>>978490First off, if you're working over the summer only you'll be doing some of the hardest labor of your life. Summer is when we clean out the rearing sheds, get rid of shell waste, clean anything that comes into contact with the birds basically. You'll be feeding almost all day so a quad license or a driving license is a necessity because I cant express how painful it is carrying 25kg of wheat on each shoulder for miles at a time to fill 1 feeder.
You have to be physically fit, and able to work long hours with short breaks. When I was 17 working experience there I was about average weight for my age, fuck knows what that was but I was pretty skinny but not bones not sure how to describe it, during the season you'll put on about 10-15lbs of pure muscle just working.
You also need a keen interest in keepering, most headkeepers will expect you to at least know a thing or two about land management, the animals you're working with, pest, predator and game species primarily. You'll need to know how to use/ own a shotgun as a bonus otherwise you're going to have long days of waiting for the keepers to get back if they dont have a spare gun (we've done that to our last 2 WE kids who didn't own guns) and also you'll need to understand that it's a manly world there is no can't about it you'll work until you break and then be ready to do it every single day.
TL;DR someone who is outgoing, with a knowledge of the countryside and most native species. Shotgun license/ safety required you must be physically and mentally fit and a drivers license/ quad bike license helps. Also, get your chainsaw ticket so you can slack off and cut down trees.
