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  1. stevemac
    having hunted many feral pig in Australia and having seen wild boar in the states being bailed up by mountain curs hunting with dogs is a very do able thing. in Aus every thing from sheep dogs and whippets to great Danes and wolfhounds are used. Two dogs are best as a pig has two ears one each as it were. a good hunter will protect his dogs with breast plates and neck collars. The Americans like Kevlar but its far to heavy if it gets wet as it holds water. the material that seat belts are made of is far more suitable, stick and tear resistant light and wont hold water, For Those keen to shoot
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    mistake I made years ago was to have it on them to tight while hunting its great for cutting down the vet bills but a chest plate or vest will hold in the heat and help over heating the dog as well as restrict movement.
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    just a tip for you guys that have bought breast plates for your dogs get em on at home and let the dogs get used to them, Some dogs take a few practices to stop being gumby in them.
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    if you have your birds in cabinets be sure to put the coloured birds on the bottom row as you may see coloured feathers coming out in your non coloured birds as they moult. that stuff has a way of spreading every where.
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    that's about as traditional as hunting can get, absolutely fantastic thanks for sharing.
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    depends on the work.
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    ringing her neck would be a permanent solution, do you keep cuttle fish bone in her cage she may be lacking calcium you could also bake the shell of a chook egg and put that in her cage.
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    haha its as much the nature of a deerhoundx dog to do so than anything else the teaching comes from time spent catching pigs and moving the dog to the hold you want it to take. And I take the point on the type of hunt you fellas seam to be heading of to carry out a little Monteria hunt, much the same as we will be this weekend.
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    ya good hunting fellas, but pig hunting is a tough business and it is much more and vantages to teach a dog where to hang than just hoping for the best. My best dog will always bite the nuts to stop a boar then as he sits its straight on the ear and laid up the side out of the way. I always thought that European boar hunting was done with slow dogs to drive the boar to the guns and dogs that will lug up were frowned on but that's just based on what I read.
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    why would you need a breast plate on such small dogs they do tend to be battered away like a tennis ball. Its the bigger dogs that have the weight and have to absorb the big hits that need the protection. smaller dogs are better off being able to dash and dart around and breast plates are to restrictive and slow them down to much.
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    A bit of a language barrier but is it florescent tubes that you are after. if so you will need fittings that use a filament transformer to be able to dim them. normal flro fittings do not dim. It is a much easier set up to just use a normal globe I don't know how long you would be running the light Pete but we only use them a couple of hours in the morning to lengthen the day light hours.
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    Had a few out this weekend
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    crested to corona never crested to crested
  14. stevemac
    I have breed canaries in cabinets in the past and it was a lot of work but very enjoyable now days I have about 1/2 a dozen fifes in an open air Avery and apart from putting in the nest pans and feeding them greens every day they look after themselves.
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    Do you blokes use a light to lengthen their day this time of year?
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    I was always told by the old fellas that taught me about birds that natural perches or at least different size perches are better for your birds feet makes them use their mussels the way they were intended.
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    not pure there not to big to slow but a great nose good dog in a x for pigs and other big game.
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    I've got a large Avery now days its divided in to 3 sections I keep parrots and lorikeets the third I have fife canaries diamond doves lesser red brow finches and some king quail Ive been thinking for awhile about getting a pair of gold finches my question is if I get a pair will they keep to them selves or are they just as likely to hybridize with the canaries?
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    when I bred canaries in cabinets that's how we attached the bath. I like the nest pan though.
  20. stevemac
    just keep at it she will pick it up.
  21. stevemac
    hes a handsome chap hope he keeps up the good work for you.
  22. stevemac
    handsome mob you have there.
  23. stevemac
    thankyou for you insightful posts foxhound45 I follow with great interest.
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    I know this is a really old topic but what would a pair of diamond doves be worth in the UK
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    URU I would say those pits did not have a chance being on a chain. some years ago the was a spat of kelpie sheep dogs found dead on there chain around various farms this always happened when the farmer and his wife were out for the day. After awhile it was worked out the culprits were the corgis the farmers wives had as pets off the chain the corgi would not get anywhere near the kelpie and a kelpie would smash a corgi anyway but once the kelpie was chained it could not get away or move and the corgi would make its move and kill the corgi . We are having a simular problem of late with feral do
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