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bangbang

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Good year for the rabbits
« on: August 11, 2012, 06:23:33 am »
The rabbit population around us has really increased this year, I guess about 50%
we're happy for the increase as we dont have a garden as such ( more a collection
of weeds ) the other upside is it gives Mr Fox more food instead of our ducks.

Have there been a significant increase in your rabbit population? Or do we just have
very romantic rabbits? :o :innocent:
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HelenVF

  • Joined Apr 2012
Re: Good year for the rabbits
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2012, 07:03:59 am »
We have hundreds!  Certainly a good year here!

Helen
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tizaala

  • Joined Mar 2011
    • Dolau, Llandrindod Wells,Powys
Re: Good year for the rabbits
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2012, 07:35:19 am »
Not with our cats around, not seen one for half mile radius for a couple of years now. :thumbsup:
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plumseverywhere

  • Joined Apr 2013
    • Worcestershire
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Re: Good year for the rabbits
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2012, 08:46:40 am »
We've not had a rabbit brought in by Snowball the cat at all this year - I wonder if our ginger boy, Tomsk who got killed a few months back was the rabbit hunter  :(
The vet reckons that the bad flea invasion this year is due to rabbit fleas though so a huge bunny population would explain why the increase in fleas!
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colliewoman

  • Joined Jul 2011
    • Pilton
  • Caution! May spontaneously talk rabbits!
Re: Good year for the rabbits
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2012, 09:23:31 am »
Cue a Myxo outbreak in 3... 2... 1... :-\
 
I'm personally trying to keep the numbers of wildies down a little bit because seeing myxo rips me to bits every time. Tends not to happen if overcrowding can be avoided  :fc:
Last time the bunnies got it here we didn't see one for months and months but now we have loads again. A third of which are jet black :love:
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Daisys Mum

  • Joined May 2009
    • Scottish Borders
Re: Good year for the rabbits
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2012, 09:45:55 am »
 
Most of our rabbit burrows are close to the river so everytime we have a lot of rain it almost wipes them out. Needless to say there are very few around just now  :bunny:   :raining:
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hughesy

  • Joined Feb 2010
    • Anglesey
Re: Good year for the rabbits
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2012, 03:36:34 pm »
I'd say it's an average year here. A lot of buzzards about to keep their heads down.
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Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
    • Telford
Re: Good year for the rabbits
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2012, 06:09:50 pm »
I love rabbit stew.   :bunny: :yum:
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jonkil

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Re: Good year for the rabbits
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2012, 06:11:56 pm »
None here, but fox population was massive. Now that the foxes have been cleared out we may see more... I certainly hope so, love to eat em !
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Shropshirelass

  • Joined Jul 2012
    • South Shropshire
  • A country lass who loves it all!
Re: Good year for the rabbits
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2012, 09:03:56 pm »
We've had a crap year for Rabbits it must have tripelled last year so there was great rewards when we went off lamping but this year there's no point even going  :-\ & I do like Rabbit stew - However we've had quite a few chooks & a duck disappear this week so I think it's time to go hunting mr fox!
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Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
    • Telford
Re: Good year for the rabbits
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2012, 10:46:43 pm »
I wonder what fox tastes like.
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bangbang

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Re: Good year for the rabbits
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2012, 11:04:47 pm »
Chicken :innocent:
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mcginty

  • Joined Apr 2010
    • Tyrone, N.I.
Re: Good year for the rabbits
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2012, 11:13:03 pm »
Good year for rabbits here to.
clocked one with the headlights,
 got up to 20mph, before turning of.
 
 
Some useless information.
 
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bigchicken

  • Joined Nov 2008
    • Fife Scotland
Re: Good year for the rabbits
« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2012, 11:41:12 pm »
If you have rabbits I have ferrets cheers  :thumbsup: :bunny:
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Kytkat

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: Good year for the rabbits
« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2012, 05:23:41 pm »
Dont have any wild rabbits about my place thankfully, don't want an outbreak of Myxy getting to my Californians!
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