Breeding

[Jacksconeycatchers 4]

Morning just a quick question. My jill has come into full season and this is my first time breeding wondering how long I keep my Jill in with my hob and when will I know to separate her from my other Jill's any advice is very much appreciated thanks. 

[Guss33 375]

Give it around a week or to that is what I have done and I have never had a problem. 

[Jacksconeycatchers 4]

So say give it a week or so then Before I separate from my other Jill's how long should she be in with my hob say 1 night maybe 2 just to be sure. 

[Netmaker 909]

you could put her in with the Hob and leave her for week or so then house her on her own she should have her kits six weeks after been in with ya hob

[TOMO 26,325]

i would leave it a few more weeks before you breed her.....if you do it now kits will be born first week in april....

for me personally i think the beginning of may is early enough....we could still have a very cold spell or snow in early april ....and just leave her in with the hob for a week  

[Jacksconeycatchers 4]

All info is good info. I decided just to get it over with give her a week with the hob then house on her own. Cheers netmaker. Iv also just had a friend tell me that my jill can not produce young there first time in season no Jill can. All I'm doing with my hob is bringing her out of season this time around. 

[neil b 2,317]

And why on gods green earth can a Jill not get pregnant in her  first season ???? Unbelievable

[TOMO 26,325]

9 hours ago, Jacksconeycatchers said:

All info is good info. I decided just to get it over with give her a week with the hob then house on her own. Cheers netmaker. Iv also just had a friend tell me that my jill can not produce young there first time in season no Jill can. All I'm doing with my hob is bringing her out of season this time around. 

not true

[Netmaker 909]

As said not true take it from people with more knowledge  mate

[neil b 2,317]

Beggers  belief that people get animals without even the basic understanding of their needs, 

[The one 8,483]

Just watch your jill sometimes a weeks too long if the hobs marking her neck or cutting her take her out 

[Guss33 375]

My little female milly is 17 months old and she went into season at around 12 months old I bred her and she had a litter of 7 I was lucky to find another person who had a male that I could bread her with at the time due to coved at the time as I was only able to travel 5 KM radius from home. Being told a ferrets first time being in season will not have young ones I find it hard to believe. I am 50 years of age I don’t know everything about ferrets but as growing up with my farther we had ferrets he always stressed with the ferrets we had as they were all Jill’s and if they’re weren’t bread they will not cope and the ending was not good for them.  If anyone is going to take on an animal they NEED to DO their home work first   You are on a good web site ask questions and learn I have being in the sport for a long time and still learning. 

[Aussie Whip 4,120]

23 minutes ago, Guss33 said:

I was lucky to find another person who had a male that I could bread her with at the time due to coved at the time as I was only able to travel 5 KM radius from home.

I thought you had hundreds of ferrets Gus?

[Guss33 375]

they are not all mine 

[Aussie Whip 4,120]

9 hours ago, Guss33 said:

they are not all mine 

OK.