Country Joe 1,411 Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Not rocket science, in the months there are no flies, mine are fed Rabbit, in summer, they go on to a good dry. there in good nick, will bolt rabbits, look no different or work different to only fed meat ferrets. this is for northenlite, Paddy, Beryl, and Wilma. Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Struggling to see how lads are struggling to feed the ferrets flesh year round. You heard of chest freezers? Don't you're dogs pick the odd bunny up on walks? Don't you have an air rifle? I've got 10 kits here that have only seen flesh. Duck, pigeon, magpie, pheasant, rabbit, hare, squirrel. I don't do much hunting compared to lads on here but I make sure my freezer is always full. And I've filled my mates freezer a couple of times last winter to help him out because he's been struggling to get out with work. 5 Quote Link to post
ruggers13 268 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 i get loads of cut off from butchers whats already grinded up dosent cause flys n i also feed them day old chicks they munch them so no flys but i have fly catchers hung up i have my ferrets locked up in outhouse Quote Link to post
The one 8,477 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Just picked up three 15 kilo boxes of chicken carcass es for the ferrets £27 I make that 61 pence a kilo that mixed with a rabbit every other day should see me till I get ferreting again 2 Quote Link to post
Arry 21,829 Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Hi I'm my sixties now and had ferret nearly all my life, when I was a youngster we used feed them on bead and milk an egg now and then rabbits livers when we got them. I feel so guilty about that, we were ignorant we didn't know any better it was what are fathers taught us. We didn't even have freezers. Now with the internet we can find out all sorts at the touch of a button. Ferrets lasted 3 to 5 years now may 8 to 10 didn't know about jill jabs as well. I spoil my ferrets now (I think) vitamin malt lick, handful of dried food Alpha or James Wellbeloved through the day and in the evening hand feed strips of meat and an egg once a week. Not rabbit though just my theory that if they kill they don't stop and seems to work for me, they usually out after 15 minutes. I would be interested if anybody else does this or finds it works. I would definitely not feed cat food to ferrets. I don't want to have put a hard hat on or have a war about it. My ferrets have names as they are more than a tool to do a job. 2 Quote Link to post
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Hi, I used to feed with complete ferret food, now flesh only. I'm positive feeding flesh/carcasses has a very positive effect for them. They are much more content, good teeth, keen etc. Not only does it fill there bellies, imo I think it fulfills other needs (more natural). So behaviourally better for them, a form of enrichment. Atb 2 Quote Link to post
reddog70 236 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) On 27/07/2015 at 07:34, Chicken_man said: Hi, I used to feed with complete ferret food, now flesh only. I'm positive feeding flesh/carcasses has a very positive effect for them. They are much more content, good teeth, keen etc. Not only does it fill there bellies, imo I think it fulfills other needs (more natural). So behaviourally better for them, a form of enrichment. Atb spot on that, see the difference when you put a rabbit in with a litter of growing kitts them ripping in to it like giant maggots! its a full body workout wouldnt get that with dry food... but is handy to have a bag on hand if cant get out Edited July 27, 2015 by reddog70 1 Quote Link to post
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 On 27/07/2015 at 09:27, reddog70 said: On 27/07/2015 at 07:34, Chicken_man said: Hi, I used to feed with complete ferret food, now flesh only. I'm positive feeding flesh/carcasses has a very positive effect for them. They are much more content, good teeth, keen etc. Not only does it fill there bellies, imo I think it fulfills other needs (more natural). So behaviourally better for them, a form of enrichment. Atb spot on that, see the difference when you put a rabbit in with a litter of growing kitts them ripping in to it like giant maggots! its a full body workout wouldnt get that with dry food... but is handy to have a bag on hand if cant get outYes mate, it's good to see them. Aye they do look like seething maggots, a good way of describing it :-)Atb Quote Link to post
reddog70 236 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 On 27/07/2015 at 09:52, Chicken_man said: On 27/07/2015 at 09:27, reddog70 said: On 27/07/2015 at 07:34, Chicken_man said: Hi, I used to feed with complete ferret food, now flesh only. I'm positive feeding flesh/carcasses has a very positive effect for them. They are much more content, good teeth, keen etc. Not only does it fill there bellies, imo I think it fulfills other needs (more natural). So behaviourally better for them, a form of enrichment. Atb spot on that, see the difference when you put a rabbit in with a litter of growing kitts them ripping in to it like giant maggots! its a full body workout wouldnt get that with dry food... but is handy to have a bag on hand if cant get outYes mate, it's good to see them. Aye they do look like seething maggots, a good way of describing it :-)Atb esp the albino ones! think it must give them a better start to their working life when reared on rabbit and whole prey...what dry did you feed yours on? mine sometimes get vitalin if stuck seems ok but dont thrive on it like the raw.. Quote Link to post
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 I used Alpha ferret mate Quote Link to post
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