jill back in season!!

[Guest alcapone]

Right lads just a quick question,my jill had 3 young and they are a week old now,but she has come back on use. Anyone come across this? ive had ferrets on and off over the years and only bred a few litters,wasnt aware they would come on use again in the same year!! Anyone else had this?

[jenksi87 3]

most ferrets will come back in season after a litter mate, or even after a phantom pregnancy

[Guest alcapone]

most ferrets will come back in season after a litter mate, or even after a phantom pregnancy

you learn something new every day! cheers Jenski87

[The one 8,485]

Its happening more and more now mate with the hotter longer days blame it on the climate change

[wullieh 53]

this is a fault within the jill mate you have got to now either breed her with a vas hob or get her the jill jab, failing this she will stop producing milk to feed her kits and all 3 of them will more than likley die.

[Guest alcapone]

this is a fault within the jill mate you have got to now either breed her with a vas hob or get her the jill jab, failing this she will stop producing milk to feed her kits and all 3 of them will more than likley die.

 

Fault? Can you explain anymore please?

How soon will she dry up of milk?

[trisha 1]

had it happen to me the hob coverd the jill,but dident do the job properly now shes back in season so i sent her to anouther hob who i hope aint fireing blanks to atb

[wullieh 53]

Just to clear up the facts before im shot down.

If the jill gives birth to a small number of kits, i.e four or fewer, then she likley to return to oestrus about two to three weeks after the birth of the litter. if the jill does come back into season,she should be mated immediately; if she is not, the raised levels of oestroegen in the jill will inhibet lactation (i.e milk production)this causing potential fatal problems for the kits in the litter and even the mother.

[trisha 1]

very interesting and every ferret breeder should no this,thanks mate.

[Guest alcapone]

Thanks for the advice,ive got a vac hob coming friday to sort it. I wonder how many kits or/and jills have died for no aparent reason and this being the cause? many thanks again lads.

[wullieh 53]

Thats what this forum is meant to be for give advice where needed, and not just for slagging each other off.

[markmccann 2]

when a jill comes back in season just after having kits do nyou have to breed her to a vasc. hob or can you just breed her to a normal hob that has everything in tack

[Kay 3,709]

when a jill comes back in season just after having kits do nyou have to breed her to a vasc. hob or can you just breed her to a normal hob that has everything in tack

 

Why would you want her to have a second litter .. that will near enough finnish her off ...

[scothunter 12,609]

Well i have a vac hob who brought my jills out of season bout a month a go last week another one came in to season again.he duly done his duty again and now i noticed today another jill with a bit swelling.so dont what you mean its a fault in the jill .id say it was normal.

[markmccann 2]

when a jill comes back in season just after having kits do nyou have to breed her to a vasc. hob or can you just breed her to a normal hob that has everything in tack

 

Why would you want her to have a second litter .. that will near enough finnish her off ...

its not my ferret Kay my jill had 11 kits and isnt back in season,i was asked to find out as much i could about her coming back in season so early after having 3 kits