is chicken mince ok.

[fraggle 4]

Running low on rabbit at mo so we picked up a big bag of chicken mince wich we use for the dog from pets at home, this should be fine for the ferrets to.

 

 

Oh and one of my gills gave birth this morning at mo can see 6 in nest but not realy pring on her. Its her first litter so hope she dose good.

 

Thanks all.

[diggermad 154]

yeah should be ok mate my kits were fed on it at 3 weeks old did them no harm where are you from a butcher near me does big blocks for 50p a block cheers DM

[ferret15 0]

fraggle go see the buchers (tony) in brookwood tell him marie sent you, don't know what he will be able to sort you out for the ferrets as i normally just feed fresh mince from sainsburys to the young uns .but he will sell you Brest of lamb chicken carcass and offal and pigs trotters for the dog its cheep to as i have the four dogs we need 2.5 kg of raw a day it cost me 12 quid a week to feed my lot. if he cant help with the ferret food go see the one in pirbright they are brothers but some find the one in pirbright more agreeable. toy can be a bit of a funny sod.

[The one 8,479]

Last time id a litter of kitts i fed them mince all summer they turned out like little seals the vet reckoned it was missing vitamins or something never fed young ferrets on it again but older ferrets are fine on it

[ferret15 0]

i only feed mine mince until thy start tearing bits of the bunnies, if i had a mincer i would mince my own i have never had a problem with the mince thing maybe this is because they are not fully weaned and still getting what they need from there mum.

[Funfuret 1]

Last time id a litter of kitts i fed them mince all summer they turned out like little seals the vet reckoned it was missing vitamins or something never fed young ferrets on it again but older ferrets are fine on it

 

Ferrets can get soft rubber-like bones if they are feed an all meat (no bones) diet because it doesn't have the correct calcium:phosphorus ratio. Personally, I wouldn't feed mine mince regularly unless it also contained minced or ground bone.

Edited May 14, 2009 by Funfuret

[stubby 175]

rather than mince, just buy chicken legs multi pack, chop into chunks with an axe and feed,

[fraggle 4]

i buy the mince as its cheap and the dog eats it aswell, will give the butcher ago thanks marie, she still gets dry as well but the meat goes in aswell. stocking up on some more rabbit this weekend.

 

Thanks all.