Getting A Kit Interested

[GreyRake 108]

Took the kit out with me today to give her a go. Six months old. Tried her down a six holer, she didn't show for a few minutes then surfaced. Put my older jill down and the thunder started, she killed a big buck that we had to dig out. Tried to goad and play with the kit using the rabbit but she just wasn't interested, just wandered off seems odd she didn't show any interest at all. My older jill was a legend on her first trip out. Maybe thats given me high expectations. Is this fairly normal?

 

Edited September 22, 2013 by GreyRake

[dogmad riley 1,347]

Give her time pal still young at 6 months. Av got one hear that wasn't bothered last year just kept messing not bolting owt. Took her this week it's like she been doing it years with no messing and bolting bunnies.

 

Atb

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

I've got one here that I tried most of last season and 3 times this season. Just doesn't seem interested. Most the time comes straight out. Sometimes goes down for a minute and comes out another hole but genuinely isn't suited to the game for whatever reason.

 

Then yesterday I tried a 4 month old kit. Just to get it used to the holes and it flew down and bolted 3 bunnys within a few minutes.

 

I guess they are all different.

[The one 8,493]

Aye they all mature at different ages some just need more time

[GreyRake 108]

Well she's had a little taste for it now so I'll leave it another month or so then try again. On the upside she didn't skulk which was a pleasant surprise. My hobs gotten skilled at killing in so was hoping she could start filling in for him. My older jill can do a days work solo anyway.

[Glaswegian 4]

My smallest jill was like that when i got her i took her out with other ferrets worked set and when a rabbit hit the bet i would let her rag it for a bit after that she has turned out to bemu best worker wont leave a warren until its empty and nevet kills underground as shes thay small, i have her full sisters aswell and and there a normal size iv no idea why shes that small lol

[Glaswegian 4]

And when i say let her rag it i meab wheb the rabbits still alive

[Guest norseman]

And when i say let her rag it i meab wheb the rabbits still alive

out of curiosity why alive, should still rag it when its deed? the penny will drop for the ferret soon enough hopefully

[GreyRake 108]

I did shake it about once it was dead, the ferrets don't seem to know the difference, they still savage it. But the kit just wasn't interested, walked away.

[pie-eater 377]

And when i say let her rag it i meab wheb the rabbits still alive

I was with you until you said still alive lol.

[GreyRake 108]

Think I'll take the food out the hutch the evening before I take her next. Once she's had a taste for the action I'm sure she will start getting stuck in.

[GreyRake 108]

She did well today bolted three and ragged them after. Hope to put a post in the report section later.

[NEWKID 27,278]

By the looks of the last post she's getting the idea mate... still young mate, this is her first season, give her time...

[Glaswegian 4]

 

 

And when i say let her rag it i meab wheb the rabbits still alive

out of curiosity why alive, should still rag it when its deed? the penny will drop for the ferret soonenough hopefully

Because the rabbit moves trys to run and makes noises the ferrets instincts will come out and it will latch on iv done it with last years who wasnt interested in dead rabbits now hes par with my oldest hob if not better