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Can Vasectomised Hob Be Kept With Jills All Year
Jax13 replied to RIP.JD's topic in Ferrets & Ferreting
Mine has to be taken out after a week or two as he shags the jills skinny. The first time he went in he took a lot of weight off them but I had left him for about 3 weeks. No marking on either of the jills which is a bonus too. -
Groot, rocket and Drax. Groot because he is massive Rocket kinda looks like rocket from the film and Drax was easier than gamora! Now have a 4th called Andy. Named after Tim Robbins character in shawshank because he was found in someones rabbit hutch (with the dead rabbit) after liberating himself out of his last home.
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2 pm's in reply and no answer if you want this hob or not, mick. with that in mind I would like to re-offer 'andy' to a good home. 18 month - 2 year old albino hob, pretty well handled and friendly (once he gets to know you) comes with his own hutch and free to a good home. collection from outskirts of knutsford / northwich.
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absolutely gutted for you. hopefully karma will catch up to them soon.
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i bought a dozen off the guy i got my ferrets from. they are a tad heavier than spun so sit down better in the wind and they catch just as well too. just make sure you hang them to dry so as not to weaken them over time and they should last fairly well.
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looking to rehome an approx 18 month old hob. albino, seems pretty tame (not bitten me yet anyway!) he came to me after being found in a neighbours rabbit hutch (with the dead rabbit) then handed in to the vets to find the owner. owner doesnt have time for it anymore so I am fostering him until I can find him a good home. he will come with a brand new 2 storey hutch (only a cheap ebay job but good enough for him on his own). don't want anything for him other than a good home. located in cheshire, a few minutes away from j19 & 20 on the m6. (7 or 10 on the m56) accordin
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ive actually got a full leaflet from the HTA (i think) with all the irritant / poisonous plants listed. i'm fairly sure its aimed at humans but it can't hurt. i'll dig a copy out tomorrow and try and post a picture if i can get a clear enough shot of it.
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ive actually got a full leaflet from the HTA (i think) with all the irritant / poisonous plants listed. i'm fairly sure its aimed at humans but it can't hurt. i'll dig a copy out tomorrow and try and post a picture if i can get a clear enough shot of it.
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if they can sniff out contraband hidden in cases in airport luggage departments i'm sure a bunny down a hole wouldn't be too much trouble! my (now old and decrepit) spaniel has, from a very young age been able to mark mouse holes (or mouse burrowings under logs etc.) and loves nothing more than a freshly uncovered nest! marking bunnies shouldn't be too problematic after its had a chance to learn what its doing and you have the bonus of being able to use it under the gun in most situations too. i will also add that out of the 3 dogs I have, she is the best around the ferrets too despit
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To be honest, I like working things out for myself however sometimes you just can't, sometimes you want or need a bit of advice on where to start and sometimes you get a problem or issue you haven't experienced before. If people want a shortcut, they'll spend £3 on a net someone else has made rather than spending time knitting their own. I simply thought it might be helpful to people starting out or having problems to have an faq thread with loads of info in there to help get started with pointers from more experienced makers who know how to cure the problems or from novices who may have
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That's net buying thread (with mention of sundrie suppliers) . Not a faq / help and advice type thread for MAKING purse nets. I did't think this would be so difficult to understand!
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similar - but more for purse nets rather than long nets. things like:- reputable suppliers with quality kit (potentially products to avoid but i don't think slagging off peoples wares is the right thing to do, more a credit where credit is due system!) we have a thread in place for net makers to sell through so why not somewhere for suppliers of sundries knitting patterns e.g row numbers & mesh sizes for different sized nets (3, 3 1/2, 4, 4 1/2, poke nets etc.) links to videos people found useful (and more importantly as mentioned in a previous thread) what aspects of certain
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this is just a thought, but it would appear that there are a fair few members both new and old (myself included) starting to make their own nets. this seems to be bringing in a fair few questions about all the steps from sourcing the bits right through to the actual making of the net and identifying where things went wrong on made nets. with this in mind, do we think a sticky with net making FAQ's would be a worthwhile thread as a resource as i'm fairly sure the questions i have needed answering have been answered countless times over the years. i'm just two nets into the net making l
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surely that would depend if you load your needle horizontally or vertically?
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i'm waiting for some stuff to come through myself so had a crack with the kitchen string (much to the missus' displeasure!) i found this video tutorial on youtube the most helpful. clear explanation, easy to follow and makes it all sound pretty straight forward. it only took me about 30 minutes to get the knot sorted and meshes an even size (and that was usung a wooden spatula as a meshboard!) as soon as you've got the hang of the knot it should just be a rinse and repeat job for the rows. (i'm hoping!) watch the video through first, then watch it with a loaded needle and keep
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i've been using cat bells, because i've been out on my own more often than not it helps you find the ferret when it gets to a hole as you can hear the bell as it surfaces. saves having the locator bleeping like hell all day too. as an afterthought, i wondered about extra flushing power with them if the sound of the bell getting closer makes the rabbit take off! the biggest issue is getting snagged in the nets, i just try and roll the locator and bell to the underside of the collar where its less likely to snag but to be honest, my jills aren't keen on coming out through nets anyway so
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i'd cut the cable ties and use a lenth of paracord or similar with some sort of running knot or a chain of knots, not as likely to snap, no sharp edges and wouldn't look quite as bodged either. if you had two of them and wanted to join them together, stitch 2 D rings to one side of each carrier, 1 either side (4 in total, 2 down the inside edge of each carrier, one on the front carrier one on the back carrier. you could then use a narrow belt, length of webbing strap or similar to tie the two carriers together to stop them slipping off your shoulders. perhaps a simpler option if you need
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Reminds me of the farmer off hot fuzz! Cracking to see someone at that age out and about and still enjoying themselves rather than sitting on their arse watching daytime TV 7 days a week.
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a lot of vets will quote high because it is an infreqent op for them and a lot will never have done them before. only one of the 6 vets in the place i use was happy to give my hob the snip yet all would have done a castrate without an issue.
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went out today with the intention of getting my brown jill to bolt couple as she is the only one who hasn't managed to get hold of a bunny yet so she moved about around the holes in a slightly more pedestrian manner than the other two who seem a lot keener. netted up along a hedgerow, tried to put her down and she wouldn't go. tried a different hole, wouldn't go. tried a third hole... gone. 2 minutes later we see a bunny come up, disturb the net then turn and back straight down the hole, next thing we see on the next hole along is a bit of torso, i managed to grab the rabbit and twist i
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without trying to sound like i'm playing down what this little guy (and you) can do - how much of it do you think is just pure instinct and prey drive rather than training? obviously the caching and hunting instinct is there and the training side will hone and reinforce what he has naturally (and tame him a bit so you keep all your fingers!) but with the mink do you find that they all do this naturally or is it rare to find one that is so driven?
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unbelievable progress in a short space of time.
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i married the land owners daughter!!! to be fair, i only started shooting after I arrived here and have slowly released my inner hillbilly ever since! having just one farm and being able to say to nearby / neighbouring farmers that you are already clearing decent numbers for farmer fred down the road will go a long way to helping, golf courses always need rabbit control and sometimes due to committees and insurance liabilities they don't like shooters (even with a letter of indemnity from basc!) this is where being able to ferret helps massively and going back to them after a year
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I inherited a 9mm garden gun and it's much the same in terms of extremely limited. It is however ideal for dispatching rats in areas where you cannot risk a lot of collateral damage. Mine only gets used for the odd live rat in a trap / poisoned, not moving but still alive or in and around the pigeon lofts as they won't damage the loft too much when roland shows himself from behind a corn bin!
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groot has been in to have the snip today - i must admit, this isnt the sort of weather you want when you've got freshly shorn man-taters at the best of times, let alone if they've just been attacked with a scalpel!
