Kitchen Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Anyone ever let there ex layers go with out putting them in a release pen thinking of trying it this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 We get our ex-layers in June and keep them penned for about 6 weeks or so,but was surprised to discover that a mate who mixes ex-layers with his own reared birds,just simply 'open the crates and let 'em be going'. He has a really good shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Yes mate that's wot I'm thinking of doing this year as long as theres plenty of food and water about don't think they will travel to far .a bit of an experiment will just try it with a couple of hundred birds on my little rough shoot and see what the returns are like at the end of the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamefarm Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Have a good look at them when you release them, lads............. it'll likely be the last look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Have a good look at them when you release them, lads............. it'll likely be the last look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Have a good look at them when you release them, lads............. it'll likely be the last look! You know it, I know it but some never learn or take advice !! Quite why people invest so much time, money and energy into their shooting, let alone their expectations, then waste it all by releasing ex layers is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 After all they didn't get to the end of the season by hanging about in drives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Have a good look at them when you release them, lads............. it'll likely be the last look! Not in our experience.We've bought ex-layers for the last 3 years now and have just ordered next seasons.Returns are always above average.If they were no good we wouldn't be buying them. Ex-layers are simple to look after;maybe you're not doing it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterside Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 (edited) When people hear the word ex-layer 90% probably cringe, the first thing I ask/think are they last years birds caught up who do like to wonder know the score and granted will be gone at the first opportunity. Then there is the ex-layers that some game farmers rear themselves ie they keep back ex amount of thousands poults which incidentally they rear from, so all these birds know is a pen they have not seen the out side world yet and have not been shot at. These are cracking birds, In theory you are buying a young adult bird. Good feed source plenty of water and multi vit and you can not tell the difference. So if considering ex-layers 100% go for the reared kept back poults. Edited April 12, 2013 by waterside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedeerman Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 When people hear the word ex-layer 90% probably cringe, the first thing I ask/think are they last years birds caught up who do like to wonder know the score and granted will be gone at the first opportunity. Then there is the ex-layers that some game farmers rear themselves ie they keep back ex amount of thousands poults which incidentally they rear from, so all these birds know is a pen they have not seen the out side world yet and have not been shot at. These are cracking birds, In theory you are buying a young adult bird. Good feed source plenty of water and multi vit and you can not tell the difference. So if considering ex-layers 100% go for the reared kept back poults. What he said. Don't buy caught up birds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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