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Hi all, I'm currently a part time keeper running parts of a shoot . My current employement requires me to start at 3 pm in the afternoon. I'm woundering does anyone also have to feed there birds/poults morning and just after mid day , and how do they get on with birds holding and wandering due to this early feed in the afternoon . this is the only times i'm able to feed , early morning (6:30am-7am) and just after mid day (1:30pm-2pm). any advice / people with same situation be great to hear from.

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haha sorry about that there lol . And i see , i'll give that try . Today i tried her earlier this morning with ball , dummy, cold game and she just ran away scared a don't know if i've shouted at her to stop or leave at wrong time and put her off but i'll just have wait and see , hope all changes n get back to normal as she was one best dogs on my shoot for her age , gutted its all gone wrong . Going to see proffessional gundog trainer on friday to see what he thinks.

Thanks for the reply roebuck , but she's fine when she's out in the field with the gun and still retrieves rabbits and game when shot , she just refuses to retrieve any dummies or toys etc... and i'm wanting to continue her training with dummies . I'm lost have no idea :s

Hi all , i'm writing this concerning my 11 month old golden retriever X coker bitch . Shes my first gundog and all was going brilliant until lately she refuses to retrieve any dummy, plain , covered with rabbit skin, pheasant skin etc... i've even just tried with a ball and she refuses . Soon as i throw the dummy and give command to retrieve she cowers down and runs back off to the house or if out back to my motor. Her training upto this was brilliant retrieving from launcher , dummies thrown or hidden. She even had few days picking up on my shoot over xmas and was brilliant. Whats gone wrong

Hi everyone , i'm going to pick my new pup up on saturday , she's 8 weeks old a golden retriever X cocker , she's black , my dad already has one these cross's but golden and she's a cracking little dog . I'm puzzeled at what to call her , i called my dad's fern and wish i'd kept the name for my own haha . Any suggestions what could call her ????

Anyone know were abouts it is etc... ? interested in going not sure were is , thanks

Was quite happy for couple hours work , not a far drive from mine either . And yes its a hob , he's just started working , think he's getting hang of it haha he's got some boots to fill as my last two hobs were unreal workers , top notch.

Thanks guys , and yes i also shoot them on lamp to control them , but i like good bit ferreting too. Had one dig not too bad , was just a single rabbit at stop end . Ended the couple of hours with half dozen pesty rabbits , not as many as i hoped but few less at least. Hope you's like , i'm not the best of photographer am affraid haha.

Well after walking round some my permission last night i've decided i need get out with the ferrets today knock some numbers down , don't care what anyone says about seasons for ferreting , rabbiting etc... they are pests and on this particular piece of land i have control them all year round as it's mainly crop land , had the farmer on to me saying they all over eating the seedlings. So thought i'd pop down and see for myself , and it was like watership down they were everywere. So bag packed , dog and my little 410 at the ready , wish me luck . Will try get some pictures for you guys.

Am same here mate , north east co.durham looking for land or be a helping hand. Have dogs , terriers n small lurcher. Ferrets, air guns an shot guns . Can travel . love bit everything ratting, rabbiting , ferreting , shooting , lamping the lot haha. Would love here from some n get chance be great .

heya all , i've posted previously about my terrier / beagle bitch shes 9month old now and coming on slowly , still a pup so very hyper n playful still as all puppies , but in last month or so she's been retrieving fur (rabbit skin's) , feather (wings) i was just chucking them just lose , and now i've put them on dummies and she's retrieving them too great . Got her to were say find n shes running after when i throw and saying fetch as she finds it and picks it up and she's bringing it back to me few feet away, not too hand don't expect that much from her atm. Had her out couple times in last

Heya all , not getting out as much as i use to now as haven't got much permission now lost over time with not going to farms and never been back . I am just woundering if anyone in north east area wants a hand when go out, or some company , i have shot guns and not bad shot , but if not helping hands done ferreting and rabbiting sinse i can remember. Give me message if anything pops up thanks

Get yourself a bedlington whippet , dam well fast , but good decent size , great for around the sets for marking and helping watch the holes , but also well fast enough for open fields .

heya all , i made a post a few months ago about my girlfriend getting a pup a beagle / border / teckle bitch , for you's who looked at it was some photos on there for u , heres a new one of her , she twice size she was and coming on well , but still work to be done with her , she's not scared of cover or anything straight in had odd rabbit , going to try her on my pheasant / partridge shoot get her bushing them out hopefully , will try get some pic's her in action for those who take interest . thanks