hound dog Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 that's it all over for another year . we are talking about putting another pen on our shoot, it will be for about 200 pheasants . any help on the size would be very helpful . one more thing we have one larch wood that the wind whistles through , how would you put a wind break there ready for next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) Rough rule of thumb is a meter of external fence per bird. So 200 birds a pen about 40m x 20m. I would always go as big as you can. Edited February 2, 2016 by rimfire4969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP3GAZ Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 I think size depends on the suitability of the location but a meter squared per bird is a good size. For warming a wood some giant Miscanthus grass on the windward side worked on my old shoot but it all depends on location again. Put a lot of thought on where you site it! We built a new pen last year and 2 new flight ponds. The pen was flattened by trees in the gales and the ducks on the ponds flew out too low over the guns on one side of the wood and too high over the guns on the other. Hopefully we'll have better luck this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 I think size depends on the suitability of the location but a meter squared per bird is a good size. That's far too small, not much better than a chicken battery cage !. Are you sure you haven't made a mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 That's far too small, not much better than a chicken battery cage !. Are you sure you haven't made a mistake +1 That's 10m x 20m for 200 birds. A meter of outside fence per bird gives 800 meters squared I think, maths was never my strong point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 It's a linear m of pen fencing as a guide ie 50mx50m for 200 poults. When u get into jarger pens think u can drop down to 0.5m per bird. I think the heaviest advised stocking rate is 750-1000 birds per hectare (100mx 100m so only 400m of fencing) Off course size will depend on a lot of other things too like cover and length of time u keep them in for etc. The bigger the better, and also if narrow makes it easy for birds to flip over the wire if startled or when come of the roost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP3GAZ Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Ah yes my mistake! don't know why i put squared, I think i was trying to work it out in metres squared as i wrote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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