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  1. Bobtheferret
    Good for you pal, was out myself and this weekend but unfortunately mixi had hit badly. Enjoy your permission and and hope the mixi stays away.
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    Well done looks like a good day.
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    That's what really f****ed me off today, I had been really sensible with this place. Loads of rabbits but never went overboard and just shot a few in the summer to show my face then mixi rolls in and ruins my careful 'gamekeeping'. Still nothing than can be done, they will come back but will have to be careful this season not to take to many and leave as many as possible for breeding next year.
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    dai your inbox is full matey. Atb Adam Ditto. Tried to send message not accepting.
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    As mentionined I have had a fox follow me around before and when I've stashed rabbits to save carrying them old Charlie has definitely helped himself!
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    Went out today and whilst there were still quite a few about mixi was everywhere. Half of what i caught was infected, I reckon a month ago I would have caught double and it's not finished yet. Mixi has been lighter round me for last few years but it's back with a vengeance.
  7. Bobtheferret
    What do you put it down to? Unfortunately this seems a bad mixi year or is RHD or something else?
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    It is hard to get permission, but what I will say is persevere especially with farmers. If you can get in with one farmer they all know each other and if you can say " I do Bobs rabbits would it be ok to do yours" etc and your chances of a yes increase tenfold. I recently got a huge estate highly keepered very hard to get permission on but as a result of three positive references from other local farmers he said yes. Keep trying and slowly you build it up. Good luck.
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    I owned a beddy whippet bred this way, didn't even give a thought tbh. He was a cracking ferreting dog and my best mate and I miss every day wouldn't hesitate to own another bred this way.
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    I learned that lesson the hard way, went out with someone and we both had white Jill's with no collars and I am positive he ended up with my jill as after that day 'my ferret' was half the worker she was and 'his ferret' really came on and turned into a good worker!
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    Agreed. I like a hob for working with jills, bit of power when needed wouldn't want some thing that can't shift a decent sized rabbit
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    As mentioned you just need to use common sense. Bad meat is fairly obvious (smell, look, fly eggs, maggots etc) if the meat smells ok and has no fly eggs it's ok. Adult ferrets will often eat the bones as well, I watch mine and often hear a cruch as the break a bone or crush a skull!
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    As others have said I don't feed mine everyday anyway, l only feed whole carcass and if they were in the wild they would not kill everyday. Most predators don't, they make a kill gorge themselves and then rest up before hunting again. Follow the advice already given and you'll be fine, ferrets are unbelievably tough little buggers!!!
  14. Bobtheferret
    Well done Dean, look forward to getting out myself soon.
  15. Bobtheferret
    Sounds like a brilliant night, well done. Good to hear there are plenty about reading not just your write up but some others on hear as well.
  16. Bobtheferret
    Good start well done.
  17. Bobtheferret
    Good luck with your pups. Big bonus of only three pups takes less out of the bitch and should ensure strong pups as plenty of mums milk.
  18. Bobtheferret
    Good luck, hope you have a good day
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    Going to have get some help with all this permission Doug!!! If only you weren't on the other side of the world! Good luck with it, earned through good reputation and hard work.
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    I have bred the same line of ferrets for generations and tbh due to being busy/lazy the kits don't get that daily attention but I have found they just don't need it. I have never bred from nippy parents and the kits just seem to be naturally very easy to handle, the kits I bred this year haven't so much as nipped me once (going to get bitten now!). Would anyone agree that ferrets can genetically predisposed to be friendly and easy to handle? Or am I just lucky!!! I responses to the original post, at four months a ferrets could definitely draw blood and lock on if it chose to. Good lu
  21. Bobtheferret
    You never know if they were early on they may recover. A lot more are getting it and recovering now or getting a more mild dose. Think positive!!!
  22. Bobtheferret
    Thanks pal. Good post
  23. Bobtheferret
    Big old moon at the moment and stubble is almost impossible to walk over without making noise, might find on a better night you see a few more...hopefully anyway!
  24. Bobtheferret
    Night hunter whippets (Paul Waddington) has a litter at the moment. His dogs are proven workers and sensibly priced, definitely where I would go if I wanted a whippet puppy.
  25. Bobtheferret
    Fair play, good vid good day. Often there is no better way to get new land than "I've been on your neighbors land and noticed plenty of rabbit damage on your property. Would it be ok to come on yours please?" Works every time.
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