Why?????

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

Ive bin after 2 kits for a couple of months now sandy black eyed white or albino jills, finally got old of 1 after a complete nightmare of time wasters and people saying they have them and have you waiting weeks to never get back in touch, or find out they being feed on crap (good start in life).Is it me or is it these days its hard to get old of good well breed ferrets????

shame you were not closer mate ive just given half a litter away! ive kept thease 5 out of it for myself!

 

 

 

[Alcatraz 16]

They look crackin ferts mate..ive had over 50 views on my classified adds and ive had offers but all way to far ive even extented distance to 50 mile radios still nothing. positive is I do pick 1 up on friday from a hunting life member and he has kept me up to date all through the kits life so far..I just dont know if there are not many doing working ferts good diet.etc in my area or im just to late or it may just come down to who you know.. Gaz made a good point it does come down to a good variety. But reading all on this post it seems that I was wrong and many do not just give tinned food. .I guess ive just bin unlucky in my search and had 8 out off 10 that do just feed crap on its own...

[cookiemonsterandmerlin 145]

Why are people are hung up on having a certain eye/coat /colour fook knows

 

Cookie

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Why are people are hung up on having a certain eye/coat /colour fook knows

 

Cookie

Why keep a pet or working animal that you don't like the look of?

 

That's like having a gun you hate the feel of just because you shoot ok with it?

 

Personal preference

[Alcatraz 16]

Why are people are hung up on having a certain eye/coat /colour fook knows

 

Cookie

Im just after a light coloured fert as its states b.e.w sandy or albeno not fussed as long as its light.

[Country Joe 1,411]

Why are people are hung up on having a certain eye/coat /colour fook knows

 

Cookie

I sometimes work wood piles, with stop nets some of these warrens are a fair length,

and if on my own, an Albino, or Sandy is better for me to keep it in sight, than a Polecat.

thats the only reason,

[Alcatraz 16]

 

 

Why are people are hung up on having a certain eye/coat /colour fook knows

 

Cookie

I sometimes work wood piles, with stop nets some of these warrens are a fair length,

and if on my own, an Albino, or Sandy is better for me to keep it in sight, than a Polecat.

thats the only reason,

Thats why im after light ferrets got a lot of heavy cover unless I put a hiviz on me poles lol

[darbo 4,774]

 

Why are people are hung up on having a certain eye/coat /colour fook knows

 

Cookie

I sometimes work wood piles, with stop nets some of these warrens are a fair length,

and if on my own, an Albino, or Sandy is better for me to keep it in sight, than a Polecat.

thats the only reason,

 

Nearly all my ferreting is in woodland so same for me CJ.

[GreyRake 108]

Worker first, but i prefer light colours, just so they catch your eye more when working. I say that and here i am with a polecat and two dark silver mitts haha. Would also be good to have them all slightly different so its easy to see which ones poking its head out of what hole.

[Leeview 791]

Ive said loads of times on these "cat food" threads before, I honestly believe that variety is key with anything.

 

Yes in an ideal world, it would be whole carcass every day. Rabbit, Hare, Pigeon, Carrion etc. But we dont all have access to this 365 days a year.

 

Tinned cat meat 7 days a week is obviously not the best grub a ferret can get, but once a week isnt gonna cause any harm. I dont even feed tinned cat meat because its cheap (because it isnt), i feed it because they love it.

 

My kits always get a bowl of that cat milk you get from the supermarkets aswell a few times a week.

 

They have a bowl of dry available at least 5 days a week if not every day. This is usually alpha ferret complete, but my dad works next to a farm wholesale place and always gets boxes of tinned kitekat stuff (cat biscuits) for 10p a box so this is often mixed in with the alpha. If ive run out of both? They get a handful of gain 28. They dont seem to mind and certainly dont look bad.

 

Then they get whole carcass at least 3 days a week, rabbit, pigeon or hare usually.

 

They get a few eggs once a week.

 

They get tinned cat meat once or twice a week.

 

If i have defrosted the dogs too many chicken carcasses or lamb necks then they get whatever is left.

 

And they look great! To say " NEVER FEED CAT FOOD TO A FERRET" is madness. Its like saying "NEVER FEED PORK TO A DOG" which is one i got the other day. Yes as a sole food source it would be far from ideal. But in moderation, its all good.

 

Just my take on it.

 

Atb.

 

Whole heartedly agree with variety when I feed my ferrets hares rabbits rats pigeons gamebirds in season all on the bone just as nature intended them to eat

The harris hawk in your signature does that get flesh fed every day? or will that take dry food?

Y.I.S Leeview

[cookiemonsterandmerlin 145]

I have had working dogs ferts etc etc all my life I have yet to pick any animial due to his/her eye colour or coat .

I like having white ferts for the same reason but I would never not enter a polecat because I might not see it .

Truth is if your working a set on your own that so big you cant keep a eye on the whole of the set then is best to move on to one you can

 

Each to there own but rather a good worker rather than a fert that I like the look off ]

 

ATB Cookie

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

 

 

Ive said loads of times on these "cat food" threads before, I honestly believe that variety is key with anything.

 

Yes in an ideal world, it would be whole carcass every day. Rabbit, Hare, Pigeon, Carrion etc. But we dont all have access to this 365 days a year.

 

Tinned cat meat 7 days a week is obviously not the best grub a ferret can get, but once a week isnt gonna cause any harm. I dont even feed tinned cat meat because its cheap (because it isnt), i feed it because they love it.

 

My kits always get a bowl of that cat milk you get from the supermarkets aswell a few times a week.

 

They have a bowl of dry available at least 5 days a week if not every day. This is usually alpha ferret complete, but my dad works next to a farm wholesale place and always gets boxes of tinned kitekat stuff (cat biscuits) for 10p a box so this is often mixed in with the alpha. If ive run out of both? They get a handful of gain 28. They dont seem to mind and certainly dont look bad.

 

Then they get whole carcass at least 3 days a week, rabbit, pigeon or hare usually.

 

They get a few eggs once a week.

 

They get tinned cat meat once or twice a week.

 

If i have defrosted the dogs too many chicken carcasses or lamb necks then they get whatever is left.

 

And they look great! To say " NEVER FEED CAT FOOD TO A FERRET" is madness. Its like saying "NEVER FEED PORK TO A DOG" which is one i got the other day. Yes as a sole food source it would be far from ideal. But in moderation, its all good.

 

Just my take on it.

 

Atb.

Whole heartedly agree with variety when I feed my ferrets hares rabbits rats pigeons gamebirds in season all on the bone just as nature intended them to eat

The harris hawk in your signature does that get flesh fed every day? or will that take dry food?

Y.I.S Leeview

It's not my harris hawk. It's a mates. It mainly eats toast and digestive biscuits out of season though.