patterdalejoel

September 17, 2016

crushed oats is shit they dont eat it properly its too dusty

January 2, 2016

My old boss had a rodeo for 5 years.. Spent more time off road than on it, pulling cattle trailer etc, going picking up in it, lamping, f**k me he gave it some stick, abused it like you wouldn't believe, and it never missed a beat.... And gaz if your worried about it not being nippy your wrong it went like a missile...

December 20, 2015

I have a bitch 4 years old now in her prime, she caught 11 out of 15 rabbits on the lamp the other day and also is a very good dog to have when ferreting we never take nets anymore.

August 29, 2015

hello, when the moult is over and everyone has sorted their birds out i would like to buy the above bird for a spare hen i have, cheers.

July 27, 2015

i took mine in a field of sheep when it had its jabs and pinned it to the floor and screamed at it whenever it looked at a sheep or pricked its ears up. never looked at a sheep 4 years later

July 19, 2015

I know it's a bit nosey and sorry but how much can you expect to pay for cages like that? ?

July 10, 2015

3 foot wide 2 foot deep. That stag in pic is 3 and a half pounds

July 9, 2015

Is he from bullx100% on here?

July 8, 2015

3 x 2 Claude, perfect for single birds or a pair of those asil they are only small birds. Yes the asil are nice perfect type to grade with an American like you read about people doing

July 8, 2015

the little birds originated from a pair a mate bought from a traveller lad, but they are genuine asils, rampuri, reza whatever you want to call them. aye nowt better as a brody, but cant get many eggs under them being bantys.

July 8, 2015

10 lbs Navek, he wont be far off now at 12 months old.

here is his dad

cant seem to upload pictures of his sister

July 8, 2015

a pen me and a mate finished modifying, splitting it into 2 flypens

and inside, my pair of asil gifted to me as growers

i have got about 15 chicks out of them which is more than enough for me with limited space

and a cyprus stag that is 3 generations my breeding, but i am thinking of getting rid of the lot of them due to no time and focusing on the little birds

July 8, 2015

I agree and wish I had the space to do the same!

July 8, 2015

Had 14 but 2 wernt very good so knocked them on the head and 1 killed its self in the wire and then swopped a mate 4 for 4 asils so got 7 left!

good stuff, i like your pens nice and big with plenty of grass. atb

July 7, 2015

Is that mature weight for cocks? How many chicks you managed to get out?

July 7, 2015

Hell fire they are small is that mature weight for cocks? How many chicks you managed to get out?

July 7, 2015

keeper eley- very nice spanish what weight are they?

May 10, 2015

Darbo

as you recall you sent me 6 gold top eggs, i got 3 chicks, 2 cocks and a pullet. i kept a cock and a pullet and bred the cock to some x bred wyandotte broodies i had to breed replacements and got 2 white pullets (below) they have been my best broodies this year, got 4 asil chicks under 1 and another is sat on some more. but the bloody pullet hasnt gone broody at all or even looked like it, bloody thing! :laugh:

March 24, 2015

went to a bird sale just outside preston other day and bought this pair of beauties. first things first couldnt beleive how helpful everyone was, they couldnt give enough adive once they realised i was a beginner, gave me nest liners a book and some very cheap nest pans, then i bought this pair off a lad, only 20 for the pair thought that was very reasonable when you look at some of the prices people ask for online. also the breeder was there and i felt like i wasnt being bullshitted and he was giving me a load of advice on what to do with them etc, people with chickens arent like that just want as much £££. also bought a spotless show cage for 8 quid.

anyway, a load of questions!

1. does it matter if the nest pan slightly bounces due to being held on by a ring of wire that i got it with will it put them off nesting in it?

2. what do i do to encourage/prepare them to breed?

3. does it matter if another pair is in the cage next to them should i block them from view?

4.shall i put the shed light on a timer?

5.do i mix egfood with egg and how much/when do i give it?

6.will they breed in a large cage but its wire on all sides?

7. obviously i bought them together, does this affect the pairing as ive read in an ideal world you gradually introduce them etc?

March 13, 2015

after a lot of work retrieving as she is not exactly a natural, i find this picture very satisfying.

March 11, 2015

nice one, glad i have a smaller dog get a longer run

February 25, 2015

wont be long before the seasons over up here sunny on saturday but we called it a do at 1 on sunday due to flurries of snow :blink: had a good day bolting other day 14 rabbits, some good courses but some even better retrieves i had a 100 yard retrieve and she jumped a wall with it which i couldnt beleive as retrieving definetly doesnt come natural to her but it does now, the calmer we are the better she is, secret is dont try and snatch it off her or she thinks its a game.... anyway here are the pics :thumbs: