lister1 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 me and my two friends who i shoot with are thinking of buying and rearing and releaseing some pheasants. we think maybe a couple of hundred day olds. anyway i was just wondering is it worth it in money and time and effort? any advice would be nice. nothing is set in concrete yet it's just an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Maybe a better idea to start with fewer 6 or 7 week old poults, and see how you go on with them, less equipment and less work. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down South Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Maybe a better idea to start with fewer 6 or 7 week old poults, and see how you go on with them, less equipment and less work. webber Excellent advice. DS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusk2dawn Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 How about some ex layers, more savvy than poults in the wood. Rgds D2D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 i was just wondering is it worth it in money and time and effort? It depends what you want to get out of it. If you want to spend a lot of time and money on rearing, releasing and keeping (hopefully) your birds to provide some sport for you, your pals, and your neighbouring farms, during the winter months, then it will probably be worth it. If, however, you just want to put Pheasant on the table then it will absolutely be cheaper to buy them ready prepared on a plastic tray from the butcher. I'm not saying this to try and put you off, but if you go into it with both eyes open, knowing what to expect, then you are less likely to be dissapointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lister1 Posted January 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 yer we're thinking about exlayers. still not sure. feel a bit worried that might just move off to fields we can't shoot. we put feeders out on our shoot already that has seemed to pull a few in this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 It depends what you want to get out of it. If you want to spend a lot of time and money on rearing, releasing and keeping (hopefully) your birds to provide some sport for you, your pals, and your neighbouring farms, during the winter months, then it will probably be worth it. If, however, you just want to put Pheasant on the table then it will absolutely be cheaper to buy them ready prepared on a plastic tray from the butcher. I'm not saying this to try and put you off, but if you go into it with both eyes open, knowing what to expect, then you are less likely to be dissapointed. To right Browning, especially the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 (edited) To right Browning, especially the time. Markm is a hero on our shoot...... without the time and effort (and i do mean a LOT of time) that he puts in, ours wouldnt run.... well done mark.... shaun Edited January 20, 2009 by shaun4860 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprinter Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) How about some ex layers, more savvy than poults in the wood. Rgds D2D Yes they are definately more savvy than poults in the wood. Trouble is they wont stay in the wood for long, they'll be over your boundary quick as a flash and probably straight out the other side of your neighbours boundary too. In short you'll put them down, see them for a little while then you will recover less than 17%. We tried them once, a never to be repeated experiment. Edited January 22, 2009 by Sprinter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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