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  1. Luckee legs
    That's a good idea, it's how I found the vet we used. It's a much better and usually cheaper experience if the vet is familiar with ferrets
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    Btw these are independent vet practices, very different pricing on anything non standard compared to the big corporations
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    I've had two vasectomized by the vet practice I've used for our ferrets in 15 years since we moved to Cambridgeshire. If I remember correctly about 120 pounds in 2011 and definitely 200 in may 23 Anyone in easy distance of Essex ferret welfare can take jills there for a reasonable fee. The vet they use is doing several ferret vasectomies a year and i understand is still only charging about 100 pounds so next time I'll go there.
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    Most days I wish my collie x was as driven with rabbits as he is with cats and muntjac. He has an 11 out of 10 setting when a cat appears
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    I can't beat @boors joke so I'll be serious, just don't try it. Fox is also a serious risk although I have over the years bolted foxes that were in rabbit warrens (no smell or evidence of them ) on two occasions with no loss of ferrets
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    Bloody hell that worked with 2 of them. , batteries out as well
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    Fair points. Badgers in east Anglia have become incredibly common, even 40 years ago they just weren't in evidence and today they are everywhere. I hadn't thought about foot traffic, that has gone up a lot and also plenty of new build houses in our area with lots of cats, I lost a ferret this year and looking for it around our village at dawn and dusk I was amazed by the numbers of cats. Deer certainly cope better, muntjac are a massive pain for me as my dogs are mad for them
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    It's difficult to be certain with RHD because the numbers just collapse and you don't see carcasses but I feel it's the main problem. I have in the past ferreted and shot on one farm and numbers always bounced back
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    I suffer some of that and it's frustrating to know pregnant and milky does are getting potted
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    That's a tough experience. Hope everything else runs smoothly
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    Anyone else getting shorter than expected life out of 394 batteries this year? I buy Renata off Amazon / eBay, a brand which used to have a long life and now seem really variable. Possibly connected to batteries and stressing em out because when they finally break that's it, is the magnetic switches on three of my four mk3 collars are inconsistent and sometimes won't switch off. Is there a fix?
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    Welcome to my pity party In East Anglia we get less rain compared to most of the UK but it's still very wet on my ferreting permissions and this winter I have not taken more than five in any one outing. On these farms 10 years ago I'd be stopping once I caught twenty as I couldn't process more in one go. Myxi has been bad where numbers looked good in summer, VHD hit populations like Thetford forest seemingly not returning and flooding looks like the final straw. On the plus side it's still great to be out with the dogs, they are always optimistic , I've seen a few photos on social
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    That's a tough call and it's obvious you care a lot about this. I can't help with this but if you get positive feedback about health prospects and keep it I'm sure it will work out. About 20 years ago I kept a collie x bitch with an undershot jaw, I was apprehensive but she was a great dog
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    We and our dogs are all on spectrum somewhere. Reading above reminds me of one of ours who was obsessed with grabbing and sometimes shredding books. Made me wonder if the scent encouraged it. Anyway I had to permanently have a guard in front of the bookcase. BTW he damaged almost nothing else. We can only do our best, but it's very important to do our best
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    With you on that. Maybe work on the food guarding while using non fur items for training. I've always been able to get good retrieves with toys and dummies early on. Honestly In the field we've not always been able to sustain that promise. All retrieved game but 80% developed flaws whether circling, dropping early etc. usually related to working with other dogs . Anyway, good luck
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    Definitely, although In fairness they can occasionally nail them when hunting up and they are so close the hare is turning straight away. Apart from that, the usual form is one turn and then the hare puts the afterburners on
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    Absolutely. I don't think it can Be managed. Be aware of potential hazards. After my best ever dog suffered fatal injuries I've been relaxed about drive. My current collie X will pick up the odd injury but isn't a hard charger and I can use him everywhere. My whippet is psycho, picks up cut when ferreting and there are only two fields I have access to where I judge he is safe ish to lamp
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    Our whippet is a pain in the arse in this style although I've been able to minimise it i wouldn't work him right next to a dangerous location I've had him from a pup and he is very obedient in a closed area or with no game about. Once he's aware of game on the scene I need to be on his case. Ferreting helps as the action is hopefully where you are As others have said, in low risk scenarios during training. frequently randomly turning and walking away and even hiding from them is surprisingly effective for recall providing your doing it to them before they do it to you. Go
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    This is the only whippet I've had, always lurchers before and I still have a collie x. Reason is that in East anglia the hatred to hare coursing is frothing at the mouth so it's a pain in the arse to be seen with a lurcher. (By the way, turns out having a whippet doesn't change much ,) anyway Hedgerunners are ped and at for least the litter I have one, from the males are big. Mine is 22" and 34lb. He's incredibly game, has tremendous stamina and is very quick. Sounds great although the downside is he puts 100% of his tiny brain into pursuit and that makes him a handful when hunting
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    If you can't find the named lines you are after a quick scroll through Instagram will find you working whippet lines. Without going too far North, I have a hedgerunner dog who does the job for me and a litter brother also I know is good. Jolly quick have some good looking pups
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    Not sure how this happened but our 1st x collie lurcher who has always refused to chase plastic lures has got bored of watching our whippet racing and at 5 years has suddenly become mad for having a go himself,,,,. He still likes a spot of ferreting mind ,,
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    I recently got a second hand mk1 box that works ok. However, having used both over many years I find the mk1 boxes less reliable than mk3 and prefer the 3 system. On the flip side the collars on mk3 occasionally randomly quit, only about one every 2 years, but that's put me in trouble with numbers of collars so I use both systems. It's a pain in the arse. ,,
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    For anyone in the east Essex ferret welfare have a few vasectomised hobs and Jill's can visit them for a reasonable fee. Worked for ours. The vet practice they use is experienced with the operation and is probably a good place to get your own hob done. The implants that replace jill jab are extremely expensive as Arry says
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    With you on that,. Not much near me it's mostly arable but one farm I have permission on uses a lot and it's very difficult to ferret. I've not cracked how to work those types of hedges successfully. Complete pain for ferrets and dogs with little reward
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    In East Anglia it's been evident for several weeks now. Big impact in population on the fields I know but not a complete wipeout yet
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