Daniel cain 45,805 Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 Just now, Elchapo said: If I do breed him this year my mate who’s Jill use will probably only keep 1 Jill I’ll keep a hob , if there’s any left ( should be ) your lads welcome to them mate if he want them Thank you mate, let me know 1 Quote Link to post
Guss33 375 Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 8 hours ago, Daniel cain said: Can't beat a small hob built like a jill... Best one I've ever seen we found him on top of the coal tips one weekend when we was out on our crossers.... It looked like it was on its last legs everytime you took it out the box.... We used to joke, if rabbits didn't bolt in the first few minutes... You was digging himI swear he would mark Warren's like a dog... He could kill a fully grown buck quicker than the biggest polecat hobs we had... Named him Simon Hobbs after one of the boys was a proper f***ing weapon dirty cnuts nicked him along with a load of my old English game bantams and the dogs we kept at the allotment I don’t understand why people people need to steal other peoples stuff it’s so wrong. I have been lucky with all my animals but I do know of two people that have had ferrets stolen. And both of them now when selling ferrets meet the people who want to by them at a park or pub car park. People who steel need their hands cut of. Steeling animals is like having someone kidnapping your child. Quote Link to post
Aussie Whip 4,127 Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 On 18/03/2021 at 20:41, Guss33 said: My personal ones I like is to work cut hobs. Good idea I have always had hobs but spring is difficult with them. Do you castrate them or if a vet does it do you know how much they charge? Quote Link to post
mushroom 13,176 Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Elchapo said: If I do breed him this year my mate who’s Jill use will probably only keep 1 Jill I’ll keep a hob , if there’s any left ( should be ) your lads welcome to them mate if he want them Sure I can mind a chap came on here, a good few years ago now. Saying he had wild polecats and they worked great but you needed welding gloves to get near them Quote Link to post
Elchapo 3,167 Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 19 minutes ago, mushroom said: Sure I can mind a chap came on here, a good few years ago now. Saying he had wild polecats and they worked great but you needed welding gloves to get near them Don’t no about full wild pole cats but I’ve had a half x wild polecat and that was a pile of shite , just bit for no reason was totally unpredictable and was no good for nothing . Funnily when I started handling it I used a falconry glove 1 1 Quote Link to post
Daniel cain 45,805 Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 6 hours ago, lurchers said: My mate works 3/4 wild polecats to 1/4 home bred ones and he says they will work all day long,He also has 1stx ones and says they are a bit nippy but graft all day to. had an EU polecat jill off a lad on here, few yrs ago..... f***ing thing was wild,bite f**k out of you, settled down after 3 seasons...use them all day in massive places, Wouldn't leave a warren if there was anything left in there... The offspring were quite skittish when young, fastest ferrets I've owned.. I lost my Jill's one Yr after giving them all the ferret jab 1 Quote Link to post
lurchers 2,865 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 8 hours ago, Daniel cain said: had an EU polecat jill off a lad on here, few yrs ago..... f***ing thing was wild,bite f**k out of you, settled down after 3 seasons...use them all day in massive places, Wouldn't leave a warren if there was anything left in there... The offspring were quite skittish when young, fastest ferrets I've owned.. I lost my Jill's one Yr after giving them all the ferret jab It’s that how yours are bred mate as I know he has worked these for over 10yrs and swears by them. Quote Link to post
gnipper 6,507 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Had a couple with eu in and won't have any more. It might put in a bit of vigour but the unpredictability let's them down. 2 Quote Link to post
Daniel cain 45,805 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 4 hours ago, lurchers said: It’s that how yours are bred mate as I know he has worked these for over 10yrs and swears by them. I've always kept a polecat type,the odd small bew, blended the EU in with them... Proper grafters, never seemed to tire, I lost 3 Jill's in 1 go after giving them the jab.. The last jill their mother my lads young black dog mullered when it got out one day... Walked through 6 dog runs untouched until it got to the young black dog at the endI beat the cnut up with it.... Stuff I got now came from a good lad on here Bumpy... Superb little workers, there's a few members on here had them from me over the yrs and all over the moon with how they graft 4 Quote Link to post
lurchers 2,865 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 When he breeds some more this season I will get a pic of them,his are just like wild polecats when ya look at them 1 Quote Link to post
fatlad 250 Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 I only really keep hobs now there bigger than most people would work if they kill in its a case of digging one hole to get them out I've got a couple of Jill's but they sometimes get dragged around setts I can't understand why someone would keep tiny ferrets for work a Jill of any size will work a rat and suffer alot less if the rat decides to stay put 1 Quote Link to post
fred90 3,254 Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 some of us keep small ferrets because we don't want to be digging. when you are somewhere you shouldn't be you want a ferret to bolt rabbits or come off after 15 minutes or so, you can't afford to be hanging around. 4 Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,050 Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 Hob or Jill they both do the job and yes a Jill might be quicker but then again she's probably leaving coney behind where a hob will stay and make sure everything moves or comes to a end and spade comes into action ,I've had all kinds of colours and sizes over 30 od Yr but I like albinos with a bit of size to them as they suit me , I'm down to my last Jill who 9 Yr old and still fit and puts in a shift in fact I took her for Jill jab last Yr and vet tryd telling me she was only a youngster and didn't beleave she 9 lol , I got 3 hobs who are on big size but they do the job and thats what counts and once my old Jill gone she will be the last Jill I work , I have a young hob from last Yr looking for a good home and if any youngster getting into ferreting wants him I will throw a few nets in and no money involved just a good honest home , I'm in Northants , 2 Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,050 Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 On 20/03/2021 at 10:29, gnipper said: Had a couple with eu in and won't have any more. It might put in a bit of vigour but the unpredictability let's them down. Had two gifted few yr back ,never see a pug so dark but I soon gifted them back lol ,no matter how much I handled them they would bite ,no I stick to my albinos Quote Link to post
Midlands ferret 5 Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 58 minutes ago, Moocher71 said: Hob or Jill they both do the job and yes a Jill might be quicker but then again she's probably leaving coney behind where a hob will stay and make sure everything moves or comes to a end and spade comes into action ,I've had all kinds of colours and sizes over 30 od Yr but I like albinos with a bit of size to them as they suit me , I'm down to my last Jill who 9 Yr old and still fit and puts in a shift in fact I took her for Jill jab last Yr and vet tryd telling me she was only a youngster and didn't beleave she 9 lol , I got 3 hobs who are on big size but they do the job and thats what counts and once my old Jill gone she will be the last Jill I work , I have a young hob from last Yr looking for a good home and if any youngster getting into ferreting wants him I will throw a few nets in and no money involved just a good honest home , I'm in Northants , Thats a .Great offer to anyone starting up Quote Link to post
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