Col_c88
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Love giving mine pigeon in the winter or cold nights as by the time they finished with the pigeon there beds are cosy warm thanks to them using the feathers.. same with pheasent.... ive never fed mine crows or magpies.. one reason is cos' if i shoot any my mate gets them for the hawks.. another is because i got told ages ago they are more likely to carry diseases.. we dont eat things that eats another animal (that i can think of off the top of my head).. and very few predators do (agian, that i can think of)... however i do know loads of lads feed them and dont have a problem.. its just no
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Great pics mate!
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Started ferreting without a dog but once i broke my patterdale to the ferrets i relised just how much more fun and succesful having a dog with you is... He seemed a natural. marked sets perfect.. if he doesnt look interested in an area.. theres nothing there.. it saves alot of time.... he pins rabbits in the net until i get to them too making for less escapes. On friday im actually picking up a lurcher pup in the hope that i will be able to do those sets that arnt able to be netted up.. my patterdale marking and lurcher catching is going to be a very good combo. I now wouldnt be out fe
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I've not read the posts in this so ill probabley be repeating alot of stuff already said however.. its really cheap if you look around.. firstly.. they eat pretty much anything you hunt.. then if you run out of game.. just go to the "oops" isle in asda or tesco or wherever you shop.. or the reduced to get rid of stuff section.. pick up some mince, chicken, turkey.. anything that isnt pork really.. I always have buiscut ready just incase so one bag usually lasts quit a while.. bedding i use shredded paper.. my misses works in a school so i get binbags full of it.. when its cold i use st
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they all look in good condition at least.. again well done mate.. good luck rehoming them
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well done....nice one mate good luck with it
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pretty sure noone has any say if their cat gets killed while not in their garden or premesis.. something to do with a cat being a possesion? Im not sure on the specifics.... just thought id throw that in there though saying that one of my permissions has SO many feral cats its unreal..ive not too long ago, seen pregnant ones walking around... crap yasel when they jump out at you like!! on another permission.. the owner genuinly believed there was some kind of large cat (not like.. lion sized but bigger than your average house cat) in the forest area of his land..to the point that he g
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you lads got any pic or vids of hares in the sun
Col_c88 replied to a topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
I would never of spied that .. im so blind! -
haha I know thanks
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there is a small gap and stones and what not for drainage (the pictures of the frame were took before we finalised it all properly but i assure you there is drainage) and im going to drill holes aswell in the wood.. i didnt want to put a door on the front of it..just because it seemed more hassle than it was worth.. im only short so i will just climb through the shed to get into it.. i have to climb in the ferret run to clean it properly it doesnt bother me at all.. i couldnt make the run any bigger as theres a window in the shed i wanted to keep there.. its just over 5ft at the heighest point
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Well as some of you may know im getting my first lurcher on Friday..the only rule by the misses was it stays outside (2bedroom house 2 terriers and a 6month old .. no room for another dog haha) .. well the ferrets are in the shed about 4ft up in their hutches so i figured what better place to put a dog than underneath ... im a ceramic tiler and plasterer so joinery isnt my strong point but heres what ive come up with in 4 days..... The flap is temporary.. think im going to try get some of that butchers stuff.. the bed area (not show) is raised and there is insulation around and underneeth.
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bit smart that mind mate!
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yep.. we sometimes get phone calls with the usual "theres tons of rabbits when are ya next up?" so we bite our lips and go.... our closest permission (out of 6) is about 30 mins away (well.. we have one 10 mins away but theres nothing at all there we dont even count it as permission!) and the rest 1hour+ ... worth it though
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looks good mate.. good luck with her!
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I entered my younguns at around 6-8 month (cant remember exactly) . which was basicly the end of the season.. just to give them an idea and finish on a high... i put them down with my experienced male ho took a good beating on there first time so im glad he was there to be honest... they worked well but just excited too much when they come out of a hole when theres lots of rabbits... im looking forward to the start of this season as they will be older (obviously lol) and a couple of trips out they should calm down.
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all pups do this... what i did with my terrier when it got too intense is just roll it over n let it calm down... sometimes if he didnt settle id jam is tounge to top of his mouth which he hated and soon relised to much biting = uncomfortable tounge,,didnt hurt him he hust didnt like it...only when he bit hard tho..he still mouths ME (noone else) but only when playing i can rag him all over with his mouth and hell never bite...no loss of bond at all he just learned im the boss..my 6 month old daughter pulls his ears eyes and beard but hee wont flicker cos' he knows humans arnt for biting...sti
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yet non of my dogs "cack" in the house.. nor does my parents youngun or my sisters youngun.. my dogs dont have a crate.. nor does my sisters?
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its not a big shed 5ft wide 6ft long 6ft high (hence im building a run on the side of it) .. the ferrets are be above her.. ive been in and shut the door when cleaning the hutches and its bloody warm with that door shut.sweat on comes to mind.....im also putting loft insulation around the top half of the shed to stop any drafts from there since that seems to be the most drafty area.. the roofs been refelted and the whole sheds been restained the other week (might do it again to be doubly sure) ... I will take into consideration what you said though.. I did plan on putting a raised platform f
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thought so just needed clarification... that was an easy one for yas eh thanks! (have you actually slept Bearinator!?)
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Ill be building the run attatched to the shed and insulating it.. this week ready for my pup, she will have free roam of the garden when im in and when im out/in bed she will be in the shed/run.. but something just occured to me... how will i get her to do her mess in the run and not the shed where she will be sleeping and eating etc.. or will she just naturally not want to mess in there since its the living area? thanks for any tips
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thats them thems the ones i actually used to be honest.. that was by far the best vid for me.
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had a staffy latch on to my sisters patterdale pup not so long ago, we were down the local dene and heard "GET YA DOG .. he doesnt like other dogs!!" this (admitly in shape) staffy with the stupid chavy harness with studs on came belting up and just grabbed hold of the pup.. to be fair the meat head (owner of the staffy) give his a good wallop but anyone who knows anything about dogs knows that just makes them go for more!.. my dog had a go.. the pups sister (my dads dog) had a go.. even the misses' westie had a go and the pup had a good couple of bites of its nose...... my dad and in-law grab
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Agouti nets is probabley your best bet.. theres also tutorial videos on there good luck
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when is everybody starting back ferreting
Col_c88 replied to doggy style's topic in Ferrets & Ferreting
yea this season im very excited about as I get my first lurcher (saluki/grey/bull x saluki/grey bitch) in 2 n a half weeks to add to the ferrets + patterdale team... looking forward to breaking her to the ferrets and doing short outings with her.. come Febuary she will be around 9 month and ready for a good few end of season runs!.. very excited -
when is everybody starting back ferreting
Col_c88 replied to doggy style's topic in Ferrets & Ferreting
Will start properly august at 2 of me permissions..the rest, september.. but still have to show me face so i dont stop at all really... just slow right down... I shoot more when the "ferret season" is over but theres one farm that shooting is useless on.
