We take our own food i usually end up carrying it and when the show finishes we go out and light a disposible barque its great fun seeing everybody sitting in the traffic and were tucking into our grub
Butcher's give a good price but wont take large amount's regular game dealers will but at 30/50 pence a head and if they come to pick them up the petrol money comes out of that
Some folk are just born arseholes and never seem to graduate .Can you not get the farmers you know to put a good word in for you at farmers markets etc
You could try a wee bowl of water and gently dip there jaws into it to see if they want a drink . But gentle pinch the fur and let go if it goes back quickly there not dehydrated so dont worry