Feeding ferals

[badgeroy 3]

Before anybody goes into one these ferals are countryside farm ferals living off the land not manky street pigeons, i have fed collared doves and woodies to my ferrets from the same farm with no ill effects, does anybody else feed these ferals to their ferrets? by the way i have not yet fed any although i have shot quite a few over the last few months and it seems a waste leaving them for the fox's.

[sikastag_1 689]

never fed my ferrets them mate but should be fine hardly much on them though id just cut the breasts out and leave the rest.

[Guest ferret feller]

nah f**k that lol iv seen the shit they eat i wouldent want too be touching them with my hands let alone letting my ferrets eat them

[stubby 175]

your right about country ferals being better than town ones, the ones on the underground would make you :sick: just by the smell, as for food, Ive always followed the lines, if Id eat it, then its fine for the ferts, rabbits,squirrels,woodies etc, but Id never eat a feral, country or town

[The one 8,456]

Im feeding my ferrets on ferals got 100's off of Bobo freeze them four in a poly bag and give the ferrets rabbit one night pigeon the next a bit messy with the feather's but all im taking out is a pair of wings

[StephOC 6]

Mine get ferrel pigeons whenever I get out shooting. I wouldn't want to eat them myself, but there's probably no reason not to; I've seen them opened up, and they're mostly feeding on spilt grain, shoots, and oilseed rape seed and other stored foodstuffs ~ things that will end up on supermarket shelves in some form, eventually!

By the next morning there's just feathers left, and the ferrets choose pigeon over dryed food thats also in the cage, so it can't be that bad for them.

[stubby 175]

Mine get ferrel pigeons whenever I get out shooting. I wouldn't want to eat them myself, but there's probably no reason not to; I've seen them opened up, and they're mostly feeding on spilt grain, shoots, and oilseed rape seed and other stored foodstuffs ~ things that will end up on supermarket shelves in some form, eventually!

By the next morning there's just feathers left, and the ferrets choose pigeon over dryed food thats also in the cage, so it can't be that bad for them.

 

 

fair and valid point,

[Malt 379]

I've fed mine ferals with no ill effect.

[Cold Ethyl 63]

Not killed mine yet!I have loads of woodies especially out the back door.The cat quite often brings them and mice and other birds in and they all go to the ferrets much to the cats disgust lol.Mine also get dry meal too and they will eat the mat over the kibble so i guess it cant be bad for them they seem helathy and happy enough.

[para1 11]

Great ferret food mate I wish I could get more.I do freeze them for a day or two just to get rid of the creepy crawlies on them.