Robbusher 1,560 Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Just wondering what different coulours and sized rabbits you ferreting lads caught over the years and do you have pictures of them Quote Link to post
Bobtheferret 1,223 Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 I’ve only really caught normal brown ones with the odd black one and once a white one with black eyes though not albino. Landowner said they’ve seen them there occasionally for years. Quote Link to post
Gilbey 1,405 Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 blacks, ones with Dutch markings, bluey grey, sandy/fawn and saw two blue and tan ones but never caught one(out the van window). Quote Link to post
The one 8,396 Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Same here caught loads of diffrent odd coloured ones over the years but never a albino , picked up a lop ear and a old english but i reckon they where pets that got dumped Quote Link to post
jigsaw 11,809 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Got a few red coloured/foxy rabbits,and pure black ,and a lot of piebald over the years but the one below was a bit strange,... 8 Quote Link to post
TOMO 24,843 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 that is an unusual one jiggy...black and tan...very apt for Ireland ... had all colours...had multipull blacks out of warrens in the past...also had double sandy's out of a warren.....had plenty blues and gingers ...the one colour ive never caught is a white...and the only time I have ever seen a genuine wild white ...was in france ... I think the first ever catch on camera that bonnie my present lurcher did was a black....vin has it on film....if he sees this thread he may put it up 1 Quote Link to post
Jackknife 820 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Dog picked this one up on bit rough ground iv walked for years but colouring on it was a first for me, few black uns about though. Quote Link to post
Deker 3,450 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Decent numbers of Black, never seen a white one! Quote Link to post
Arry 18,536 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 One of our permissions throws up these and there is another where we jet the jet black ones. We also get a few of what we call white star rabbits which are the ones with a white flash between their eyes. Years ago on a farm we caught some small rabbits that had very soft light grey fur for several seasons. Cheers Arry 4 Quote Link to post
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Had one with Dutch markings a couple blue ones seen loads of black ones an one or two black an tan ones an a couple of sandy coloured ones Quote Link to post
micky 3,325 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 On 31/12/2018 at 16:58, ryaldinhio said: Can pick up husky 435 from PTE in Donny for £125+vat at the min, rate bargain! Out of interest Micky, how do you dress a rabbit with a chainsaw? That a river on your boundary? You get to fish it? Looks very nice. On 01/01/2019 at 18:32, Robbusher said: Just wondering what different coulours and sized rabbits you ferreting lads caught over the years and do you have pictures of them I CATCH A LOT OF THE LITTLE UNS FOR SOME REASON ? A PLACE I DO IN LEICESTERSHIRE THEY PUT SOME BLACK REX DOWN ,IT WAS BETWEEN THE YEARS AND THE LAND ALL AROUND SEEMS TO BE DOMINATED BY THEM AND I HAVE BEEN ON THAT SPREAD FOR 55YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE WITH MIXI , THE ARE BIGGER THAN AVERAGE AND HAVE A VERY GOOD COAT AND THAT IS WHAT THEY WERE PUT DOWN TO DO , I AM TOLD TO INTRODUCE A STRAIN YOU GO THE OTHER WAY WHEN GETTING YOUR STOCK ANIMALS I E ,IF YOU BREED TAME RABBITS YOU SELECT A DOE WHO WILL LET YOU STROKE HER SAME WITH A BUCK IF YOU RELEASE THEM TO THE WILD YOU NEED THE ONES THAT GO FOR MEAT , THE BITERS THESE WITH AGGRESTION WILL DO BETTER IN THE WILD . ANOTHER PLACE THEY BREED TRUE IS ALTHORPE IN NORTHAMTONSHIRE , IN 1900 THE EARL HAD SOME WHITE ONES INTRODUCED TO CHEER THE GARDEN UP AND THEY ARE STILL THERE AND I CAUGHT PLENTY AND THE LAST TIME I DROVE THROUGH NOBOTTLE THERE WAS ADEAD ONE ON THE ROAD ,THE THING WITH THESE WHITE RABBITS IS THEY NEVER LOOK WHITE THEY ARE A RED BROWN COLOUR THE SAME AS THE SOIL IN FACT YOU DO NOT KNOW THEY ARE WHITE UNTILL YOU KILL THEM AND SEE THE UNDER FUR 6 Quote Link to post
micky 3,325 Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 Same place, another time 4 Quote Link to post
Gilbey 1,405 Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 On 02/01/2019 at 07:30, jigsaw said: Got a few red coloured/foxy rabbits,and pure black ,and a lot of piebald over the years but the one below was a bit strange,... that's like the two I saw but they looked blue they'd just get nailed but it would be interesting to put all the odd coloured ones near home to see what turned up Quote Link to post
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