max abell
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Nice one mate well done
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Normaly feed fur or feather but also use dry ferret food in the summer never had any health issues with the ferts caused by dry food but as said they do drink a lot more water on dry
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Nice write up and pics mate well done glad you had a good day
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Great photo
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Normaly start end of august/begining of september got a little job to do tomorow (monday) in a model airplane flying club hopeing on no hang ups
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Just finished reading an article in the countrymans weekly called summertime ferret care by scott bedding scott says that by putting pots of magnolias near his hutches it helps keep the flies away ? I have been ferreting 34yrs and i have never heard of this one has anyone else and if so does it work ?
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Have worked compleate vasectomised and castrated hobs over the years and never found any difference in working ability we only have 1 vasectomised hob and one hob kitt at the moment as we tend to prefere to work jills
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Nice work mate
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SACS is who me and my brother decided to change to in the end cost £50 for for the pair of us cos we both live at the same address A much better deal in the end than the ngo or basc and with better cover too so it does pay to shop around
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We have been insured with the national gamekeepers organisaton (NGO) since it was formed i personaly wouldn't go shooting without insurance all it takes is a richochet and anything can happen also a lot of my permissions where we ferret and shoot rightly insist on insurance Just got the NGO renewal through £35 not the end of the world i know but i thought i would shop around and found the COUNTRY COVER CLUB it covers us for exactly the same as what the NGO does and thats £24.95p each you don't get the gimicks like the glossy mag every 3 months or the big tent at the game fairs but who cares
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They sell leaded footline on longnets from k p & s nets but i had stuff from them in the past and found the nets fell apart and they are expensive compared to other dealers others may have had better experiences with them but personaly i wouldn't use them again
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Have fed shot birds and rabbits to the ferrets for donkeys years never had a problem with lead shot/bullets find the odd bit in the court when cleaning
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As said most fold up shovels are rubbish we have always used a bulldog rabbiting spade a bit pricey but a great bit of kit
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A couple of our jills normaly end up with rat tail in the summer but for some reason this year none have it although it doesn't look very nice it's nothing to worry about and it soon grows back
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yes it's normal she will come back in season we bred from our best jill this year they are now 12 weeks old and the jill is back in season again -
Much the same as reddawn will give them a bit of a run in some small berry's near the end of there 1st season normaly with a couple of older ones then we start working them properly in there 2nd season
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A kitt becomes fully grown at 16 weeks not 9 mate
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9 weeks is a bit young to be working a rabbit will run away from anything normaly but if they are up a stop end they are gonna give the little fella a right kicking or as someone already said what if they encounter a rat/stoat etc he is not old or wise enough to defend himself let him mature a bit before working him
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Never bought any nets off bill as i have always made my own but have read nothing but good coments about bills net quality good price and how he takes the time to give any advice asked by his customers he sounds like a genuine true country gent and long my people like bill continue providing the great service they do
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When we have had hobs vasectomised in the past we have checked and double checked with the vet that we want a vasectomy NOT a castration if they fuc*ed up i would then sue them or at the very least want my money back it's not like they are shy about charging the robbing sods
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Nice pair of polecats mate and great pics ferrets sleep loads if you intend working them when they are older wake them up about 30mins before you box them up this gives them time to have a crap or a pee so they dont do it in the box nice to see the young lad showing a interest GOOD LUCK with them mate
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Good reply you dont need anything to remove the tick if using a tick remover once i have removed a tick i normaly put a tiny dab of sudocrem or savalon on the area just as a precaution against infection
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We handle ours every day from the day they are born and don't tend to get much nipping if we do get it we do as said the finger in the mouth a few time and this tends to stop it the more you handle the better they will get it's like puppies you have to train them that hands are are no no
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Well done mate on gaining some permissions do a good job for them and leave the ground as you found it and word will soon spread and the recomondations from these land owners should get you a lot more permissions in the future GOOD LUCK
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What age can ferret kits be sold ?
max abell replied to salukilurchers's topic in Ferrets & Ferreting
Normaly take any kitts to there new homes at a minimum of 8 weeks sometimes 10 weeks never any earlier than 8 i have heard of people letting there kitts go at 6 weeks this is far to early to be taken away in my oppinion
