hand feeding

[kbtfowler 2]

how many other keepers on here hand feed?

Andy

[4x4dartmoor 2]

how many other keepers on here hand feed?

Andy

Hand feed what andy!! I've brought on kits at 3 week old.

[danw 1,748]

I hand feed some of my drives and hopper the others also use a spinner

[kbtfowler 2]

I mostly hand feed too. I have had trouble this year with the wind and the pheasys not hearing me whistling does anybody use a dog whistle or anything?

Andy

[Guest ragumup]

I mostly hand feed too. I have had trouble this year with the wind and the pheasys not hearing me whistling does anybody use a dog whistle or anything?

Andy

I use a solway horn works well

[gonetoearth 5,144]

NOT IN THE JOB NO MORE BUT ALWAYS HAND FED, ALWAYS WALKED

THE RIDE FROM FEED BIN TO FEED BIN , AND WATCH PHES FEED

SEE WHATS ABOUT ALL WAYS HAD STRAW ON THE RIDES TO , TIMES

HAVE CHANGED AND LOT OF KEEPERS USE SPINNERS , BIG NUMBERS

DICTATE I SUPPOSE, BUT THE ODD DAY HAND FEEDING WOULD GIVE THE

OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHATS ABOUT AND SEE HOW THE BIRDS ARE ETC ,

[Jebus 3]

We don't hand feed due to having such a wild breed. We have the Blue Back pheasants and they're wild as anything.

[Linton Lad 90]

I hand feed every thing, gives you good control of your birds.

 

LL

[gonetoearth 5,144]

I hand feed every thing, gives you good control of your birds.

 

LL

he does

[rjimmer 4]

The shoots, that I help out on, use plastic whistles. That way, anybody can feed and the tone of the whistle is the same.

Some shoots top up their hoppers after dark so that the birds rarely/never see humans except during drives.

[Alhoy 0]

I mostly hand feed too. I have had trouble this year with the wind and the pheasys not hearing me whistling does anybody use a dog whistle or anything?

Andy

I use a solway horn works well

Thunderer whistle...'refs whistle'.....use it in rearing pens from about birds being 5wks old...every time feed blow whistle.....l they learn by association..

 

Alam

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[00taz11 39]

the shepards whistle works a treat

[snorker 2]

always hand fed, an always kept same tune for each wood, (led zepp, STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN) :tongue2

you get to see your birds, triple fed @ xmas. or day off, double feed.

[Hunter Campbell 0]

I did some work experience not very long ago and the keeper there hand fed his drives the day before the shoot and it showed cus the birds were there. he also made sure the majority of the feed was where he wanted the birds to be i.e flushing points etc.

[rowey 1]

Have always hand fed after release then switch to mainly hoppers but still hand feed the woods at night so they have something to come back to and hedges heavily in areas of the drives but there are hoppers all over the place. Always found the poults come running to the sound of the engine on the atv but we rear ours from day olds so they get used to it on the rearing field. Mixture of hand feed and hoppers works great for us.

Edited February 13, 2010 by rowey