oneshotkiller Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) My other hobby Excuse the music Edited September 14, 2011 by oneshotkiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland's Finest! Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Playing football(that includes the foreign one). Drinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Like others on here I've got a few chucks - barbu d'uccles (bearded & booted bantams). I have shown a few, but they're just for a bit a fun really. Main hobby is showing Belgian Hares - a very old breed of rabbit dating back to the 1800s. Sadly, there's not many breeders left now. I've won many Best in Show awards with them and the surplus also makes fabulous meat animals - can't beat a good dual purpose animal . As I always say, "There's winners and there's dinners" This photo is one of my top winning does and they are cracking animals - far more intelligent than bog standard rabbits. (note to self: must start to lose a bit of weight. There shouldn't be quite so much of me showing in that photo :lol:) my dad loves the BH he has quite a few of them and the furr ohhh my lord stunning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted September 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Seems most pw members keep chickens. Anyone sell the eggs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Keep Rift Valley Ciclids (fish). Both sea and game fishing. Motorbikes, I ride on road but really love my track days. It's the only opportunity to really rip a sports bike, 90 mph seems a whole lot faster when your knee is scraping the tarmac, and flat out genuinely is flat out, on my current bike that's 150mph ish! I spend a lot of time watching the bike racing too. Walking the dogs, normally with DSLR in hand, you never know what you may see while wandering the Sussex countryside and coast. Used to scuba dive but it's taken a back seat atm, you only have so much free time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Seems most pw members keep chickens. Anyone sell the eggs ? I've got dogs eggs. They lay throughout the day. Thats a beautiful creature. Never seen one before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 I've got dogs eggs. They lay throughout the day. Thats a beautiful creature. Never seen one before their fur is like realy thick moleskin/velvet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 i have the strangest one off all....i make gill nets and lobster pots :look: :look: i dont know why but rigging nets and pots is a very very nice way to spend a day off for me i even spend half my holidays makeing gill nets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul T Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 their fur is like realy thick moleskin/velvet Think you might be confusing the Hare with the Rex rabbits. Rexes have the real plush velvet coats and you are right to say the feel is quite exquisite, but the Belgian Hare is supposed to have quite a strong, stiffish texture to the coat. Ack-Ack, they are fabulous animals to live with. They are beautiful with the grace and elegance of a thoroughbred horse. They shouldn't be at all thick set and cloddy like a shire horse. Some of the Hare men I know have had them over 50 years and wouldn't have anything else, but we're desperate for new people to take some on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 sorry i live for shooting dont do anything els any free time i have im in the field. :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Think you might be confusing the Hare with the Rex rabbits. Rexes have the real plush velvet coats and you are right to say the feel is quite exquisite, but the Belgian Hare is supposed to have quite a strong, stiffish texture to the coat. Ack-Ack, they are fabulous animals to live with. They are beautiful with the grace and elegance of a thoroughbred horse. They shouldn't be at all thick set and cloddy like a shire horse. Some of the Hare men I know have had them over 50 years and wouldn't have anything else, but we're desperate for new people to take some on. I'd love to but it just wouldn't be fair on the creature. I've got Terriers and they'd distress it. I'm blown away by it tbh, its absolutely outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ped Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I have a 916 what ducatis do you have ? I have a very early Monster 900, one of the first twenty or so registered in the UK in 1993. A definite keeper! Also have a 600 Monster thee other half rides and a very tricked up Monster 1000DS which is a real hoot! Ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Keepering, sketching and painting and, due to a freak of timing (right place, right time) - basketmaking (willow). Gardening takes a bit of time, doin jobs on the house, must do some more sea fishin'. Latest 'hobby', is driving to visit parts of england, Exmoors favourite at the mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy75 Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Been flying r/c aircraft for about 25 years now - fairly good now These days flying 1/4 scale and bigger gliders is my main-stay, but a touch of DS (look up dynamic soaring on youtube) also gets the blood pumping. Building them is great fun too of course, but quite time consuming. I do a lot of fly fishing and fly tie-ing, get away a lot in a self-build motor caravan all over the UK, lots of dog walking, bushcraft in the woods is a great relaxer. The most relaxing thing though is pootling up and down rivers in my canadian canoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stravenrab Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I show and breed Scotch Fancy canaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 I love Mountain Biking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamp79 Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 I don't really do a lot else apart from shooting and this year will be ferreting! Used to course fish a lot but gave it up about 5 years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Fishing; Fly, coarse and sea from the bank and from my kayak. These days I don't fish any water where I have to pay and have found and fished lots of undiscovered places and caught loads of wild fish that have never seen a hook. Camping; We go off for at least five trips a year, mainly Cambridgshire, Nth Yorkshire and France. Farming; Helping out at a sheep farm every day as the farmer is getting on a bit and has had health problems. Photography - macro and scenics. And counting the days to my retirement (9) Once we sell the house we'll be moving to France for a year then making a decision from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrelsniffer Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 I would get back into taxidermy but with only having 3 weeks in uk every 9 weeks thats not enough time..maybe one day i will...but while ive been working away i started drawing again a few months back..doing portraits mainly..as below..just a few from the ones ive done..one is a work mates son..and ywo are my youngest daughter. Use be very good at school..some 20+yrs ago..first time past few months ive done any since. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 (edited) Fishing; Fly, coarse and sea from the bank and from my kayak. These days I don't fish any water where I have to pay and have found and fished lots of undiscovered places and caught loads of wild fish that have never seen a hook. Chuffing hell Clive, I'm surprised your Mullet and Floundy haven't had a spread in HELLO! by now given the ammount of times you've posted them up on here :lol: I'm only jealous you understand. Edited September 17, 2011 by ack-ack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 I would get back into taxidermy but with only having 3 weeks in uk every 9 weeks thats not enough time..maybe one day i will...but while ive been working away i started drawing again a few months back..doing portraits mainly..as below..just a few from the ones ive done..one is a work mates son..and ywo are my youngest daughter. Use be very good at school..some 20+yrs ago..first time past few months ive done any since. Mick Brilliant Mick.Really well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshLamb Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Other hobbies?? ermmm, beer, walking & geocaching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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