micky 3,325 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Ipacked in ferreting this farm in january,then there was lots of young rabbits hopping about,and all the does were ready to pop,since then i have snared a few rabbits there including quite a lot of 3/4 grown,as i have not caught any pregnant does since the last cold snap i gave it another go,i had 2 hours this morning and got 21 two bucks and 19 does, two does had pea sized young ,and none of the others were showing milk Quote Link to post
doddsy1970 9 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 where abouts in the country are you micky?? Im in bedfordshire and was out last weekend and the rabbits were the same. A few had peas in them but that was all. But one or 2 showed signs of milk. Quote Link to post
micky 3,325 Posted March 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 where abouts in the country are you micky?? Im in bedfordshire and was out last weekend and the rabbits were the same. A few had peas in them but that was all. But one or 2 showed signs of milk. Leicestershire,the soil on this particular farm is a light loam ,it drys and warms quick,but as soon as the weather turns cold it knocks them back a month,ihave found where the land is sandy they will start much earlier than where its clay ,so you should be ok for a week or two Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Good bag Micky, looks like Lincolnshire fencing in the pic. Quote Link to post
micky 3,325 Posted March 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Good bag Micky, looks like Lincolnshire fencing in the pic. yellowbellys couldent put that up its to neat you from Threekingham? Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Good bag Micky, looks like Lincolnshire fencing in the pic. yellowbellys couldent put that up its to neat you from Threekingham? I'm in Skegness mate! dont think its that far away, Boston way I think? Quote Link to post
The one 8,598 Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 We where getting does with young in them but its been minus 4ish a few time's maybe they reabsorbed them as ive never seen any young rabbits Quote Link to post
j davies 8 Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 Ipacked in ferreting this farm in january,then there was lots of young rabbits hopping about,and all the does were ready to pop,since then i have snared a few rabbits there including quite a lot of 3/4 grown,as i have not caught any pregnant does since the last cold snap i gave it another go,i had 2 hours this morning and got 21 two bucks and 19 does, two does had pea sized young ,and none of the others were showing milk young ones out near me now doing well to Quote Link to post
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