hatsanmad Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Hi guys im trying to source a game bird supplier for some birds for next year im looking at getting maybe 200 pheasant 100 partridge and a couple of duck aswell. Im in lancashire i have tryed google and its turning up very little. Can any of you reccomend a good breeder? Thanks chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny tim Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Hy fly Just google ,I don't know how to do link on the I pad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 http://www.hy-fly.co.uk/ We were on holiday caravaning at Muffys Platt Farm this year right next to Hy Fly. Just across the estuary from Fleetwood. Walked past their breeding avaries on the lane to the sea. Looks a nice huge setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pboro shot Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Fenflyer hatchery dennis abs. Day olds, poults, ex layers etc very clean tight ship , I havnt got his number to hand but also google fenflyerlabradors same chap feel free to tell him I sent you karl@#### Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindhunter Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 I would recommend Hy-Fly been dealing with them for years with sometimes mixed results But for the last 2 years they have given me stunning birds I look forward to contacting Graeme Holden and confirming my order for 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatsanmad Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Cheers i will give the above a look and make enquiries. Also what breeds would you reccomend from personal experience? The land me and my mate who manages the land with me is roughly 100 acres and the land is relitivly flat with the odd clump of trees and hedgrows to add any hieght to the birds so were looking for a birds that will hold well but also fly nicely aswell. Did consider ex layers but with how flat the land is they wont fly as good as i would like. Also what are ex laying partridge like for holding ect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Is there not a big game farm called Lune Valley?, i've meet him a few times decent bloke, cannae mind wot his name is thou. A keeper i know is quite pally with him so he should be ok I dinae think the specific breeds make muh difference really, i know some keepers love mellanistic birds yet 1 i helped would send any mellantistics back in the crate. He hated them (the old keepers saying here is black birds for black woods, no idea if it's actually right thou). I would stay away from the michigan/kanas type smaller birds, but some keepers swere by them. I just stick with either black or ring necks, the local gamefarmer i get outr birds off had probably reared about 30+% kanas crosses last year, no one wanted any this year, lot of shoots struggled to hold them and not much better fliers, mibee just a bad year/weather last year as well thou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Could also try searching the Game farmers assoc (gfa) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddaftspaniel Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 I find that blacknecks hold better than ringnecks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatsanmad Posted November 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Thanks im going to get some black necks plus a couple of crosses. What would be a ideal number as the land is only about 80-100 acres? I did think of about 100 birds in total but that a percentage of pheasant and partridge or am i best but less on to start with i know i have to take into account losses ect its only for doing rough shooting for me and my mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 It really is 1 of thoose how long is a peice of string type questions. Impossible to give u an answer of the net as we have no idea wot type of ground, woods etc. Bear in mind u will be looking at about 600-800 quid to buy and feed 100 pheasants, obviously depend on prices of birds/pellets/wheat + all other start up costs pen building/hoppers/drinkers etc Also remeber u may only shoot 30-35 birds out of that. I think most keepers have there favourite bird/cross and the neighbouring keeper with similar ground will have a different favourite, as i said above i dinae think it really makes that much difference as long as u stay away from the smaller type which are allegedly better fliers. For walked up shooting i would not bother with any redleg partridge, tend to run on infront too much (but will again depend on ur ground), either stick to pheasant or try some releasing some grey's (as long as no native wild ones) ours hold like stink and tend to sit fairly tight for walking up. Can't fualt them. The reason most big shots no longer release them as they tend to pack up into 1 big covey, not good for driven shooting but i'd say handy for rough shooting as long as u can find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatsanmad Posted November 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 I do have a head of about 30 grey partridge on the land already all released a few years ago plus some of them have bred and reared naturally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Hy-Fly is in the same county as you. We've been using them for years for our ex-layers. If you don't get any joy from Grahams e-mail (think he gets too busy) contact Sue (?) Kenyon; she's a nice woman who will get you sorted. Well worth the trip as Malmo is just round the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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