mackem 27,843 Posted February 4, 2024 Report Share Posted February 4, 2024 12 minutes ago, comanche said: Or in the case of these pictures it's women turning the tables The world's first transvestite ferreters? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,963 Posted February 4, 2024 Report Share Posted February 4, 2024 6 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: Was that the old T&L show,back of the aircraft factory or along the river in Machen Tomo? Terrier and lurcher show mate....if I remember right I think you turned off the road at a roundabout...but I did quite a few shows down in there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
comanche 3,092 Posted February 4, 2024 Report Share Posted February 4, 2024 (edited) 34 minutes ago, harryshounds said: 22 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: Wasn't it the Romans who brought them originally...1000 yrs before the Normans ... It is sometimes said they did but though there have been a ( very)few rabbit bones found in a couple of Roman middens( including one bone identified as from a domestic rabbit from a villa near me) they are thought to fall into the exotic pet category rather than part of a widespread introduction or farming experiment. According to Roman documents they certainly kept rabbits and hares in enclosures in their homeland but Britain isn't mentioned . As one author on the subject wrote " lf in doubt , blame the Romans" The warrening system in this country didn't seem to exist until after the Norman period and the value of the rabbits in them was very high; so they clearly weren't a common countryside animal. Edited February 4, 2024 by comanche 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 46,446 Posted February 4, 2024 Report Share Posted February 4, 2024 1 minute ago, TOMO said: Terrier and lurcher show mate....if I remember right I think you turned off the road at a roundabout...but I did quite a few shows down in there Used to be a good day out,few beers and the digging comp at the end Quote Link to post Share on other sites
comanche 3,092 Posted February 4, 2024 Report Share Posted February 4, 2024 (edited) 23 minutes ago, mackem said: The world's first transvestite ferreters? Thus setting the standard for a large percentage of today's ferreting and lurchermen . But seriously.You are right . In this day and age it just doesn't do to make superficial judgements based upon outdated ideals . I was out of order making assumptions. And apologise to ferreters on this site whoever they/ he/she/ them/it ,is or are .Bless you all but lay off the mini skirts until the nettles have died down. Edited February 4, 2024 by comanche 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eastcoast 4,223 Posted February 4, 2024 Report Share Posted February 4, 2024 3 hours ago, Wolfdog91 said: So from a historical level when did ferreting become a thing ? Great question. No one knows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harryshounds 1,265 Posted February 4, 2024 Report Share Posted February 4, 2024 Ancient Irish place names of certain areas in Ireland reference rabbits long before the Normans or Romans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,843 Posted February 5, 2024 Report Share Posted February 5, 2024 14 hours ago, comanche said: Thus setting the standard for a large percentage of today's ferreting and lurchermen . But seriously.You are right . In this day and age it just doesn't do to make superficial judgements based upon outdated ideals . I was out of order making assumptions. And apologise to ferreters on this site whoever they/ he/she/ them/it ,is or are .Bless you all but lay off the mini skirts until the nettles have died down. Lesson learnt, never assume a ferreters gender lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 16,350 Posted February 5, 2024 Report Share Posted February 5, 2024 Sure I read that rabbits is the wrong term for the species . As in we apply the term wrong linguistically Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,963 Posted February 5, 2024 Report Share Posted February 5, 2024 6 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: Sure I read that rabbits is the wrong term for the species . As in we apply the term wrong linguistically Yes rabbit is the young of the species...Coney being the adult... Just the same as we do with chickens 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 16,350 Posted February 5, 2024 Report Share Posted February 5, 2024 4 minutes ago, TOMO said: Yes rabbit is the young of the species...Coney being the adult... Just the same as we do with chickens Aren’t the babies also known as sweethearts also ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted February 5, 2024 Report Share Posted February 5, 2024 Spent many a summer playing on Newborough Warren. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted February 5, 2024 Report Share Posted February 5, 2024 1 hour ago, TOMO said: Yes rabbit is the young of the species...Coney being the adult... Just the same as we do with chickens Would that be the chicken or the egg Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bakerboy 4,736 Posted February 7, 2024 Report Share Posted February 7, 2024 On 04/02/2024 at 22:12, Daniel cain said: Used to be a good day out,few beers and the digging comp at the end Was that the Easter weekend show, went a few times wasn't a bad show 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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