Hobs Or Jills- Pros And Cons

[tiger82 43]

If you were to keep one or two ferrets what would it be, both can be good workers

 

Hobs like being alone most of the time.

Jills need to be breed ect.

 

Wondering what to keep this year I normally have a jill but they need to be breed spade ect. so maybe a good working hob.

Edited May 28, 2013 by tiger82

[lawrence 657]

one of each

[Country Joe 1,411]

I prefer two working Jills, there a lot lighter on the back, I do have a vacectomied hob, really just kept to bring them out, but i do give him a go, to keep him fit, and interested.

[The one 8,503]

Ten jills and two hobs cover most burrows for me , two would limit me to twenty hole burrows

[Country Joe 1,411]

Planning to do quite a bit Ferreting this Season with Lakelandratcher, who brings his, and with mine, gives us enough workers.

[Ideation 8,216]

If you were to keep one or two ferrets what would it be, both can be good workers

 

Hobs like being alone most of the time.

Jills need to be breed ect.

 

Wondering what to keep this year I normally have a jill but they need to be breed spade ect. so maybe a good working hob.

 

I'd disagree with both mate, I keep four hobs together all year round, and jills can be run with a vac hob, so stops them needing to be bred.

 

I keep a mix of jills and hobs, both because it provides me with different ferrets for different situations and because I just like having both about the place.

[Guest norseman]

_{one of each for me, usually the jill goes in first and if theres a stubborn coney left in goes the bigun}

[pie-eater 377]

_{one of each for me, usually the jill goes in first and if theres a stubborn coney left in goes the bigun}

Thats the way I was doing it last season. Next season I plan on using 2 jills and 1 strong hob for backup.

Edited May 28, 2013 by pie-eater

[Neal 1,873]

I'm currently ferretless after loosing my two jills at the tail end of last season to illness. However, I preferred my previous working team of fully vasectomised hobs due to the added stamina. They were more likely to get occasionaly tangled in the nets but as I walk to my permission I needed something which could last longer.

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

for me i use hobs for falconry as theres no nets to tangle in and they work the same at the end of the day than when they started it. but prefer to use my mates jills when netting up as your not constantly re-setting nets and untangling ferrets

[B.P.R 2,798]

fcukin no chance hobs like being on their own...

 

5 weeks without a 'cagemate' and the big baastard was over the moon with his 2 female pals....

 

nice to watch to be honest

[Jamie m 668]

Jills for me all the way have two jills there one the size of a medium hob and does the same job , the other Jill I call the mop ,

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

Hobs prefer them dont know why

[Jamie m 668]

Jills for me all the way have two jills there one the size of a medium hob and does the same job , the other Jill I call the mop ,

 

I once dug to my good sized Jill the rabbits head was near clean off she's mental ,

[tiger82 43]

fcukin no chance hobs like being on their own...

 

5 weeks without a 'cagemate' and the big baastard was over the moon with his 2 female pals....

 

nice to watch to be honest

I meant a full Hob in breeding season is best alone or they fight or drag the Jills round all the time

Edited June 15, 2013 by tiger82