Day Old Chiks

[pencoed hunter 7]

Hi what do you all think about feeding your ferrets day old chiks now and agen and were do you get the from please post links

 

Thanks

[The one 8,484]

I feel all your feeding your ferrets is a egg the chicks never had time too develop muscle etc and the fluff can irritate the membranes in your ferrets throat

[Kay 3,709]

I agree with the one , i stopped feeding them as the ferrets i had at the time developed coughs & within a few days of not feeding them the coughs disapeared

[pencoed hunter 7]

Ye ok but what about now and agen say buy 10 every month or somthing is that ok? or what ells could i feed them in the summer because I dont want to feed them on dry food all throo the summer. They will hav the odd pigeon or crow when i can shoot them and now and agen fresh meat from the shop

[Tiggypud 0]

I used to feed day olds until I was informed that there was no goodness in them.

 

Its better to feed chicken wings.

 

Tiggypud.

[deanflute 550]

no need to feed them dry biscuits just cos its summer, feed them meat when the sun goes down and anything that is left in the morning remove from the run

[The one 8,484]

Whats wrong with rabbits ?? and put fly bags on your hutches and put the rabbit in at night .I never feed dry grub

[pencoed hunter 7]

Round here there arnt hardly any rabbits plus its the end of the season

[kevo_1 0]

hi mate you can buy mince beef and mince chicken for most pet shops

[sue 1]

I feed mine doc on the odd occasion ,never had problems of coughs ,mine love them

[MARKR1985 15]

mine have a few every now and again as they love em

[Funfuret 1]

Mine love them. I've not had a problem with coughing but I wet the chicks before feeding them.

 

The pros of chicks, I think is that they are getting all the bits of the carcase..bit of heart, bit of liver, lungs, brain, feathers for 'roughage' for their digestive system, i.e. bit of everything. They are bit low in bone, I believe, but I also give mine plenty of other meat on the bone.

 

I don't give mine too much muscle meat because a diet that consistently too high in muscle meat can lead to high potassium levels and cause bone problems.

Edited March 12, 2009 by Funfuret

[Kenny.B 1]

I give my ferrets chicks once a week, with dry food. The yolk sack is a good sorce of fat and energy, and the meat is obviously protein. I also give them rabbit, pigeon, and minced tripe or beef. Variety is all good. Not had any problems.

[Tuzo 251]

I'm sure a wild polecat would eat any day old chicks if it found them.

[andy s410c 61]

Just started mine on the chicks last week,end of the rabbiting season till May for me then back out with the gun.Yes they can get a cough off the down,all i do is remove it & the egg sack.The ferts feel a bit hard done by at the moment no food 24/7 but they get 2 chicks each per day & a small bowl of dry for overnight.

I do vary the menu however chicken wings,ox heart & pet mince seems to keep them in good health but i prefer to feed rabbit mainly.