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    When starting a new rat job at a domestic the customer reported the rat had now killed 3 gold fish and eaten them. While there we lfted the plastic waterfall on his pond and below it there was another partially eaten gold fish. It has also eaten dozens of fresh water snails something i have seen many times. I have never come across this in 10 years. I have come across them catching and eating frogs in domestic ponds. The fish are possibly easier to catch at this time of year being sluggish due to cold water temperatue but the rat must be a good swimmer the fish are sitting very
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    used one to stop a lurcher hunting up in the lamp. the dog just used to loose it and it rectified the problem every time. the dog was trianed to the whistle but every now and then just started hunting up and defied the whistle. i only used the collar once each time and the problem was resolved. the equipment is quality and they recently repaired a collar. the service was excellent. if you by one you have to keep the collar charged even when not using it or this can lead to damage from the battery this is what happened to mine. they advice giving it a full charge every 5 mo
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    my ferreting mate has got a kelpie whippet greyhound around 5 to 6 months. Mother was pure whippet father 1st cross kelpie greyhound. He is a realy good dog trianer and is very impressed with the pups progress and brightness. It will be used for ferrriting and lamping rabbits.
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    just google pest control leyburn/bedale and you will find a local pest controller. or go on bpca website they have a list of members for all areas. I do rabbitting around leyburn and have seen a number of pest control vans over the last couple of years. If you are seeing rats in the garden look around you property for defects which will allow them in. be aware they climb like a squirrel so look at shrubbery and things to gutter level.
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    Speaking to my vet she explained there is 3 aspects to the vaccinations and all aspects are covered on a 3 year rolling program not every aspect every year. A friend has recently lost a pup to parvo which has led to other dogs and ferrets also succombing to it. I use kennels now and then so have to keep dogs up to date. A vet near me does annual vaccinations for 12 pounds.
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    I have just had my dog vaccinated and i have had to take him back for a second leptospirosis vaccination{weils disease from rat urine). She inforrmed me that recently two new strians of leptospirosis have been discovered and this is what the second jab is given for. The second jab was free as the drug company is funding the second vaccination for the two new strians.
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    trigene or vercon this is what vets use in there premises. the vet i spoke to said they alternate between the 2 to ensure nothing builds up a resistance.
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    Fantastic day and tidy looking bedi. What is the bedi side of the breeding.
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    if your supplying the said butcher selling them at £2.50 you are restricted what price you can charge and he is in a location where rabbits are easy to come by. Butchers around the area i live all charge £4 plus for rabbits with one in garforth last year asking £7.
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    the ads have been on here one lad in kent offering £2.50 and another lad in wales looking for 150 rabbits a week.
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    I have 2 butchers who give £2 skinned. One can take up to 300 a week. I can get £2 with skins on ferreted or lamped any condition. Also have regular customer who take small numbers for £2.50 each. There seems to be a real demand for them with a number of adverts asking for rabbits with the best I have seen was £2.50 with skins on. I cant remember seeing adverts previous years. Every little helps to cover fuel costs.
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    How is yours bred strongbow and what size is he.
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    How do you lads with pure whippets get on when its realy cold and wet. how do they cope when quiet spells in these conditions when ferreting. Some fantastic looking dogs.
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    Cracking looking dogs how is yours bred lurchers 88. What was sire and dam. Do you ferret and lamp with him.
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    what price will you pay for them
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    take some getting used to for a while after the mk1 but once you get used to them i would never go back to a mk1 they are far better. The search facility speeds up locating the ferret and the pinpiont audible facility gets you bang on the ferret every time. The only isuue is that both my mates 2 recievers and mine read 1 foot out. The ferret is always 1 foot shallower than the reading but once you know you dig accordingley.
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    Out yesterday with my friend and his first cross bedlington greyhound bred by Neil Bacon from near birmingham. This dog has excellent coat high preydrive and is a 100 % marker. The dog is only used for ferreting so could not be classed as all round hunter. I have one that is coming up 12 years but again was only used for rabbiting but also loved ratting. He was still lamping well at 9 years old. He has cost me nothing at the vets and has been a very hardy dog superb to live with. The one I have was bred by Heart Break kennels. The bedlington Neil is using is bred th
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    Bulldog Rabbitting spade with fibre glass shaft indistructable. My mate has one which is possible 20 years old and still going strong. He baught fibre glass one after breaking a number of wooden shafted spades. Go on bullddog site and locate nearest supplier. The wieght of this spade is in my opinion one of its assets. We ferret some hard areas with a lot of flint and this spade makes light work of it. You would realy struggle with a lighter spade here.
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    We tried neosorexa gold following all the hype when it was launched. Tried in various locations for both rats and mice and found it totally inefective with very little if any bait take. All technicians tried it both internal for rats and mice and external for rats with same results. A whole grian bait works every time. Personally I think it is the split grian formulation which is the issue. So much for all the hype.
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    I had similar problems with the same model. The reciever for the fob is mounted in the roof near the sun roofs and if you have any issues with water ingress around the sunroofs there is apossibility this is defective or not earthing correctly. Only problem is accessing it as it requires the head lining to come out. It is changeable item and does not require tuning to ecu unit. Try placing key up near the sun roof and mine unlocked every time.
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    Could not agree more with tomo about keeping a net running parellel with hedge close, Set it out and you are wasting your time as we have found out you live and learn. Rabbits in stops has been high in these situations in some locations with stops found well out into the fields and multiple numbers in them. Cracking photos.
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    We have purchased a honda quad for ferreting on a grouse moor. If any one has any pictures of baskets you are using could you post them. Just looking for ideas and to pick peoples brians. I will be using steel to fabrictae some baskets for the front and rear.
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    We have just purchased a quad bike to access onto a grouse moor. Does any one use a quad and if so do you have any pictures you could post how you have it set up with baskets front and rear. Just looking to pick people brians and get some ideas. I am a welder and will be constructing baskets from box section and mesh. Any photos would be much appreciated.
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    As others have already siad start at one end limited number of ferrets and see how it goes. In situations like this sometimes its one warren and sometimes you will be surprised and it may be individual sets but until you start you wont realy know thats why i would only use 1 or 2 ferrets. If it is a thick hedge one of the main problems is stopping rabbits travelling along inside the hedge hole hopping very frustrating from experience. If allowed every so often with a slasher cut breakes at the base of the hedge and place a stop net but something I read was putting a board or binlin
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    Flat Pack mole traps. Probe and decent spade and trowel. Get the mole trapping dvd from fouteen acre by gw walton. i have been trapping moles for a number of years but the info on the dvd has upped my catch rate significantly. Give it a go and you will be surprised how easy it becomes. Its no rocket science as some try to portray. Everyone starts somewhere putting the probe in 20 times to find a run but gradually over time looking at the hills and depressions in the land will lead to finding runs much quicker. The only time I have had problems with the flat pack traps
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