twenty Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 Two days of continual rain here, best of luck to the wild pheasant and partridge chicks, most low lying fields holding water, and the woods not much better. Temperature at the moment is well down, just been out with the dog and you can see your breath, couldn't have come at a worse time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 Yes on our 2nd day of rain now, sugar beet and potatoes not quite big enough to give shelter, and as you say temp has dropped which I consider to be the thing that kills them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Christopher Jones Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 Wild Pheasants ?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 41 minutes ago, Capt Christopher Jones said: Wild Pheasants ?????? Yes wild Pheasants.......why is that odd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted June 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 42 minutes ago, Capt Christopher Jones said: Wild Pheasants ?????? Yeah wild ones, they live in the wild, from wild stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Christopher Jones Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 Well yes, we do feed a regular cock & his various ladies most days, he is almost tame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, Capt Christopher Jones said: Well yes, we do feed a regular cock & his various ladies most days, he is almost tame And that stops them being wild? I feed plenty of birds in the garden there almost tame take food out of my hand doesn’t stop them being wild just means there brave enough to take easy food or just plain hungry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Christopher Jones Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 we spend a small fortune on bird food, its ok to rear pheasants to shoot but not wild woodies. Funny ole world init Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 17 minutes ago, Capt Christopher Jones said: we spend a small fortune on bird food, its ok to rear pheasants to shoot but not wild woodies. Funny ole world init Capt Christopher, you ok hun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Christopher Jones Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 oh yes thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 They are a lot more resilient than we believe, particularly partridge. I have to see a brood yet here but the hens which where always on the feeders are not about but the cock birds are which may mean they are still sitting...hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted June 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 11 hours ago, Walker570 said: They are a lot more resilient than we believe, particularly partridge. I have to see a brood yet here but the hens which where always on the feeders are not about but the cock birds are which may mean they are still sitting...hope so. Yeah I hope so too.........rain continued overnight, and still raining here now, the insect life for all birds will be affected by this prolonged wet spell, forecast says no real improvement until the weekend........not very warm either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 The temperature will be the killer, particularly on pheasant chicks as pheasant hens are notorious bad mothers, partridges the opposite and amaze me how they can cover a dozen chicks with only the occasional litle head poking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted June 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Still raining here, I would imagine most swallow, house martin and swift chicks will be really struggling now, the atmosphere has been fat too wet to support any flying insects in this area for about 4-5 days now, hopefully they will try again if first broods fail, (weather permitting).............as for the game bird chicks, well most hedge bottoms are holding water locally, and the lower lying meadows are brilliant duck splashes at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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