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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1264715/I-just-hope-bites-Why-ferret-suffer-owned-celebrity.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/apr/07/ferrets-britain-survey-south
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Funny how we all (me included) seem to agree that leaving a constant supply of rabbits / pigeons in will result in big fat ferrets. I have two superb working hobs and if I put two rabbits in the hutch then they will be eaten in a week - leaving the boys bursting at the seams and looking like barrels! Funny then that the ferret food manufacturers all recommend feeding ad-lib for perfectly healthy ferrets. I personally believe that ferrets should be kept a little underweight for best working results and especially to keep hobs moving that bit quicker. Mine run around the garden like wh
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Jeesus that looks uncomfortable! He wants a nice bit of liver for the anaemia, or a blood transfusion!!
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If anyone saw Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's "Dirty Cows" a year or 2 ago, that's where the meet was. Couldn't make it unfortunately, but it can be tricky on foot as there's a lot of woods.
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Frontline Top Spot for cats and dogs both contain the same proportion of the drug - only the oveall quantity is different. Both contain 9.7% fipronil - the rest is inert. So a dog dose would mean more chemical for the ferret than using the cat dose! Frontline Plus contains 9.8% fipronil in both the cat and dog versions, but also contains 8.8% S-methoprene in the dog one and 11.8% S-methoprene in the cat one. So although the cat one has a higher percentage, using the dog dose would still mean more of both chemicals for the ferret! Frontline spray contains 0.29% fipronil and is for ca
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It's not about price the dog spot on will make cats very ill and possibly be fatal the same may be true of the reverse but I'm not positive on that, If you want sound advice on this mate speak to a vet I personally just check me fezzers over everyday and remove accordingly Yes, dog spot on can make cats ill - because a dog dose is for a larger animal and so you risk overdosing your moggy! I have only ever used cat frontline on my ferrets (I asked the vet while she was TB testing our cattle years ago). That said, I would still say ask a vet.
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Hi Matty I would use Frontline Spot On for cats as this is cheaper and it says it is suitable for kittens (albeit over 8 weeks of age and weighing at least 1 KG). It's only a 0.5 ml dose and you put a bit on the back of the head and a bit on the back. It kills any fleas and ticks and then continues to prevent further infestations for 2 months. For smaller jills you may want to check with a vet. Frontline Spot on for Cats > 1KG: Amazon.co.uk price - £11.63 for 3 doses (£3.88 per dose), or £19.38 for 6 doses (£3.23 per dose).
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Just thought it would be interesting to see how the rabbits are breeding. Usually see baby rabbits out running around in the fields from mid January onwards here in Cornwall, but this year they were about a month behind presumably due to the cold winter delaying mating and probably finishing off more bunnies than usual. What have you seen about? The cold winter might mean less rabbits, breeding a little later than usual. This could lead to a very prolific breeding season if there is less competition and if the cold winter killed off the fleas then mixy might not be so bad this yea
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Well, I have a lovely brace of nice, quick moving, yearling hobs. They are bred from my best friends hob and a good working jill that he bought - and they are fantastic just like their parents. No plodding about like some sluggish hobs you see, these are faster than racing snakes! When I'm out working them, using my home made purse nets and my quick-set long-net, or just bolting to the shot gun, these ferrets (like their father and uncle) are like hounds on a fox. I very rarely need to dig if they make a kill as they wont lie with a dead-un, they'll often bring them out. They are gr
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Hi Craigy Just for what it's worth.... I would recommend going for Spun Poly rather than Spun Nylon. Much better to knit and to use as a net, in my opinion at least. I haven't looked back. Best wishes Rosspti
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Hi all My nephew is after a youtube clip of what hollering sounds like. He's got horn blowing clips, etc. but can't find any of hollering - either in the field or in a pub hollering competition would do. Can anyone help? Best wishes Rosspti
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Ha Ha. Modern hollering is just the same as old fashioned, sorry! What I was getting at is - there are loads of clips of horn blowing, etc. but none of hollering. I wondered if anyone had some hollering competition clips on you tube, or anything. Anyone?
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Just wandering if anyone has any links / vids / you-tubes, etc. with some good old fashioned holloaing / hollering on? ATB Rosspti
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Be VERY careful with sheep dip there fellas! Old fashioned sheep dips contan VERY dangeous chemicals called Organophosphates. They can give you the shakes like Parkinson's disease, depression, mental illnesses, premature death and all sorts. There's no need to panic as it only affects the unlucky ones, and then only after prolonged and repeated exposure - but I would advise against using OP dips. Check with a vet and read the label!!! Don't forget that these chemicals are designed to be absorbed into your skin!
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Went out again yesterday with friends up onto Bodmin Moor (see my earlier post for pics of the area). One of my friends works for the Landowner and so he has some lovely persmissions up there. Last week a couple of us were working the land, but the actural permission holder couldn't make it - he kindly let us carry on without him. We had a good day last week and got 23. However during that day we spotted another hedge that looked very good. We didn't do it because we were not sure who the owner of that particular hedge was. Yesterday, the friend with the permission was back in acti
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in your opinion what is the best ferret finder.
rosspti replied to pegstaff's topic in Ferrets & Ferreting
I agree with Stubby on that point. If you're working a ground set and the ferrets are working away as they should be - then the locator will be giving all sorts of readings as the ferrets move here and there like subterranean whippets. By the time one beep comes out of the Locator, the ferret could be 2 foot further on! However, if you are working a hedge then the locator is great for keeping an eye on which direction your ferret is heading in, etc. The reason for the differences in depth readings compared to the actual depth seem to be due to all sorts of real-life variations in batter -
I have been making nets for a few years now, and I have to say that I am now a big fan of Spul Poly rather than Spun Nylon. I find Spun Poly easier and and crisper to work with. It is not stretchy like Spun Nylon so you dont kill your hands trying to pull it tight, and the nets don't stretch or twist. I was just wandering if anyone knows where either of these come from or are manufactured? They cannot have been invented for ferreting nets, and so they must have some other main commercial use? The people who make sheet nylon netting should get together with the people who make spun p
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I gave 2 my hob youngsters their first whole rabbit on Wednesday night. They've been on Alpha biscuits up until then, but with a couple of diced rabbit and pheasant meals along the way. Put in a whole gutted rabbit. I left the skin on, but loosened it around the body so that they could get their teeth into it a bit. Instinctively they went straight for the jugular and tried to kill it again. I love it how they just "know". Next morning they had eaten the meaty back legs, skinned and removed a front foot, taken the eyes, chewed through the cheeks and eaten the brain. Basically they
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Good haul there boys, well done! Isn't it fantastic to be out at it again. I've been three times so far this season (66 so far), and looking forward to the 4th go on Sunday. You just can't beat ferreting! Went out with my friend and took the .22 the other night and had 45 rabbits and a fox... Great result and had a fab time, but we agreed it was not quite as good as getting out with the fezzers! ATB and enjoy!
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Looks like a Charloais Bull to me (sha-roe-lay). This breed is a very popular one in the UK. It originated in South East France as a draft animal pulling carts and ploughs. A few decades ago when people decided that they wanted leaner beef, this breed was imported to the UK as it is lean and quick growing. Unfortunately it proved a little too lean, not as tasty, and it cannot be fattened on grass alone and needs lots of corn. As a result the pure Charloais Bulls are used to cross with traditional breeds such as the black Aberdeen Angus, or the brown and white Hereford. This produce
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Hi Billbroom Like most others on here, I have nets of various lengths - 3' , 3'6" , 4' & 6'. 3'6" will do most jobs - but there's always that hole in a tricky spot, loose ground, undercut bank, large entrance, etc. that just needs a bigger net. I used an old knackered, rat eaten 6z nylon long net that a friend gave me. I cut it into usable sections and made some 6' purse nets. Great for those places where you have a huge hole about 2 foot across which then divides into 2 or three smaller holes. I prefer to net each and every hole, but if the internal ones are un-nettable then a
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Well the weather is looking up for the rest of this week at least. Was gorgeous up on the moors today, even if I was working and not playing! Ansome!
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Best thing since sliced bread boy! Did some ground sets last weekend. Ferrets worked well and bolted several, but by using the collar we were able to located them a couple of times when they stuck in one sport for five minutes. After a while they left the spot and went on to bolt more bunnies, but at the end of the day we were able to dig to where they had paused and retrieve a couple more dead ones.
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Well done lads! Do a good job, and the landowner will look after you! Enjoy!
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Well done Meg, proper job! Where 'bouts are e to? Looks a bit moorlandy there?