park last year we got a hundred birds an say only about 10 were shot by club members but there is still sum of them birds around

Was it the lad advertised on donedeal in Kilkenny that ye bought off by any chance?

Tawny Owl

beretta686s wrote: »

Couple of hundred cocks no hens,plenty hens around I think we got them this year for €7:50 a bird from England very lively birds

Thats a lot of money per Bird as a Club we get them later in the year as 12 week old poults and do the rest ourselves but nice looking Birds best of Luck this coming season.

Johnny max

beretta686s wrote: »

Couple of hundred cocks no hens,plenty hens around I think we got them this year for €7:50 a bird from England very lively birds

Birds were only €7 each

gregers85

lovely bird! very nice markings!!

deeksofdoom

You'ld want to be very careful getting birds in from the UK.

A lot of them come from game farms where they have been overwintered in sheds, they are late season birds (hatched in august) which were too young to be sold to shoots for October.

After the shooting season is over the birds are graded, some of the birds for breeding are kept the rest are shipped off to ireland in lorries to be sold to the gunclubs.

They probably look alright but they don't know how to roost, can't forage for themselves and have never been outdoors.

beretta686s

these birds seem to be well hardy fit birds