squab 2,875 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 took the dog up the field today and found these just laying out couple metres from the hedgerow bit odd 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,405 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Rabbit aborted ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squab 2,875 Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Rabbit aborted ? im guessing so wouldnt know why at that stage though,theres been very low numbers this year as it is without finding them like this Edited January 8, 2014 by hunter1372 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,337 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 hand feed them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hot Meat 3,109 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Iv seen stoat carrying young bunnies like that about. Then returning to same warren and doing it again twice. Removing three in all and stashing them a good 10 yds up hedge. Me and another user on here sat for 20 mins watching it. I love stoats Edited January 8, 2014 by Hot Meat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squab 2,875 Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 hand feed them? ffs 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squab 2,875 Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Iv seen stoat carrying young bunnies like that about. Then returning to same warren and doing it again twice. Removing three in all and stashing them a good 10 yds up hedge. Me and another user on here sat for 20 mins watching it. I love stoats yeah i have,maybe not quite as young as these not a mark on them though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferreting 22 22 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 The set might have got flooded and they have been washed out with all the water Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squab 2,875 Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 The set might have got flooded and they have been washed out with all the water definately not mate im walking this route everyday,like your thinking though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferreting 22 22 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 It is a strange one then that pal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,405 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I think the rabbits had a real scare and aborted , if it had given birth there would be placenta's etc laying about and i cant see crows etc eating the placenta's and leaving the dead young laying there . If they where washed out the burrow wouldn't the nest be there as well ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferreting 22 22 Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Good point Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wildling 520 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Look like young newborns to me, I'd say Hot Meats right and that they have been carried out of the nest. Not necessarily by a stoat though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
look up 406 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 May have died down the hole and the Doe has got rid... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squab 2,875 Posted January 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 May have died down the hole and the Doe has got rid... that was far to easy for me to think of yeah sounds feasable Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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