Order Pheasants for next year

[lilvixen 26]

Labtastic is right. I am surprised you set your price now given that input costs are likely to rise dramatically feed and gas are sure to be more and the rise in VAT will also have an affect.I know that the birds I buy in are top quality and I expect to pay somewhat more than £3.50

 

Fair points but just because they are £3.50 or less doesn't mean they are poor quality. We had some birds this year at £3.15 and I very much doubt anybody could have beaten them for quality. I told the supplier after we had them he was charging way below what he should but his margins are his choice. If you take your time to look about there are some quality birds at reasonable prices available.

[danw 1,748]

I am not in any way suggesting his birds are poor quality,

 

 

I am exceptionally fussy about the birds we buy in the gamefarmer I use keeps a closed flock of black necks I have access to all vet records from the start of his trading some 30 years ago I have access to his feed nutritionist and he has spent a long time devising a diet that suits the growth profile of the birds he rears, all the birds are exclusively reared under electric hen and on fresh pasture every year I expect perfectly feathered and consistent birds and I am never disappointed non of this comes cheap but then his performance will denote how good my season will be and my job is in his hands.

All in I won't ever buy birds on price alone

[oldmantanner 4]

The birds are now £3.85 so pm me if interested

 

Oldmantanner

[Contender 0]

Using fully insulated, big sheds are the only way forward - have worked with both traditional huts (boss used to do 150.000 phessies and partridges per season) and had my own set up with big sheds are there are no comparison at all! No backache, better growth rate overall, less loss, % savings on gas (yes, I'm not kidding!). Top quality poults at reasonably price because some game rearers have been able to cut costs drastically and at the same time improve on husbandry.

[Lab 10,979]

Using fully insulated, big sheds are the only way forward - have worked with both traditional huts (boss used to do 150.000 phessies and partridges per season) and had my own set up with big sheds are there are no comparison at all! No backache, better growth rate overall, less loss, % savings on gas (yes, I'm not kidding!). Top quality poults at reasonably price because some game rearers have been able to cut costs drastically and at the same time improve on husbandry.

Sort of agree on this but in trying all the methods you cant beat day olds starting life under electric hens........a perfect heat and no arse picking, so the only real deaths are from starve out. Obviously this cant be done everywhere but would be my first choice if i could. Done a shed of 6 thousand last year and it was a doodle, you could sit in there for hours just watching them......

Honestly i think the way forward is shed sizes of 1000, large enough to stand in but easy enough to bit them without causing to much stress