feed or not to feed

[turbo28 1]

I have two albino jills about 8 months old,i take them out with a friend with polecats 4 yrs old,now my friend doesnt feed his the day before,i however feed mine as normal,my friends polecats are obviously more experienced,but what ive noticed is his seem to start working straight away(in the morning),where as my ferrets seem to take a while to get on with the job at hand(they tend not to go as deep,until later in the day,running in and out constantly)do you think this is purely down to less experience or should i starve them before a hunt and if so,how long?im interested to know other ferreters approach to this thanks......all the jokers,please..JOG ON!!!

[stealthy1 3,964]

I feed mine in the morning before I take them out, never noticed them lag behind hungry ferrets

[akton 15]

Just give them a light feed and you should be good to go

[chrisnick 1]

I always feed mine the night before as normal never had any problems

[John-B 4]

I feed mine as I normally would, whether it be the night before or about 6.30am

[OldTrapCollector 377]

Do you starve yourself for 24 hours before you go ferreting to make yourself keen?

 

Then there's no need to do that to your ferrets either

 

Feed them as you usually do, with a drink before you go out in the morning, and during the session too.

 

OTC

[andy s410c 59]

Would you do a full days graft on a empty stomach??Always fed mine or they've had rabbit in the court overnight.I'll also give them a kidney or 2 midday when out on the graft.

[longnetter 32]

Don't forget mate your ferrets are only 8 months old, they haven't even worked a whole season yet, give 'em time they'll be OK . I always feed mine as normal the day before and give 'em a light breakfast on working mornings. During the working day I give them bits (hearts lungs etc) out of the rabbits they've bolted.Don't try and work them on an empty stomach it's asking for lie-ups

 

ATB

[turbo28 1]

Thanks,ive come to the conclusion that its down to experience,i'll keep on feeding them,again thanks for the input,really appreciated!!

[RogerTheCat 3]

My friend always feeds his ferrets in the morning before they work. They are a mix of ages and all seem to work the same

[turbo28 1]

My friend always feeds his ferrets in the morning before they work. They are a mix of ages and all seem to work the same

[turbo28 1]

roger,is youre friend a cat?????????

[seany 54]

roger,is youre friend a cat?????????

 

 

 

Im sorry but ive just about pissed myself

Im anewcomer myself and just feed as normal theres a rabbit in there now and Im out tomorow

ATB Seany

[ace32 4]

yep mine get fed before we leave,and get a kiss n a cuddle if they do well,or if andy,s there they just share his hand ,there partial to a bit of andy, ,but give em time to pick the job up,they soon be at it,ok,ian

[Cameron Burns 1]

my ferrets are given a small bowl of food every day but if I am going out say on a Tuesday and its Saturday Just now I would give them a big bowl on Saturday and a Tiny bowl on Sunday on Monday they would get about half there normal amount in the afternoon and they'll get an egg in the morning before I go out, at lunch time I'll give them each A heart two lungs two kidneys and a liver of a rabbit, this keep them going fine all day without filling them up and making them lose desire to hunt.