hawkanddog 0 Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Just back from doing my walk about, 6 clean bunnies in the bag On the edge of a small copse bagged No 7, went to pick it up and it had the start of bloody myxy Its strange as the copse is right in the middle of the land and I shot the clean ones round the edges, you would think as there has been no sign, the disease would turn up on the edges first then spread. I'm in Yorkshire whats it like round the country, be interesting if you've spotted it to mention what county your in ...... Any thoughts?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricky-N.p.p 0 Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 we had it bad about 5 yrs ago mate and the rabbit population disapeared but they're makin a good come back now ! iv moved house last season and the ground round here is overrun with rabbits but touch wood i havnt seen mixy yet . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rifleshooter 0 Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 unfortunately mxy is starting to rear its ugly head on one of our areas that has a high population of rabbits ,will have to try to reduce the numbers before it gets a good hold Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullsmilk 2 Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 ime in kent and i saw my first mixy rabbit on the land i shoot the other day while i was out on the bike...tryd toget hold to finnish him but it went to ground Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkanddog 0 Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 The myxy one I had yesterday was full of rabbit fleas around the ears and head. I did not see any on the clean ones. The flea carries the virus but why does it all of sudden appear, you would think that fleas would be present all the time??? Any boffins out there to explain what relation the flea is to myxy rabbits, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ferreting king Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 ive heard that brecon has been hit very bad with mixy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkanddog 0 Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Thats a pretty remote spot, anyone heard if keepers still drop myxy rabbits? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ferreting king Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 we used to go ferreting on a farm in brecon called bolgoed farm, what a load of shit every time we went there were had rabbit with mixy , every f*****g time but a nice farm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkanddog 0 Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 This myxy business isnt, straight forward, why should the same farm have it all the time? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neil 0 Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Im not far away from you, and were we hunt for rabbits around Hornsea, Skipsea,area, we still see loads of myxy amongst rabbits here. I hate seeing it, rabbits just sat blind on the roadside waiting to die Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkanddog 0 Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Yet years ago, I have shot rabbits with myxy scars round the eyes, looking like there over it... Do you still have a clean population running about or have the lot been hit??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neil 0 Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 There's fields were, one year you might see quite a bit of myxy amongst the rabbits and the next year-not so much. but ive also seen were it looks like they have recovered from it, but they say that most rabbits cant survive it, so im not sure weather the scars are from something else? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkanddog 0 Posted July 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 The scars Ive seen round the eyes, are like bauld patches. Under the skin was full of little bumps all over, if you touch a full myxy one, which I dont make a habit of, it has similar but larger bumps under the skin. Has anyone seen rabbits that have recovered from myxy, or is it a total once they get it they die? There is also another virus going about in rabbits, think its VHD or summit like that, poor bloody bunnies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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