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  1. Meroman
    Niger, Peanuts & sunflower hearts for the hardbills, with live mealworms for the softbills. You may as well give them cardboard as give those dried mealworms which have no nutrition at all.
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    Spot on..... A Dogs Hearing is far far superior to ours and will often follow the action going on underneath his/her feet ( I wonder if they also feel the vibrations ) Yes..... a young Dog will sometimes ' go in ' to early for a Rabbit when it is just sat inside the mouth of the hole unsure whether to bolt or not :hmm: they soon learn to let them cross that ' invisible ' line before going in for a strike..... experience is the only teacher Well said..
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    Double post...
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    I have two sons (23)&(21)they were both brought ferreting and fishing from an early age and enjoyed it until they discovered girls and drink, in which order I am unsure but it ended their days out with me for a few years. My eldest son has no interest but my younger lad has come back to hunting and is showing a natural talent for it. I am one proud father happy with the fact that ferreting will be carried on to the next generation in the family. My great grandfather,grandfather & uncle hunted,fished,etc etc and I am the 4th generation to carry on a family tradition which my son has
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    Check out the link below..... http://www.nativebirds.co.uk/forum/index.php?sid=efde86eaeb793d663877b641bfabda02
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    Collie x greyhound x whippet, 4 years old now but excellent ferreting dog Keep up the good work, I like your dog, its my favourite cross to work with whilst ferreting...
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    Killykeen was a great lake for Pike some years ago but has been plundered by these people who have no regard for pike conservation.I caught my first double on this lake thirty years ago. In my opinion any lakes in the Cavan area that have easy access like this lake are not worth fishing because the stocks have been depleted by mindless idiots who have no regard at all for the balance of nature. The only lakes I fish in the area now are the ones with either floating banks (these people have no proper waders) or lakes that are very difficult to access. Thankfully the fisheries board is takin
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    Tight lines & safe fishing with your new boat Niall.
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    I've fished the River Suck above Ballinasloe, the Inny and a few lakes in Co. Cavan from the bank this summer and drew a blank every time using various baits and lures but hit the Jackpot trolling perch on Derravaragh Lake. We took the boat up the Inny and landed a few Jacks and then down the Inny to lough Iron which was choked with weed growth but yielded a 15 pounder to my mate.
  10. Meroman
    Hello CarraghsGem, firstly if you intend to start your fishing with trout & salmon using maggots and earthworms is illegal in southern Ireland whilst fishing for these species. Float fishing for trout is also a no no but some salmon fisheries allow it, as Niall has said above contact your friend for information and advice. I'll try answer any questions you ask generally but local knowledge is the key to success. With regard to getting new gear to start you off get cash as xmas presents and use it to buy gear at the fishing show held in early February at the exhibition centre near Swords
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    Lovely fish, and a great fight I'd say it being a summer fish, As above what bait/set up did you use?
  12. Meroman
    Well done, lovely fish...
  13. Meroman
    Its legal to keep unrung British in the UK but you cannot sell them or exhibit them. Having said that the onus is on you to prove they are aviary bred and then the problems begin.
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    I was guessing thankfully they are alright now
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    Here's one, bred by a mate of mine from Co.Armagh....
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    Brilliant photo's Bluebell, thanks for sharing. It looked like a great day out.
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    Generally speaking Canaries never suffer from going light!! Its possible you had an outbreak of ornithosis which can be treated with an antibiotic but I'm guessing here. Did the birds have a nasal discharge? Pigeon fanciers call it the 'snots'.
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    I'd say they dont come in contact with the Coccidiosis parasite in the wild but agree that they get nutrients in the wild foods they eat that we cannot supply to our captive bred strains
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    Good stuff. I'm interested in breeding Linnet cross Goldfinch next season, any one any experience in this hybid? Not a very good cross mate they are poor color and are usually mad as hell better muleing with linnets or maybe pair one to a bullfinch and try your luck. I agree most linnet crosses lack colour even when colour fed linnet hybrids dont colour up well. The nicest one is by far the Linnet/Bullie especially if its a yellow cock bird.
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    KDR great photo's of your mules, love the photo's of the young starting to take the colour half way through the moult :thumbs Hello Kev....
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    This clear mule is one in a million, bred in Ireland by a man called Paddy Croke who passed it on to a man from Wales and when he showed it around the UK it won all before it including 2 best in show awards at the English national and one 2nd best in show at the same event the following year....
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    Ferreting is top of my list and it suits me to concentrate on Natives from late February until September because I hunt for sport as opposed to pest control so it works out fine fine for me.... Here are a couple of photo's which I took at shows in Ireland they are not my birds unfortunately.
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    No Problem, its always good to see someone with an interest in keeping British...
  24. Meroman
    I agree with you on that, 'Going light ' is a term used for a disease called Coccidiosis. Its a parasite that can live within the tissues of adult birds without causing the birds any harm. However, during the summer months, when the air temperature is warm, the parasite will multiply and eggs will be dispersed across the aviary surfaces. The adult birds, at this stage, don’t pass the disease onto the young chicks whilst they are still in the nest. The youngsters are fed by regurgitation by the adults and it’s likely that they also pass on some immunity to the disease via their crop milk.
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    Bullies are a lovely bird and I've kept them in the past but they are prone to a disease that is known as the gapes and can be difficult to keep alive at times, I think its a disorder in the digestive tract with can be treated with a drug called tylon which cures the bird for a while but always seems to come back and kill them, in my opinion its a lack of some nutrient they get in the wild that when kept in captivity is not available to them. Fatty seed like hemp and sunflower hearts seem to bring this on and the strange thing is they love these seeds
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