keeperdan Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 (edited) What is your worst job you have to do as a keeper?? i think 1 of those jobs has to be filling the bags up every day when you go out to feed Edited October 31, 2010 by keeperdan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 What is your worst job you have to do as a keeper?? i think 1 of those jobs has to be filling the bags up every day when you go out to feed If thats the worst job you can think of then well i dont no what to say For me its bringing in the patridge pens for the first 2 weeks of feb over 90 of them and having to wash them all before putting them some where till needed again or it could be going out to satr feeding at 3am in the bitter cold and rain i could go on but really i love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Cleaning rearing sheds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elby Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 What is your worst job you have to do as a keeper?? i think 1 of those jobs has to be filling the bags up every day when you go out to feed I don't do too much of that, auto feeders do it for me (lazy ***) One of the worst jobs is walking round the pen (about 600yds) to find out where the electric fence is grounding out, sometimes it takes a few trips to find it. The worst job one mine is putting 100's of birds over the guns just so they can miss em, 443 shots for 60 birds last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Fox Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 I only do minimal keepering - however I help a pal out during rearing (about 100 - 150,000 birds). The worse job is definitely the cleaning of minolas, biddys, rearing huts & shelters etc - back breaking and miserable. Biting is a close second - the heat in the night shelters is extreme. The best job - delivering to the keepers and passing on the stress!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crouch valley Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Dealing with snobby guns that carnt hit a barn door and think the beaters are lower than them. although they are not all like that. The best thing is seeing the beaters enjoy beaters day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Being dictated to by a virtually clueless committee. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 I don't do too much of that, auto feeders do it for me (lazy ***)One of the worst jobs is walking round the pen (about 600yds) to find out where the electric fence is grounding out, sometimes it takes a few trips to find it. The worst job one mine is putting 100's of birds over the guns just so they can miss em, 443 shots for 60 birds last week try checking at night its far easier to see where its grounding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeperdan Posted October 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 If thats the worst job you can think of then well i dont no what to say For me its bringing in the patridge pens for the first 2 weeks of feb over 90 of them and having to wash them all before putting them some where till needed again or it could be going out to satr feeding at 3am in the bitter cold and rain i could go on but really i love it i was just saying that won of the worst is filling bags,, as all our birds are brought in,, so i dont do much rearing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 i was just saying that won of the worst is filling bags,, as all our birds are brought in,, so i dont do much rearing Was not having a pop fella ! We buy all our birds in still have to put them in pens which stay out all season as we leave call birds in and when they come in they are caked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Approaching a pen and seeing bodies all over has to rank up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeperdan Posted October 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 What is your worst job you have to do as a keeper?? i think 1 of those jobs has to be filling the bags up every day when you go out to feed another has to be feeding on the quad when its pooring down with rain,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 another has to be feeding on the quad when its pooring down with rain,,,, Which is why we got a kubota...the only drawback being it now takes 3 days and six hours to get round the shoot,god they are slow ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeperdan Posted October 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Which is why we got a kubota...the only drawback being it now takes 3 days and six hours to get round the shoot,god they are slow ! wish i could have 1 of them,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elby Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 (edited) try checking at night its far easier to see where its grounding I'd break my neck, my pen is on a really steep bank Putting birds off the roost is never a good thing neither Edited October 31, 2010 by Elby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 wish i could have 1 of them,, well dont try and steal one as a copper could catch you on foot.. Great for getting stuff about the shoot but the speedo should be in HPM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeperdan Posted October 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 When i was on the low ground, i rekon the worst job was pressure washing in general, got to be the most mind numbing job ever. The 1000s of shed/pen sections wernt too bad but feeders and drinkers were a pain.Bitting the pheasants was pretty grim. Catching up was a bit better because at least you knew you were getting the birds off the rearing field. Now im on the grouse, worst job has to be creosoting butts and gates before shooting season. Im contrast, whats your favorite jobs? favorite jobs for me spring trapping,, nothing better than killing a few vermin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 When i was on the low ground, i rekon the worst job was pressure washing in general, got to be the most mind numbing job ever. The 1000s of shed/pen sections wernt too bad but feeders and drinkers were a pain.Bitting the pheasants was pretty grim. Catching up was a bit better because at least you knew you were getting the birds off the rearing field. Now im on the grouse, worst job has to be creosoting butts and gates before shooting season. Im contrast, whats your favorite jobs? p.s. Kubotas have got be the worst vehicles ever!! The kubota would be ok if it went a LOT quicker,and could be quieter. The best part is standing on the beating line on the first day and seeing birds towering over guns,this is normally just after one of the worst parts when you are halfway through the drive and nowts come out,then you get a flush and you can breath again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Fox Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 We have 2 club kadets and they poke along quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillmouse Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 We have gone almost completely on to hoppers now, 320 of them. It is like "Groundhog day" with constant bag filling and carting out. A bit like painting the Forth Bridge. You get to one end then go back and start all over again. I did 200 bags last week and it is a dense batch of wheat so the bag filler was dropping about 30kg a time. Put the last bag out at 5-45pm on Friday night and I already had 8 empty hoppers to refill from Monday. I got a new Kawasaki Mule 4010 last season and it is the best thing we ever got. Comfortably takes 16 very full bags and gets to most places well enough. It is no racing machine but it sounds a lot better than the Kubotas we were looking at. I also have a Honda 500 AT Foreman Quad for the really steep bits and feed some drives with the Solway spinner off the quad. One of the worst jobs used to be carrying crates of poults. Now we can either drive in to the pens or use the custom built stretcher which saves the aching shoulders and **** covered front from carting numb wide crates about. Two people can take 3 or 4 crates in comfort and bring 10 empties back at a time. (If you get the balance right :blink: ) No matter how mind numbingly tedious or frustrating some of the 'keepering tasks are just think of the poor sod stuck in an office block doing a job they hate day in day out. We don't do so bad when you look at it like that. Finally my biggest hate. Some deadneck Gun saying "Oh well you can have a rest now" on 1st February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeperdan Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 We have gone almost completely on to hoppers now, 320 of them.It is like "Groundhog day" with constant bag filling and carting out. A bit like painting the Forth Bridge. You get to one end then go back and start all over again. I did 200 bags last week and it is a dense batch of wheat so the bag filler was dropping about 30kg a time. Put the last bag out at 5-45pm on Friday night and I already had 8 empty hoppers to refill from Monday. I got a new Kawasaki Mule 4010 last season and it is the best thing we ever got. Comfortably takes 16 very full bags and gets to most places well enough. It is no racing machine but it sounds a lot better than the Kubotas we were looking at. I also have a Honda 500 AT Foreman Quad for the really steep bits and feed some drives with the Solway spinner off the quad. One of the worst jobs used to be carrying crates of poults. Now we can either drive in to the pens or use the custom built stretcher which saves the aching shoulders and **** covered front from carting numb wide crates about. Two people can take 3 or 4 crates in comfort and bring 10 empties back at a time. (If you get the balance right ) No matter how mind numbingly tedious or frustrating some of the 'keepering tasks are just think of the poor sod stuck in an office block doing a job they hate day in day out. We don't do so bad when you look at it like that. Finally my biggest hate. Some deadneck Gun saying "Oh well you can have a rest now" on 1st February. Bloody hell 320 hopper to fill, that must be a nightmare,, i havnt got that many todo,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 You think you lot have got it bad,then you should have a go at bricklaying,say doing footings in the winter,soaked and very cold,just loved being in those muddy trench footings laying concrete blocks when i was younger.....NOT,didnt matter what the weather you just kept laying em till agent stopped you or you didnt earn any money,people only see you in the summer and think you have a good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 when i was a keeper the worse thing was trying to bring a particular rogue fox to book ,it took some time ill tell you,but alas he went to mr cobbledick ,the pelt that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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