terryd 8,459 Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 I could bore you allwith tales of hard ship gamefarming and keepering are about as far apart as you will ever get these days. To be on a rearing field 7 days aweek right through the season is a twat of a job for little reward from start to finish , were not taliking about caching up and laying pens then sitting in a shed with a light bulb and cardbord cut out to check the embrio then incubater then hatch and small sheds the way it used to be were talking mass production to sell thousands upon thousands chicken farm tactics dust shite more dust feed bags full of shit water hoses gas bottles boring mudane work you either knuckle down and do it and use it as knowledge or dont Its labour they want not a trainnee keeper. That is bang on I went straight into it after school I think there was 4 of us and we got free lodge and 18 quid a week. As you say it was just labour under the guise of trainee keeper. There was a promise for me to go up to north wales and work as a proper trainee up there as I used to buckle down and graft which they loved. Asked me too work one weekend and promised me a free sunday lunch out. Thanks for that but I think I will go home for weekend and do bit of ferreting and have nice beef dinner round the grand mothers bit more appealing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 I think the job is as hard as you want to make it really, it's not the hard job it once was with all the new equipment like automatic drinkers, feeding systems and thermostatic heaters. There was a day when I was younger when I was falling asleep in the bath at 12 at night knowing I was checking birds at 4/5 again. It's more stressful than physical I found.....shite jobs like biting soon weeds out the workers or the failures. Anyway I've never asked anyone too do anything is never do or had never done. It's a job I'll not miss. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bootsha 1,306 Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 just as a pointer to some who may just be thinking about it, he's collecting in excess of 1800 eggs a day at the moment, every day , first lot due to hatch in a fortnight, then it just gets from busy to f****n hectic i would imagine lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 just as a pointer to some who may just be thinking about it, he's collecting in excess of 1800 eggs a day at the moment, every day , first lot due to hatch in a fortnight, then it just gets from busy to f****n hectic i would imagine lol.. What incubaters he use boots Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bootsha 1,306 Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 f****n big ones i should think gte lol. im sure my mate said they hold about 20.000 eggs ??? if thats feasable like ??? i have no idea to be honest as i have never seen them, but i'm sure that number rings a bell, amd he has a few of them by all accounts/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 f****n big ones i should think gte lol. im sure my mate said they hold about 20.000 eggs ??? if thats feasable like ??? i have no idea to be honest as i have never seen them, but i'm sure that number rings a bell, amd he has a few of them by all accounts/. Be commercial gear. Grinder what do you think Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grinder 102 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) He uses bristol incubators and the same hatchers ... And he has a old Weston 10 I'm told ...Personally I think it's a great life... 7 month on 5 month off :-) lots if permission can be gained when out delivering birds to shoots... It does make you quite anti social though lol It doesn't sound a big place though ... I was doing 3000 hens on my own for 2 seasons Edited April 23, 2014 by Grinder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Aye cause no c**t will go near you. Bet you stink to high heaven. Can't imagine it will be a luxury static home lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grinder 102 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 They have these things called showers these days... Water comes out and you wash yourself lol my static was 16k ... All I pay is electric :-) lamping and digging on the door step and the garden is 7,000 acres ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 He uses bristol incubators and the same hatchers ... And he has a old Weston 10 I'm told ...Personally I think it's a great life... 7 month on 5 month off :-) lots if permission can be gained when out delivering birds to shoots... It does make you quite anti social though lol It doesn't sound a big place though ... I was doing 3000 hens on my own for 2 seasons we used hammers. And weston We only reard 10 k pheasants and bought are duck and redlegs in. Yes a great life M. But mine was full time and like you got looked after. Seen. Studentd come in on a weekly basis just to clean shed out. Never lasted lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grinder 102 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Your right G ... 3 part timers have quit after the first day and it's not even busy yet... We still have a old western 10 and it still gives us 77% although the marcons give us 82% and the peterseim about 85% ...if you ever fancy a days Bitting G ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,922 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Whats bitting? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Whats bitting? It's actually not a million miles removed from ringing nestling starlings ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clipo 871 Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Whats bitting? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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