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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 9061591" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>exactly</p><p>last winter we had few even try and come in. Even though maize TMR.</p><p></p><p>the buggers have to eat, TMR is a quick and easy feed for them, and pretty certain they 'learn' the best feeding areas from their parents etc. So once they 'learn' no easy feed here, they go elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>keep them moving, they need more nutrients, so after a short period, they move on, and don't come back. But its a commitment, you have to really keep them on the move. Once done, we use bangers to make 'sure' for a few days.</p><p></p><p>if the cost is true, £30,000 for a big unit, which seems a lot, but at 70 grams per bird, per day, x several thousand little buggers............... You could employ a person to just keep walking round the feed racks, all day, we reckon it takes about 1 week of real effort to shift them.</p><p></p><p>now just entering the 'arrival' stage, and sods law will say it won't work this year ! But it has for the last 3 winters. And plenty fly over, neighbours get them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 9061591, member: 86168"] exactly last winter we had few even try and come in. Even though maize TMR. the buggers have to eat, TMR is a quick and easy feed for them, and pretty certain they 'learn' the best feeding areas from their parents etc. So once they 'learn' no easy feed here, they go elsewhere. keep them moving, they need more nutrients, so after a short period, they move on, and don't come back. But its a commitment, you have to really keep them on the move. Once done, we use bangers to make 'sure' for a few days. if the cost is true, £30,000 for a big unit, which seems a lot, but at 70 grams per bird, per day, x several thousand little buggers............... You could employ a person to just keep walking round the feed racks, all day, we reckon it takes about 1 week of real effort to shift them. now just entering the 'arrival' stage, and sods law will say it won't work this year ! But it has for the last 3 winters. And plenty fly over, neighbours get them. [/QUOTE]
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