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  1. I keep my own pigs and always cure some loin and belly when I get the meat back from when they go to slaughter. 

    Nothing better that a English breakfast with bacon and sausage from my own pigs and eggs from my chickens, even better in the summer with my own tomatoes as well.

  2. This year has been a tricky one. We have about 1000 day olds in 2 sheds for our diy shoot. When we first got them the weather was very hot here in Cornwall so regulating the temperature was a right pain but we managed, the chicks then had some sort of infection around starve out day 3 / 4 by the time we got the medication into them we had lost about 50. In the days to follow we were picking up 5 - 10 chicks per day for about a week. The medication kicked in quickly which obviously saved a hell of a lot as we would of lost most if not them all. The hot weather continued to be a pain in June then the last 2 weeks have been fairly wet, so not ideal rearing conditions. The birds now are looking very good and ready to go to wood. I had organised a work party to de-bit, clip, crate and release into the pens on Saturday but the forecast is heavy rain all day, so have had to cancel. We are now releasing on Monday so obviously most of the guns at work so a few of us to do everything.

    It just shows year to year how things can change, we done everything exactly the same as all the other years but this season has just been the worst I have experienced. How full time Gamekeepers do it is beyond me, I find it very stressful and my job is not on the line.

    For the first time I have questioned if I want to do it again next year or just buy Poults but this would mean a lot less birds released or subs increased a hell of a lot.

     

  3. That's nice, I am going to sell my 90 in the next month similar spec to yours. Can I ask where else you have advertised it. I ask as I just sold my 1980 3 series BMW on ebay and the amount of time wasters was ridiculous. Selling my 90 for 13k I expect even more.

  4. 13 hours ago, bobe said:

    Hi  you can have them for £50 , 

    If you pay by cheque when it clears i will post them

    Robert English 

    48,RUNWELL ROAD WICKFORD, ESSEX. SS117HQ

    Phone No 07359026055

    are you looking for a clay shooting bag i have one  and a game shell bag as new.

     

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    Thanks but I don't have a cheque book and can't remember last time I wrote one either personally or for my business. I can pay by bank transfer very safe.

  5. Don't see their beer down this far but hopefully a buyer can be found.

    Skinners Brewery down here in Cornwall went pop October last year, a very dark day. But another local brewery Goodh Brewing Co has bought them and working from the same premises brewing Betty Stoggs, Lushingtons etc.

  6. 4 hours ago, oowee said:

    Arrived yesterday no sleep on plane. Straight out on pigeons. 3 shot berretta kept having light strikes. Swapped for 7 shot and bagged 39 to start the count. Pigeons today then ducks later apparently. 

    I have been looking at similar with a friend. Who have you booked with? We have been looking at Four Season Shooting.

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