small ferrets

[roadster 2]

Hi does anyone on here breed small ferrets in the north wales area? am looking for a hob kit so i can bring thhe size down of my line.

[jasperdog 98]

my mate has very small ferrets but hes up in cumbria, i'm a bit closer in lancashire.

[whippet 99 2,613]

i think small ferrets are every rabbiting mans dream , smaller the better , for bolting, less digging, good luck with your finding small uns , i got rid of all my kits

[Col_c88 41]

I must be luky.. my 2 are some size.. really big strong ferrets and one of them actually drags rabbits out of the holes for fun..dont even need a net for him haha, the other ive had to dig only twice to hes not as big but faster..though i hear there second season is when they start being needed to dig to?

[MickyB 327]

i work a small jill shes the best ive ever had her kits are 7 week old and the hobs are bigger than her not quite as long yet though

[Ideation 8,216]

i think small ferrets are every rabbiting mans dream , smaller the better , for bolting, less digging, good luck with your finding small uns , i got rid of all my kits

 

 

Ain't my dream at all mate, don't want silly big, but i like a good sized, long, lean, hard jill

[web22 27]

i think small ferrets are every rabbiting mans dream , smaller the better , for bolting, less digging, good luck with your finding small uns , i got rid of all my kits

 

 

Ain't my dream at all mate, don't want silly big, but i like a good sized, long, lean, hard jill

 

 

me either,i like a strong ferret,hob or jill,if they are slower then so be it but i like them to bully the rabbit,not the other way around.

[Rake aboot 4,935]

Yup

 

Nice big healthy strong ferret for giving the rabbits a hard time,, not a tiny wee thing that gets latched on, and dragged aboot the warren,, Not my dream bud!!

 

ATB

[The one 8,468]

No my dream either rabbit doesn't bolt ferret kills it or holds it till dug to .i like a good sized ferret that has the stamina for a full days ferreting 3/4 times a week and that you only need to dig one hole to get your rabbit out

[coursing john 1]

Yup

 

Nice big healthy strong ferret for giving the rabbits a hard time,, not a tiny wee thing that gets latched on, and dragged aboot the warren,, Not my dream bud!!

 

ATB

well get your self some grahounds then mate there small and hard as f**k

[Ideation 8,216]

Yup

 

Nice big healthy strong ferret for giving the rabbits a hard time,, not a tiny wee thing that gets latched on, and dragged aboot the warren,, Not my dream bud!!

 

ATB

well get your self some grahounds then mate there small and hard as f**k

 

Not being funny mate, but 'greyhound' ferrets are traditionaly fairly large, well at least long, and lean, and have a roach back, hence the 'greyhound' moniker.

 

People often refer to small ferrets as 'Greyhounds' but when you think about it, why the feck would you use that term to describe something very small???

[MickyB 327]

Yup

 

Nice big healthy strong ferret for giving the rabbits a hard time,, not a tiny wee thing that gets latched on, and dragged aboot the warren,, Not my dream bud!!

 

ATB

well get your self some grahounds then mate there small and hard as f**k

 

Not being funny mate, but 'greyhound' ferrets are traditionaly fairly large, well at least long, and lean, and have a roach back, hence the 'greyhound' moniker.

People often refer to small ferrets as 'Greyhounds' but when you think about it, why the feck would you use that term to describe something very small???

not taking the piss mate but ive never come across a greyhound ferret not one that someone openley say "this is a greyhound ferret" can you explain or point me to a piece of writing that does i just thought every ferret was a ferret you get some good some not so good,some bigger some smaller.

any info be much appreiciated thanks Micky

Edited June 26, 2011 by MickyB

[Rake aboot 4,935]

For me,, a ferrets a ferret,, not into this Greyhound ferret pish, I`ve seen the type and no,, they were`nt that small.. long thin types,,

 

But anyway,, coursing John,, been at it 23 years bud so i expect I know what I need,, and small tiny things aint it,,

 

ATB

[Ideation 8,216]

Yup

 

Nice big healthy strong ferret for giving the rabbits a hard time,, not a tiny wee thing that gets latched on, and dragged aboot the warren,, Not my dream bud!!

 

ATB

well get your self some grahounds then mate there small and hard as f**k

 

Not being funny mate, but 'greyhound' ferrets are traditionaly fairly large, well at least long, and lean, and have a roach back, hence the 'greyhound' moniker.

People often refer to small ferrets as 'Greyhounds' but when you think about it, why the feck would you use that term to describe something very small???

not taking the piss mate but ive never come across a greyhound ferret not one that someone openley say "this is a greyhound ferret" can you explain or point me to a piece of writing that does i just thought every ferret was a ferret you get some good some not so good,some bigger some smaller.

any info be much appreiciated thanks Micky

 

 

Trust me mate, i'm as skeptical as you about all these fancy types, a ferret is a ferret.

 

However 'Greyhound' just refers to a body type, which obviously if selectivly bred, can become true breeding, just like anything else.

 

They have been around for a long, long time, and i think Abbot Bros used to sell 'Greyhound' types.

 

Most were / are albino, and i doubt that there are any (or many) true breeding strains left in the country.

 

My only point was, if you are going to use the term, at least use it correctly (even if its bollocks), as its just illogical that for the last 50 years folk would use 'greyhound' to refer to very very small ferrets.

 

I have one 'greyhound type' jill here (albino, long, lean, big, and roached back) but i think shes a fluke as the litter she has produced and her litter mates were not of the same type.

 

[Ideation 8,216]

"greyhound ferrets were thin very long bodied, but very heavy ferrets that were super aggresive. they were openly advertised as a "type" by a bloke called williams, back in the 1960's they were prized for ratting."