[Market-farming] rabbit control and dogs
breck
bcarden at breckinridgegroup.com
Wed Jun 4 12:11:25 EDT 2008
You might consider a "Rabbit Roundup". Copy and paste the below web-address.
http://www.swanhill.vic.gov.au/gallery/collection/rabbitplague.jpg
Breck
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From: market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org
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sunnfarm at netscape.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 12:59 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] rabbit control and dogs
Have you ever noticed that the more you kill or trap rabbits the more
rabbits you get in return. There seems to be a natural balance in a rabbit
population. I have three pairs on the farmsted area of my land, always three
never two or four. I leave them alone and work around them. I even gave them
names. If another pair invades the others chase them away. Yes there are
babies everywhere but few survive. I don't mess with the natural balance. I
once saw a neighbors dog chase down and tear appart a rabbit in my hay
field. If I had a shot gun I would have shot the dog. I view dogs as
invasive species sort of like the neighbors who own them...Bob.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jason Jones
To: Market Farming
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6:13 AM
Subject: [Market-farming] rabbit control and dogs
Is anyone using dogs for control of rabbits? How does one train a dog to
kill the rabbits once the dog finds them? It seems as most of the dogs I
have seen around rabbits just chase them around. The rabbits seem to have
the upper hand.
Jason Jones
Farm Manager
JJones at TheHomestead.org/market-farming
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