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That will be the Betty Smith book then? As it has the 'working terrier' bit in the title it will be the first edition which you don't see up for sale very often. When the second edition was released the 'working' bit had been removed from the title. As I've said you don't see the first edition up for sale very often so they seem to fetch a good price - as it cost you nothing I'd keep hold of it. Unless of course its in a real bad condition, in which case you may as well read it and sell it on. Crow
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Made from aluminium a tad over 1/16" thick this board is 21/16" high and 4" in length. You'll see that I've cut out the rabbiters.co.uk fav-icon and given it a quick polish Yours for £11 (including postage and packaging), paypal preferred. First to post below secures. Thanks. Crow
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If you own the house then there is no 'law' that says you can only keep two dogs (I think she's confusing the laws on the number of brood bitches that can be kept without being classed as a 'breeder'!). However, there are laws on harrassment so maybe a letter explaining what they are is called for Crow
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I didn't think that hernias were hereditary Still, you’re off to the vets to get it checked out – I hope it all goes well. Crow
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I like the description: "This genuine Dutch Army Parka will keep you warm this winter if you wear a thick jumper with it." So basically its not very warm at all then Crow
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The way I understand it is this: > The owner of the stud didn't, and still doesn't, want anything so that's not the issue. > The deal was his mate could have one if there was one spare, although no price was mentioned. The current situation seems to be that you have one pup left - so the question is is this pup 'spare'? If you've a buyer lined up then the pup isn't spare, so therefore the stud's owners mate isn't entitled to it. However, if you have no buyer lined up then the pup is, seemingly spare. If that's the case then I'd give the guy the pup for nothing, on the str
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All's well that ends well Maybe the bat will hang around your place? I have a couple that nest (is that the right word, maybe it should be lodge - I don't know) in the eaves of my cottage and they are out every evening. They fly straight for the front window, slide up it vertically and then swing outwards - I swear that if I open the top window (that opens outwards) one evening I'll find a bat in my front room Crow
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Whilst vets have a duty to look after animals they don't know everything about every animal, so putting you in touch with (possibly) someone else that may be able to help was actually the vet doing the best for the animal and not for his takings that day! Had the vet taken it in and treated it would you have paid the bill?? As the person taking it in you would have been the one legally liable for the cost of the treatment (unless, of course, the vet was feeling very generous)! Crow
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You weren't kicked off for having a difference of opinion, you were kicked off for 2 reasons: 1) Childishly revoking the permission you gave a third party to use some of your photos of my dog after my review of Simon's book wasn't quite what you wanted to read. The photos in question where taken after you accepted MY hospitality to join me on MY land for a day's ferreting and night's lamping to photograph MY dog in action (and if I remember rightly it was MY petrol that got you there and back too!). The review in question was my opinion that the book is nothing more than an fleeting overvi
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Droid, thanks for your response. Before I get my teeth into a full reply can you clarify the following: I know you never stated 'I think the albino gene is dominant', but from what you have said it has come across that you don't believe the albino gene is recessive; vis-Ã -vis 'I've had big arguments with people who believe the albino gene is recessive'. If you haven't argued the fact that the albino gene is recessive what have you argued about Crow
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Not all genes follow simple Mendelian monohybrid cross princlples. Ferret genetics is rather more complicated than the simple precis outlined above. No scientist with even a passing interest in genetics would make statements based on previous study or belief as if they were set in stone. Mendelian genetics is a Theory, not a Law. That speaks volumes to a scientist. Who was talking about mendelian monohybrid principles? I was talking about the dominance or reccessiveness of the certain genes (actually, gene is the wrong word but to use the right word would be even more confusin
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ade33uk - you got it spot on so no need to stand corrected! Crow
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Indesputable facts: > The albino gene is recessive > The polecat gene is dominant So you'll never get an albino with a 'hidden' polecat gene - if it had that it would be polecat coloured. More facts: > An albino mated to an albino will only produce albino kits > An albino mated to a polecat may throw albino kits if the polecat is carrying an albino gene, if it's not then you'll only get polecat kits (each carrying the albino gene). If you've genuinely bred two albinos together (in a controlled environment, not in a court where you 'think' that the two al
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Are you turning the lamp off as soon as the dog makes its catch? If not, turn it off for a few seconds and give a faint call. The dog will wonder what the hell is going on and seek you out for reassurance. After a few seconds, flick the lamp on at your feet for a second then off again - the dog will come in, more concerned about finding you than the rabbit in it's mouth. This will also teach your dog that as soon as the lamp is off it's back to you! Don't forget the praise when it's back to you (rabbit or no rabbit) and never get into the 'tug of war' or 'chase me round the field
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Julia I'd be more than happy to help you - I've done a few They are only basic but do the job! The Netloft is one, I'll PM links to others. I can help with domain registering, dns, ftp, hosting, etc - just ask Crow
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I think the idea is that you change one word from the previous post - i.e rabbit stew to beef stew Edited to add that Ferret15 got in there before me!
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When I returned to my vet they explained that it is always a possibility with snipped animals of any kind. They then offered to re-snip him again free of charge (which was handy as I would have paid with ferret kits!!). That was the only hob I had that happen with, and my vet is 'ferret friendly' as they say.
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Its not 'highly unlikely' at all I'm afraid Stubby! I owned a snipped hob who brought my jills out of season for the first year, but the second year I used him on 4 jills and all fell pregnant. The tubes had rejoined, which, according to my vet, is surprisingly common in smaller animals where the tubes are so close together anyway. He was re-snipped! You're right about allowing time for the tubes to clear tho. Crow
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Assuming you have the older model, and assuming the 600 is the same as the 1200 then getting the engine out/in is pretty easy as they have a side-rail that unbolts to allow the engine easy access. I removed my engine by myself when I stripped mine down (I did strip the bike completely down) allthough I did have a hand putting it back in so that I didn't scratch my nice new shiny frame!! I'm sure two blokes could remove and replace a 600 engine with no trouble at all, in fact I'm willing to bet that the hardest part will be getting the airbox rubbers fitted correctly! As to whether or n
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Sorry, haven't a clue what you're on about
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Its not that type of volume! Its a paperback book of around 132 pages, its the second in the series (and ultimately the last) hence called Volume 2. Crow
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As a responsible lurcherman I wanted to get some insurance for when I'm rabbiting, just to give the landowner that peace of mind that he/she may want when I walk my lurcher out on their land. I looked around and found £5m cover for £180 per annum until I told them I have a dog - it jumped up to £340! So I joined the CA, and for the normal yearly rate of £52 I get £10m cover which includes the use of my dog - there's also accident cover and loss of life included too. Now, I don't really care what the CA 'spunk' their money on, I'm sure some goes on entertaining and other goes on wh
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Trammels have been around for a long time, you are right, but at present they are the latest 'must have' - how often were trammels mentioned a couple of years ago? My point is that as a newcomer to netting he should concentrate on where, when and how to net. As you say, trammels are a handy tool (but definitely not guaranteed to hold a rabbit as thought by some) but so are 'normal' nets too. As with all nets they will catch if used in the right hands! Yes, all topics go round in circles, I'm just waiting for 'Ferreting Flares' to come back in as the latest fad
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Your bandwidth will be reset at the start of the month, but if its at the kind of level where you have exceeded it then it wont be long before it is exceeded again! The problem isn't only down to the number of photos you've posted, but could be down to the size of them. Most cameras take images that are forum UNfriendly (hence why you'll see images on here reduced in size) and kick them out at millions of pixels and at a size of a bath! By reducing them to say 800 x 600 you not only help the bandwidth of those sites that you upload the images on (i.e photobucket and this site) but it also make
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find a new friend Very helpful! Forget about 'trammel' nets - in my opinion they are just the latest 'fad' in the ferreting/netting world. Have a look at the long-netting threads and you'll see what your friend was referring to. It's hardly 'set up and wait' but you don't need a ferret and can be an effective form of rabbiting if they are set in the right place