mcs1972 Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Hi, We've had a number go missing on our DIY shoot in Hertfordshire and potentially we're looking to replace them. Anyone got any going spare? We're not after huge numbers, maybe 3-400 but we'd like to try and make up for some of our loss.... Any suggestions anyone re suppliers? Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Try ringing around your local game farmers. I know locally that they have excess stock and have many thousands of unsold poults, there are some very cheap birds available. I have heard of 12 week old pheasant for less than two quid each. The guys without their own shoots are getting twitchy, its a buyers market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 back of the shooting times usually has a few adverts still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elby Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Hi, We've had a number go missing on our DIY shoot in Hertfordshire and potentially we're looking to replace them. Anyone got any going spare? We're not after huge numbers, maybe 3-400 but we'd like to try and make up for some of our loss.... Any suggestions anyone re suppliers? Mark Are you sure, it's that time of year when they are moving around the farm. I can go to my pen now and see 10 birds out of the 1200 that went in the pen. Have you tried getting there at 1st light and seeing how many come off the roost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Where in Herts are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Hi, We've had a number go missing on our DIY shoot in Hertfordshire and potentially we're looking to replace them. Anyone got any going spare? We're not after huge numbers, maybe 3-400 but we'd like to try and make up for some of our loss.... Any suggestions anyone re suppliers? Mark Sounds like poachers with nets selling them on to other shoots, always lock your pens up. I lost several 100 in two sucessive years, I locked my pens up and had a record year< A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcs1972 Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Sounds like poachers with nets selling them on to other shoots, always lock your pens up. I lost several 100 in two sucessive years, I locked my pens up and had a record year< A hi all, thanks for suggestions, been away... Nothing else went awol, we have various expensive bits of kit such as new energisers etc and they didnt go awol.. We're fairly central herts.. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 so basically they flew out and wandered? thats like unfortunately and dogging in is the only real option unless you've a serious amount of land, put more down they'll go the same way just keep hoppers filled and you may be surprised what comes back or comes in from neighbouring shoots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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