jills or hobs

[markboy 0]

hello all agian just wandering which would be best to work jills or hobs ,got 10 kits 1 week old and im new to this so if any one could help

 

 

thanks markboy

[run_rabbit_run 0]

hobs i find are much better workers but they often lay up but jills work much faster but as soon as they cum out of the hole they often chase the bolted rabbits

[Guest donh]

There is not much difference apart from size (hobs tend to be larger and stronger than jills).

 

Are you wondering which ones to keep out of the litter?

 

All The Best Donh

[stubby 175]

Id keep a mixture, you obviously already have ferts, to have bred a litter, what have you already got as adults?, how many do you want to keep in total?

 

then its down to preference and terrain, on a half days outing, Id take 3 jills, but a full day out would take 5-6 jills and a couple of hobs, let the jills work first, then use the hobs to push any out that are sitting tight

 

when starting your youngsters off, put them down with one of the adults,

[scaramanga 0]

hobs i find are much better workers but they often lay up but jills work much faster but as soon as they cum out of the hole they often chase the bolted rabbits

 

I know everyone has different experiences with there ferrets but I have 2 hobs now as opposse to having and using jill on and off all my life, and to be honest I think I will stick with them now I find them better, its probably just a trait of the 2 I have but so far they never lay up.

[max abell 196]

Hi mate

This is a age old question that no one person will ever be able to answer its somthing you will need to find out

for yourself hobs and jills are equally as good as each other but ferreters tend to prefere one or the other for

there own personal reasons IE size working ability temprement and so on all of them being right in a sense

Its like buying a tool if you get a good drill and it works well lasts well and is reliable you tend to stick to that

make of tool if you see what i mean and in a sense a working ferret is as well as a highly valid member of your ferreting

team a tool for the job the most important tool

I would keep 1 or 2 of each from your litter and see over time what you PERSONALY prefere

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FERRETING MATE HOPE YOU HAVE SOME GOOD DAYS OUT

[sikastag_1 689]

all down to preference mate, i keep both as i do a lot of ferreting in different situations, my hobs havent lay up all season, remember if you keep any hobs youll need top keep them seperate come next year when theyre all in season a hob to its own hutch as if theyre kept together they will fight, or kept with the jills youll have kits on your hands.

[The one 8,479]

A good sized jill that can last the pace all day for me

[Guest lampingwithmurt]

jills for bolting hobs for digging....... ;)

[markboy 0]

cheers guys thats alot of good information i think i will keep 3 or 4 hobs as i dont want to have loads of little ones next year