Artificial earths

[osimons89 0]

Hi been given the go ahead to put in artificial earths on the estate. I am hoping some one will be able to help me with some specifications, sizes and a few tips as I’ve never made the before.

Cheers Ollie

[Johnny85 50]

Check out page 95 of Hunt and Working Terriers by Capt. J. Lucas M C. You can get it from tideline books. Its an old book but brilliant for all aspects of terrier work. In it gives few plans on artificals and thoughts on it.

[wink hound 0]

do a search on here, theres a few thread previous to thi sone.

[Guest miller1989]

Yeah im sure there was a thread just last week i was reading,think it was on snaring and trapping! Theres some great photos on there! Two eyed,or three eyed artificails and of good lenght too!

 

Good look!

[spiderpig 39]

this maybe of help

[spiderpig 39]

right way round

 

[mouse 282]

just a little tip mate.dont use plastic pipe,its a waste of time,charlies up our way will not look at drains made of plastic,think its too noisy and strange to walk on.just my opinion.

[RETIC80 11]

I agree on the use of plastic pipes,if you can get hold of clay/concrete 9inch pipes,use them,they seem to be more effective.

Actually just made two more today,just trenched along a bank about 10-15ft,down about 1 1/2 ft,and used flat shaped stones to make an imitation stone culvert type job!! Make sure you pick the right spot also, some where sheltered from the wind,and when it rains,does not fill up with water(like my first attempt!). Try making the entrance at an angle,to stop drafts.

 

Hope this is of some help, cheers.

[osimons89 0]

Brillant thanks guys will try and post some photos when we get going. thanks for the info

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

In my honest opinion, if you make the walls from stone, and roofed with flat stones/slates/slabs you will make a much better job in the long run. As you can break in anywhere.

Pipes are easy, but often very frustrating, when the terrier engages mid pipe...

[mouse 282]

also put a couple of bricks on end at either entrance to the drain so as the entrance is only big enough for charlie or you may find the other things will try and move in.they will wreck your drain and charlie will f**k off.

[bignoel 14]

be sure to put a few bends in it so as the draft doesnt reach charlie in the den ? 9'' concrete pipes are excellent good luck

[osimons89 0]

were ok out here dont have any badgers on the estate. we found some pipe used for making chimney it comes in short lenths of about a foot the only diffrence is its square can any one see a problem there

Edited February 5, 2009 by osimons89

[spiderpig 39]

in my opinion which means jack all a decent dog will push or draw the quarry into the bed so no need to touch the pipe.ive worked drains for years and years and could count on half a hand the ammount of times ive had to break into a pipe. also i must say that a set of drain rods with a rubber plunger are very very handy sometimes. ive found ones made of slabs and railway sleepers prone to rabbits burrowing into them,you have to concrete the whole floor and need a shhit load of stone slabs, plastic works ok but only if 1/3 filled with soil as i said.

[wink hound 0]

you will have to brake into drains where the is more than 1 at home.