Like last time this thread was done the thing that annoys me the most is people eating with their mouth open. A lad at work was eating an apple behind me the other day sounding like a pig in a bucket of swill knowing it annoys me the little shit but he closed it when I told him I was gonna punch the apple and his teeth down his throat.
For 3 birds I'd stick to hand feeding. My mate put a hopper in for his few hens and was positive he wouldn't end up with rats when I told him he would. He did
Are you sure you really want a dog? If I was thinking along the lines of a certain breed or x I'd try and watch what their like and then if I liked them I'd find a pup out of workers. Decisions are there to be made.
I've recently had to rehome the young Brittany cross due to being a nervy nutter, tried everything with her but she was never gonna chill out. Or stop wrecking the place.
When you look on his site and see a pup that nice left I always wonder what's up with it, is it the runt, gammy leg etc etc but she looks a cracker mate good luck with her. Did he say what height Arthurs pups make roughly? They always look racey.
Pocket full of purse nets and a ferret in the other is the minimum you need but personally I wouldn't go without a locator and spade. I can't see why anyone would rather sit it out for hours than do what could be a 30 second dig, there's not much daylight in the ferreting season so why waste it sat on the box?
Try and find a breeder who will sort you out the best he can rather than getting stitched up at an auction when all your hens start singing after you get home.