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Long shot I know, but by any chance is there someone out there with a good, reliable working hob that they want to re-home? Every now and then I get asked to do the odd small paid rabbit clearance job and I've just been asked to do one. Normally not a problem, but my worth-his-weight-in-gold hob died not long ago and all I've got here are relatively inexperienced jills. I could use them but I'm not convinced they're good enough to be certain of evicting every rabbit, and as it's a paid job I need to be doing things properly. What I really want is something like my old hob. Maybe someon
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Where did you get your facts from mate? link Learnt genetics in biology at school.
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What weight poly?
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Bullgreyhound1994 - prior to reading what others have posted I would have sworn blind from my schoolboy biology that albino to albino will only ever produce albino (and in my experience that has always been the case). As already stated, the gene for albino is recessive. What that means is that if it's mixed with any other gene, the other gene will override it and the offspring will not be albino, even though they might carry the albino gene. In order for a ferret to be albino it must have an albino gene from both parents - that way there is no other colour to override it. Ferrets have
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Never seen anything remotely like this before and no idea how it could have been bred. But I doubt it would be albino x black - the gene for albino is recessive, so crossing an albino with another colour doesn't dilute the other colour to give something in between the two.
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iworkwhippets - now you know why the lad who had the hob wanted to get rid of him
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Have pm'd you - check your Inbox mate.
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I reckon so, also I think they also spend so much time away from anything human smelling, living out on the hill and in the forest. The worst are also the ones in the forest, so I guess it's because the dogs are not mentally prepared for a sheep, whereas a lot of the places we go, they just look through them as they are every where. I've had a couple of really 'proud' moments with the whippet around stock, over the last season, one time, on the lamp, he was running a bunny and it went through a hedge into a field full of sheep, followed by the dog. . . the sheep panicked. . . a couple of h
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Ferreting for rats can be great sport. Absolutely no reason why it can't be done, but as others have said don't use a young ferret. Some ferrets will take a bite or two and then refuse to have anything more to do with rats, but others don't seem bothered at all. I used to have a small jill that was smaller than your average adult rat and she was mustard on them and couldn't get enough of it.
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I have a 2 tiered cage. Bottom tier has shavings for where they shite and a separate sleeping area. Top floor I don't put shavings down, and that's where the food bowl is and the water bottles. So if they tip stuff out it can't get lost in amongst the shavings.
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Here's my variation of the 'running inappropriate quarry' story - About eight years back I had an ex coursing greyhound bitch and was staying for a few days at the in-laws place on the outskirts of Glasgow. I took the bitch for a walk through a rough scrubby bit of ground out the back of a housing estate where lots of people used to walk their mutts. As we came round a corner a woman was walking towards us with some sort of little chihuahua type handbag dog that appeared briefly in sight as it crossed the path from behind one tussock to behind another. My bitch flew after it and nailed it
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I've never owned a saluki so can't say with authority what they're likely to be like at 6 months, but to me that sounds a bit young for entering to rats. If it's a sensitive pup, getting a bloody nose might do more harm than good imo.
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Few Up 2 Date Pics Of The 4 Month Old Pup..
krawnden replied to tb25's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
Nice looking pup. But if it was me I'd be bollocking her for being on the dresser, not taking photos. I'd get her back on the floor then take the pics. Can't help thinking you could be storing up potential problems for the future unless you start as you mean to go on. Each to their own of course, but that's just how I'd play it. But none of that detracts from the fact she looks a cracker. Good luck with her tb... -
Bit early in the year yet for kits. Most jills will only be pregnant or not even in season yet. But come June/July/August there'll be plenty about. Whereabouts in Somerset are you? I know a few lads in the Gloucestershire/Herefordshire area who often breed decent working stuff, but that might be a bit further than you want to travel.
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On With Making A New Hutch Ready For My Kits
krawnden replied to jimmy1982's topic in Ferrets & Ferreting
Yes, definitely use mesh. Though ferrets can cope with pretty cold conditions, heat will kill em quicker than anything. -
Spot on - I have a plastic covered mesh cat carrying basket that I always put mine in while I clean them out. I put that on the floor by my feet and move about a bit, have the dog out etc so they are completely used to seeing it all from floor level. Also get some dried leaves and chuck them down so as I walk about I make a rustling sound. I've seen other people's ferrets come to the mouth of the hole then owner walks over to get them but rustles through dry leaves and they panic at the sound and scoot back down the hole. The noise never bothers mine cos they've been used to it at home every d
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Sounds interesting. I tend to just wear my thong for relaxing round the house rather than for serious dog work.
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I never take a youngster lamping until its recall is 100%. And I always teach recall both to spoken and whistle command. Take the pup in the daytime to areas where there are rabbit holes and let it sniff and mark holes. Praise it then recall it on the whistle. If it's food orientated give it a treat as soon as it comes back to you. Keep practising that in the day till it'll immediately leave a hole it's marking and come straight back to you on the whistle. Then you're ready to try on the lamp. As soon as it's lost a rabbit turn the beam off and immediately give the whistle recall. What I d
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In that case I'd go with the collie bred litter - you'll know exactly what you're getting into and will have the experience to bring out the best in your pup.
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I've not heard of this cross before. How do most people who have them work them? (ie peg dogs? rough shooters dogs? pointers? etc etc)
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Lovely looking pups. Are they biddable?
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Does the white tan stuff have to soak in for a few days like the salt, or d'you just start rubbing down with a stone as soon as you've put the tan stuff on? (And what exactly is the 'white tan stuff'?)
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How does she tan them Nick? I've often thought about giving it a go but have never got around to it.
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I've used elder for snare pegs and net pegs for years and have never bothered treating them. Always cut, shape and sharpen when it's fresh as it's dead easy then. But once they've dried out they're good and sturdy. I've still got a few kicking about that have lasted years.
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I wouldn't worry about it Mustelid. In my experience jills can come into season anywhere from early January to the end of April. I've got 2 of last year's youngsters here and neither of them is in yet. Just give it time and I'm sure she'll come in....
