will my kits work.....

[markboy 0]

hi just a quick question i have just bred a litter of polecats ferrets 1 week old now ,would they be ok to work this year or not. any advise would be greatfull cheers

[JordKil 0]

No mate they wont best leave it until next season to be safe. They're bones will need to set and muscle would need to develop more to put up with a kicking from a rabbit. Think about it would you work a lurcher at about 4 -5 months old and not expect to ruin it or it get injured?

Good luck with them though.

ATB

Jordan

[diggermad 154]

hi mate they should be ok to work by late november or december mine will be ready to work in august she is now 9 weeks old ATB with them cheers DM

[SPOTTY BACKED BIG RACK 90]

if there a week old now they should be ok to work later this year ferrets mature faster than dogs so u cant compare them

[markboy 0]

cheers mate its just that it the first litter ive bred

[diggermad 154]

i agree DM

[markboy 0]

hi mate they should be ok to work by late november or december mine will be ready to work in august she is now 9 weeks old ATB with them cheers DM

thanks DM

[markboy 0]

if there a week old now they should be ok to work later this year ferrets mature faster than dogs so u cant compare them

cheers

[ferreter.al 22]

yer im sure they will be sound,i will work this years kits and i so will everyone else i know who ferrets and is having a young one.atb

[markboy 0]

yer im sure they will be sound,i will work this years kits and i so will everyone else i know who ferrets and is having a young one.atb

cheers i was just abit worried about it

[Guest donh]

Should be alright to start this year.

But dont expect them to reach their full potential till next season and be prepared for knock backs

 

I once worked a eight month old kit, it was going great.

Until I entered it into a warren containing rats.

It dealt with the rats but after that it became a sculker. (darting back into hole when trying to pick it up)

I tried for about a year to get it working properly again but to no avail and eventualy it was given away as a pet.

If the ferret had been older would it have been affected the same way?

I dont know.

 

hope this is of some use

 

All The Best Donh

[markboy 0]

Should be alright to start this year.

But dont expect them to reach their full potential till next season and be prepared for knock backs

 

I once worked a eight month old kit, it was going great.

Until I entered it into a warren containing rats.

It dealt with the rats but after that it became a sculker. (darting back into hole when trying to pick it up)

I tried for about a year to get it working properly again but to no avail and eventualy it was given away as a pet.

If the ferret had been older would it have been affected the same way?

I dont know.

 

hope this is of some use

 

All The Best Donh

thanks donh i think i will give them while febuary.

[dpb82uk 138]

if there a week old now they should be ok to work later this year ferrets mature faster than dogs so u cant compare them

i agree to mate i no it takes 16month til a ferrets jaw is fully fromed i wood leev it til the ferrets are 18 month as thay will be moor than redy to werk and wel equiped to take on rabbits and even rats

[howler 0]

i tend to find if i work mine too early they are still a bit nippy when you go to catch them so i allways make sure they are at least 12 months old and really quiet enough for my kids to pick up,,,,jas

[max abell 196]

They will be fine mate by late winter good luck with em