My old jr was an all rounder superb ferreter and digging dog and an asset in general plus very well behaved. But as socks says I never left home with out a shovel. If we were out digging I just kept him on a lead as he would be off marking rabbits other wise. Also if ferreting and I new the area I just avoided earths but obviously things can pop up any where and I remember a few ferreting trips going tits up but some times a nice easy fox in a hedge was a bonus but then things could go the other way and you ended up with a right pain in the arse situation you really didn't want
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that is a very nice idea . I plan to bury my fella on a south facing bank covered in bracken and hazel with lots of blue bells. Its where my old JR is and its stunning on a spring day. Gives me a tingle every time I pass it
bloke was a nutter plain and simple. Tragic all them families devastated. Could so easy be any of our kids on a night out. Imagine that call in the early hours it don't bare thinking about
lucky you don't live near a stream I new a lady as a kid that got hammered by mink. She kept chickens and pigeons. When a mink got in it was a nightmare for her. Had her in tears a few times
Got there an hour or two too soon this morning got me timings all confused could have had a lay in so ended up leaving just before the peak time as me and dog had enough by then. Nice few hours though and good fun for the dog until he got knackered.
Used lug but couldn't keep the little schoolies off but its worth persisting as there is normally a big one cruising around the back.
grumpy old sod fancied a bit of shut eye
that was never going to work
what did you feed them ?
Just some pound shop vegetable food, is it dolff or something like that.
only ask as my shallots look the same only much worse. Might be too late but I have a big barrel of nettle tea will give it a whirl
grand parents got me to garden on the veg plot every night for an hour. Or cutting bracken down or hay with the scythe. Any attempt to sneak off never went well lol
Well great excitement i might get a decent onion this year not in the bag yet but i have two spots that are now looking good
now the only difference in the the two spots that are failing is I think I worked on the ground when it was too wet so didn't get a nice crumb only guessing mind.
Bit like my spuds my mates went in possible a month after mine yet his tops are 3 times the size of mine and I suspect whats underneath would be the same. Patience and timing things right pays at the end of the day. Mine went in early while the soil wasn't ideal then got whacked by the frosts
surprising quite a few people keep them for meat. I am a member of a group on facebook called Homemade Rabbit Recipes its got over 3500 members. Some cracking recipes come up and it looks loverly. Looks a completely different beast to cook than you wild one. Obviously much more tender and softer meat i guess being farmed
the wife left some toast on a plate by the chair today went to the kitchen and peeped round the corner. The lurchers wandered over to the plate had a little sniff then looked over his shoulder. Saw the wife look so then nonchalantly wandered off whistling lol
I feed mine cheap biscuits and a few tins of sardines also the odd spoon of cod liver oil. Just started giving him half of his grub in chicken mince be interesting to see if he stays shiney. Though at the end of the day his just a shiny dog could feed him corn flakes and he would still look shiny i reckon