Rats

[Katsdad 31]

New to ferreting so I need some advice.

Have rats under the chicken house if I send the ferrets under there will they sort them,ie either kill them or flush the rattys out so either we can sot them or the dogs catch them?

This will be the first time the ferrets have hunted so it will be a learning curve for everyone

 

Any tips much appreciated

 

Tim

[steve66 3,452]

Ferrets should bolt them

[Bosun11 537]

Ferrets should bolt them

Some will, some won't....

[Moll. 1,770]

I presume you have a rat set under the house. I doubt very much the ferret will enter the set for long, and the rats will just stay low, a good ratting ferret is pretty rare.

[pip1968 2,490]

when i had ferrets years ago mine were mainly used for ratting and we used to get big numbers doing it this way just pop the ferret in and stand back the rats should bolt but expect some cuts on the ferret if one decides to stay

[thenetter 37]

I personally wouldn't put a newby ferret in after rats,

there may be a nasty big doe rat with young in there.

[xHOUNDx 33]

Bad way to start them, don't want them getting smashed up first time down, a decent ferret with experience will sort them out

[The one 8,479]

As said no a ideal start for ferrets

[dogger 100]

better smoking them out and let terriers sort them out

[Mole man Kent 26]

If it's the first time your guna work em you could put them off working again if they have a bad experience as the rat will put up a good fight. Your choice though mate