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I'm fairly new to ferreting but in my limited experience I think ferrets are like any other working animal and need experience.

At the start of last season my 2 hobs would bolt odd rabbits but my mates a lot more from the same warrens, we worked out that my 2 didn't like step ups or step downs and so weren't doing all the burrow. By the end of the season one of mine had learned to do it and I'm confident the other will too by next year, so maybe it's as much down to the amount of work they are given rather than just how they are bred?

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Breeding worker to worker helps ,then i get the kids to have the kits out in pipes in the garden as often as possible or in the garage playing under tarps ,pipes etc then i try to start them in small burrows with a older ferret .You cant roll up to a burrow with a kit thats spent the summer in a hutch and on its first outing drop it into the burrow mouth and its away like a vetran the same as everything the more work you put in the better it will be

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Breeding worker to worker helps ,then i get the kids to have the kits out in pipes in the garden as often as possible or in the garage playing under tarps ,pipes etc then i try to start them in small burrows with a older ferret .You cant roll up to a burrow with a kit thats spent the summer in a hutch and on its first outing drop it into the burrow mouth and its away like a vetran the same as everything the more work you put in the better it will be

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hiya i am new to this website and am looking at starting ferreting i have a cage and a whole shed for the ferrets to play in and i have been looking on the web for 2 weeks and havent had any luck with finding anyone with any ferrets left but i spoke to one man but he could only guess the age of the ferret and he said to begin with he had four hobs then phoned back and said he had 2 jills and 2 hobs so i didnt trust that one and i am looking at getting 2 jills; 1 older and one kit so i can train the kit and i was wondering if 2 jills living together would be okay and if anyone has or knows anyone that has any kits from a good working bloodline

thanks

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hiya i am new to this website and am looking at starting ferreting i have a cage and a whole shed for the ferrets to play in and i have been looking on the web for 2 weeks and havent had any luck with finding anyone with any ferrets left but i spoke to one man but he could only guess the age of the ferret and he said to begin with he had four hobs then phoned back and said he had 2 jills and 2 hobs so i didnt trust that one and i am looking at getting 2 jills; 1 older and one kit so i can train the kit and i was wondering if 2 jills living together would be okay and if anyone has or knows anyone that has any kits from a good working bloodline

thanks

 

 

another month or 2 an ye be spoilt for choice :thumbs:

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Welcome to the site :thumbs: , 2 jills will be fine together Countrylad42, I know a couple of lads up here that have kitts at the minute but would be too far for you to travel. Give it a few weeks and there will be some localish to you.

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