Fowl Behaviour in Halls

Alex Archer, James Birley, Johnny Windsor-Clive and Miles Pattison-Appleton were first cautioned for having the dead birds hanging from their kitchen cupboards and bedroom wardrobes in an attempt to ‘age’ the meat.

Bird-brained: Pheasants ageing

The boys went on to create scenes of carnage and mess in the courtyard as they attempted to pluck the animals surrounded by onlookers and feathers earning them a second condition from wardens. The fresh blood surrounding them is believed to have come from Alex Archer after he sliced his fingers on the metal brace used to hang the birds.

Birds of a feather: Shooting chums pictured together

Plucking messy: A group of four can expect to bag fifty birds on a shoot

They have since been forbidden from storing and/or preparing any fresh game in a public or communal space. Clearly unconcerned by their punishment the boys have posted photos of them holding their game and still dressed in tweed and flat caps on Facebook.

A poultry infringement: The boys were first fined for hanging carcasses in their kitchen

The Partridge season started on September 1^st and continues until the end of January next year, a group of four can expect to shoot up to 50 of the animals in one go.