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    When I kept competitive coursing dogs I used to do roadwork on a bike, gradually increasing it over the course of about 6 weeks till I was up to 5 miles. I'd do that every morning. Then in the afternoon/evening they'd be off lead across the fields with me on my mountain bike going as fast as I could; I was aiming to keep them galloping as much as possible over the course of about 30 - 45 minutes. Obviously they could cover the ground way faster than me so the actual amount of galloping they did was nothing like 30 minutes. Those were the days when I was young and fit. If I tried that cross cou
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    I haven't had one done for years but the last time I did it was through my local ferret rescue. They had a deal with a vet they used who gave them a special price on vasectomies and castrations. Can't remember how much I saved going that way rather than direct to the vet, but it was a big difference - about 30-40% discount if I remember rightly. Maybe worth tracking down any rescue organisations in your area and seeing if they have a similar deal?
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    What material & weight? Also, how much bagging?
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    Cuts to the ears usually look worse than they really are - even the smallest ones can produce a surprising amount of blood
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    If you have em vasectomised they'll still smell and behave exactly like entire hobs but will just fire blanks as johnrthrfrd says. Having em castrated will completely get rid of the smell and make them more docile and, in theory, able to get on with all other ferrets without any sort of aggression. The downside of having either done is that there's no going back. If, in a few years, you realise that one of them's a superb worker and you really want to use him to keep your line going, you're stuffed. I speak from experience!
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    Cheers Tomo. Vanman, I used to have a couple of one-eighth polecat hobs that I was very pleased with. They were sired by a 3/4 ferret 1/4 polecat of my mates, put over one of my jill ferrets. My mate never really used the sire much (that I saw anyhow) but was always saying what a good worker he was. That hob was bred by a friend of his, who I never met, using a half cross hob that was, by all accounts, the dog's b**locks. Supposedly very fast and efficient. The one-eighth hobs I had were both good, one of which was outstanding, probably the best ferret I've ever had. Unfortunately
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    What's a bew?
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    I've found jills tend to be relatively easy but hobs much more difficult. But it depends on what size litter you end up with. My smallest was 3 and largest was 12. But I have heard of a litter of 2. But then again, I've also heard of a litter of 16. Even a litter of 4 would make short work of a whole rabbit by the time they were about 6 or 7 weeks old. If you don't already know of several people who'd definitely want a kit I'd advise against breeding. There are always gazillions of kits about by the summer. A mate of mine has a bit of involvement with his local ferret rescue centre and
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    I know someone who put a 'vasectomised' hob with his 4 jills and all 4 gave birth. He had about 40 kits which ate him out of house and home. So yeah, best to just try him with one jill first time around to make sure the op worked (which it almost certainly will have - it only occasionally goes wrong and has to be done a second time). The jill might have a phantom but not necessarily - using a vasectomised hob I've had jills that did and jills that didn't. One of the ones that didn't just kept coming back into season. She'd probably be in season 5 or 6 times all told starting really early i
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    Looks great to me - nice job
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    Sorry WM, also meant to ask - for bushing rabbits in thick cover d'you prefer Plummers or Plummer/russell hybrids and why?
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    What makes you think they'll be a bit special? Although I've kept running dogs since God's dog was a pup I'm a complete novice with terriers so keen to learn. I've never seen any Plummers in action. The few pictures I've seen of them always look quite leggy - are they still able to get into really thick cover (like those tight clumps of brambles that rabbits love that look like anything bigger than a rabbit would struggle to push in)? Thanks, Andrew
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    Quite often, I really love days without the nets catching 1 in 2 is the ratio I work off without nets, these terriers are intelligent and understand exactly why they have been told to wait in the hedge or watch a hole each, they wag their tails in anticipation, I find the more you do with them the better they get at it, oh and by the way it was a myxied rabbit, atb, WM Thanks WM. Are the terriers your own line? Any plans to breed?
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    Would love to see a pic of it
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    Years ago I met a bloke who reckoned one of his jills got mated by a stoat. Said the kits were fast as feck and virtually impossible to work. Claimed to have crossed one back to a fert and ended up with shit hot workers. Was it true though? No idea - could all just have been a load of b****cks
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    Tomo there's some belters on the Decathlon website at the minute, they look as tough as , as, err really tough wax chap type over trousers. Which ones you looking at on Decathlon?
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    Absolutely loved this thread dirtwinger - thank you so much for the pics, vids and patient explanations. Having a crack at this is now right up there on my bucket list.
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    I'm assuming that was a myxied rabbit the terriers caught out in the open? Also - when you're ferreting d'you ever do it without nets and let the terriers position themselves to nab bolters? If so, how successful are they at it? I have a lot of thick thorny hedges that are a pain to net at best, impossible at worst, and am wanting something small and fearless in cover for exactly that, and am wondering if the sort of terriers you've got might do the job.
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    Christ, what kind of livestock do they keep on that farm? Giraffes presumably
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    What's her breeding?
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    Usually about 20quid-ish... But dont have any multiplex left... so making naturals just now .. Got any naturals you want to sell at the moment?
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    I've found them warm so far but we've not had any real cold weather since I've had these I've had two other pairs of altbergs which were brilliant boots I bought some of the falke merino socks which altberg sell They are excellent wick moisture away from your feet I think good socks are very important as well as good boots thanks twister
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    B.P.R. - how much d'you charge for a multiplex one?
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    Anybody who suffers with cold feet use Altbergs? What they like? I never used to have a problem with cold feet but the last few years my circulation's been crap and I now get terrible trouble with cold feet. Looking for a decent pair of boots that are waterproof, ultra warm and really hard wearing.
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    Ripstop, have you used either of these yourself? Or anybody else got experience of these? I bought a Hoggs of Fife 'waterproof' jacket from Countrywide a couple of weeks back and am going in there this afternoon to try and get my money back - waterproof, my arse. On a gentle hour long dog walk in steady (but not torrential) rain with my daughter a couple of days ago, the inside of the coat was damp by the time we got back. And a day or two before Christmas I was out for a few hours in pretty heavy rain by the end of which I was soaked to the skin.
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