Abbott bros.

[johnrthrfrd 223]

Just read artical in countrymans weekly about Abbott bros. brought back a few memories picking that box up at the local railway station.

[max abell 196]

I do remember the name but never bought any from them i always got mine from good local ferreters/poachers when i was a kid

[Guest vin]

I went there once..

 

that brings back a few mamories...lol

[oldred58 340]

bought my first ferret off them 40 od years ago, for thirty Bob, exchange mart, brings back some old memmorys

[Bootsha 1,306]

whats happened with them john ??, i used to collect my ferrets from neath railway station off them, always well handled, good condidtion and worked well to be fair if thats what you specified. I spoke to a lady from there once, asked her how they didi it, aparently there was an old pig farm with lots of pens, and they kept the ferrets in the pens with artificial burrows etc made in them, so they were always running through them from an early age.

 

But yes, abot bros, thuxton, norfolk brings back memories, my grandfather put me onto them as he used to get feerts from them as well MANy years ago.

[johnrthrfrd 223]

  On 23/09/2012 at 11:37, Bootsha said:

whats happened with them john ??, i used to collect my ferrets from neath railway station off them, always well handled, good condidtion and worked well to be fair if thats what you specified. I spoke to a lady from there once, asked her how they didi it, aparently there was an old pig farm with lots of pens, and they kept the ferrets in the pens with artificial burrows etc made in them, so they were always running through them from an early age.

 

But yes, abot bros, thuxton, norfolk brings back memories, my grandfather put me onto them as he used to get feerts from them as well MANy years ago.

A would of thought they closed down years back there's a guy writing in the countrymans weekly this week and he is on about them bought a few ferrets off them years ago when some low life decided to remove mine from my ownership still remember going to the station and picking the box up not knowing what to expect when you got home and opened it must say that the stinkers I got off them were in good health and good workers.ahhhh memories.

[Jamie m 668]

The guys granddaughter posted up in this forum last winter long since gone

[Bootsha 1,306]

they had fowl and all sorts for sale if i remember rightly?? as you say john, memories. I wonder how many of this days companies will be remembered as fondly for being a good honest company in years to come after they go bang???, not many i dont suppose.

[Tiercel 6,986]

I remember the thread full of intresting stories about the Abbott Bros.

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/157107-abbott-bros/page__hl__abbott

 

TC

[Tug 168]

I believe they closed down through pressure and bullying from the animal rights nuts, they used to breed for laboratory testing as well as sale to the public.

[TOMO 27,007]

Yep I had some from them delivered to Retford station,,, £5 each they cost me back in 1980

[Country Joe 1,411]

I only used them once, bought a hob, picked him up from local railway station.

as soon as i took him out the box, he had me, and when he bit, he didn't play about, he was a big bugger, he was the only Ferret I, used a glove he was my first Ferret, never used them again.