ferret food for nursing Jills

[pmatty77 26]

Hi All,

 

What ferret food do people use for their Jills when nursing,i have been using the dried food soaked and then blending it and adding a bit of cat meat just to give it a bit more taste ,anyone got any recipes that they have found particularly good,mine seem to like it ok as the dried food seems a bit bland on its own.

[stealthy1 3,964]

I just fed my nursing jill meat, easy for her to chew bits off for the kits, and does'nt make the kits thirsty like the processed food does, so seems best thing to feed

[lorelei0922 2]

Hi All,

 

What ferret food do people use for their Jills when nursing,i have been using the dried food soaked and then blending it and adding a bit of cat meat just to give it a bit more taste ,anyone got any recipes that they have found particularly good,mine seem to like it ok as the dried food seems a bit bland on its own.

 

 

Meat... Fresh and frozen.. a variet from rabbit, chicken, offal mix i get from my pet store, and rodents (mice, rats etc) plus

 

24/7 access to dry ferret food and fresh water.. no need to soak it.. she's highly capable!!

[The one 8,583]

Meat usually rabbit and i put it in the nest box so the kitts dont come scabbling out to get it

[stones 23]

Always feed mine on pigeon, try and find someone who races birds in a club, come the end of the racing season every flier thins out his stock, offer to collect any birds they've destroyed to save them binning them, word soon gets round and depending on the amount of clubs in your area you could end up with literally hundreds of free ferret dinners , I freeze all mine then use them when the jills are nursing, just defrost them and drop em in the hutch, they really bring on a litter of kits as everything they need is in that bundle of feathers , just make sure there's plenty of fresh water and you should have no probs

[pmatty77 26]

Always feed mine on pigeon, try and find someone who races birds in a club, come the end of the racing season every flier thins out his stock, offer to collect any birds they've destroyed to save them binning them, word soon gets round and depending on the amount of clubs in your area you could end up with literally hundreds of free ferret dinners , I freeze all mine then use them when the jills are nursing, just defrost them and drop em in the hutch, they really bring on a litter of kits as everything they need is in that bundle of feathers , just make sure there's plenty of fresh water and you should have no probs

 

 

Good idea theres loads of bumpkin pigeon fanciers around here lol,do you cook it or serve it raw

[stones 23]

Always feed mine on pigeon, try and find someone who races birds in a club, come the end of the racing season every flier thins out his stock, offer to collect any birds they've destroyed to save them binning them, word soon gets round and depending on the amount of clubs in your area you could end up with literally hundreds of free ferret dinners , I freeze all mine then use them when the jills are nursing, just defrost them and drop em in the hutch, they really bring on a litter of kits as everything they need is in that bundle of feathers , just make sure there's plenty of fresh water and you should have no probs

 

 

Good idea theres loads of bumpkin pigeon fanciers around here lol,do you cook it or serve it raw

Raw mate, like I say just defrost them and pop em in the hutch, feathers,legs the lot all you'll be left with the next day is a load of feathers, mine even eat the feet !