Halfinch 51 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) Ahh good old albinos! i know there the same as any ferret but they do seem to proove to b better workers in my eyes anyway. Glad you had a good day!! Thanks for the replies guys, I agree, the albino Hob at the top of the picture is one that a friend of mine found last summer, he was skinny as a rake, and bit me the first time i picked him up, but after a bit of grub and TLC he has turned out to be an Excellent worker, Tends to kill alot underground, so digging is usually order of the day, He will always come up after a kill, but i don't like to lose the rabbit ( hence the need for a locator in my mind,but everyone to their own) And he will make sure a warren is clear before he keeps coming up, Lost track of the amount of times other ferrets have given up, i send him down and then usually reach for the spade. I wasn't going to breed any ferrets this year, but because he has turned out so good i will be breeding one jill with him, and hopefully get a couple of kitts that do the job as well. Edited March 16, 2009 by Halfinch Quote Link to post
Swampy 147 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Nice one HF. Better than my haul Sunday. What do you do with them? Food for ferrest or do you have a market for them? No young ones either? I think I've just about cleared my patch. Mixi seems to be taking care of the rest. Swampy Impressed Ning Quote Link to post
Halfinch 51 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Nice one HF. Better than my haul Sunday. What do you do with them? Food for ferrest or do you have a market for them? No young ones either? I think I've just about cleared my patch. Mixi seems to be taking care of the rest. Swampy Impressed Ning Only had young on the inside, none in the warrens yet. My mate sold ten of them, I had 11 which will mainly be ferret food, and a couple for my tea, and another pal that i go out with had four for the freezer. I don't always get as many as that on my permissions, but the farm i went to on Sunday is Huge and has warrens every bloody where. Quote Link to post
Swampy 147 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Was it open ground? Or hedges? Touch wood I haven't had to dig for any of mine yet! The idea of digging under a hawthorn hedge in the middle of winter in the pouring rain fills me a dread that wont go away no matter how much cider I consume! Swampy Ning Quote Link to post
Halfinch 51 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Was it open ground? Or hedges? Touch wood I haven't had to dig for any of mine yet! The idea of digging under a hawthorn hedge in the middle of winter in the pouring rain fills me a dread that wont go away no matter how much cider I consume! Swampy Ning A bit of both, Mainly fairley open and we didn't do anything too overgrown, i must admit it aint as much fun digging anything over 4ft in the pissing rain with thorns digging in ya neck, but that is the beauty of the hob i have, you can always wait for him if you don't want the dig He will come out. Quote Link to post
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