BEST WORKING TYPE.

[romany52 313]

They should all be the same under there jacket WORKERS

 

Don't want to pee on anybody,s chips but research shows that albino ferrets have genetic proplems which effects both their sight and hearing, so they're not quite the same.

 

dont think they'll be any pure strains of albino's left most have been crossed with polecats generations ago just personal preference, as long as it works cos not all ferrets are the same

 

all pink eyed whites are pure albinos mate.

[albert64 1,882]

They should all be the same under there jacket WORKERS

 

Don't want to pee on anybody,s chips but research shows that albino ferrets have genetic proplems which effects both their sight and hearing, so they're not quite the same.

 

dont think they'll be any pure strains of albino's left most have been crossed with polecats generations ago just personal preference, as long as it works cos not all ferrets are the same

 

all pink eyed whites are pure albinos mate.

 

so when you breed an albino x polecat and some of the litter throws albino and some of the litter throws polecat the albino offspring are pure are they, i dont think so mate

[romany52 313]

They should all be the same under there jacket WORKERS

 

Don't want to pee on anybody,s chips but research shows that albino ferrets have genetic proplems which effects both their sight and hearing, so they're not quite the same.

 

dont think they'll be any pure strains of albino's left most have been crossed with polecats generations ago just personal preference, as long as it works cos not all ferrets are the same

 

all pink eyed whites are pure albinos mate.

 

so when you breed an albino x polecat and some of the litter throws albino and some of the litter throws polecat the albino offspring are pure are they, i dont think so mate

 

Yes they are mate, mate two of them albinos together and all you will ever get is albino.

Edited February 28, 2010 by romany52

[albert64 1,882]

They should all be the same under there jacket WORKERS

 

Don't want to pee on anybody,s chips but research shows that albino ferrets have genetic proplems which effects both their sight and hearing, so they're not quite the same.

 

dont think they'll be any pure strains of albino's left most have been crossed with polecats generations ago just personal preference, as long as it works cos not all ferrets are the same

 

all pink eyed whites are pure albinos mate.

 

so when you breed an albino x polecat and some of the litter throws albino and some of the litter throws polecat the albino offspring are pure are they, i dont think so mate

 

Yes they are mate, mate two of them albinos together and all you will ever get is albino.

 

that does'nt make them pure mate they still have polecat blood in them it just does'nt disappear its bloodline is not pure that

could be the reason why we dont get genetic defects anymore and in the days gone by genetic defects as they were called were probably down to bad care/poor food by crossing the two its created hybrid vigour so to speak i mean you dont see mongrels with genetic defects

[romany52 313]

They should all be the same under there jacket WORKERS

 

Don't want to pee on anybody,s chips but research shows that albino ferrets have genetic proplems which effects both their sight and hearing, so they're not quite the same.

 

dont think they'll be any pure strains of albino's left most have been crossed with polecats generations ago just personal preference, as long as it works cos not all ferrets are the same

 

all pink eyed whites are pure albinos mate.

 

so when you breed an albino x polecat and some of the litter throws albino and some of the litter throws polecat the albino offspring are pure are they, i dont think so mate

 

Yes they are mate, mate two of them albinos together and all you will ever get is albino.

 

that does'nt make them pure mate they still have polecat blood in them it just does'nt disappear its bloodline is not pure that

could be the reason why we dont get genetic defects anymore and in the days gone by genetic defects as they were called were probably down to bad care/poor food by crossing the two its created hybrid vigour so to speak i mean you dont see mongrels with genetic defects

 

The problems associated with albinism are part and parcel of the process of inhibition of colour in the albino, makes no difference how they are bred if they are pink eyed whites they're albinos, thats what albino means .

[albert64 1,882]

yes i know what an albino is what i'm saying is once its blood is diluted even if its albino the inherant illness cease it does not alter there work ethic and you would have to go a long way to find an albino strain thats never been out crossed to polecat iv'e had them 38yrs and the old boys then used to out cross them with polecats to give them a bit more fire in there belly but they'd only ever keep the albino's cos they were easy to see in the undergrowth, i would not read to much into the literature your reading

[romany52 313]

yes i know what an albino is what i'm saying is once its blood is diluted even if its albino the inherant illness cease it does not alter there work ethic and you would have to go a long way to find an albino strain thats never been out crossed to polecat iv'e had them 38yrs and the old boys then used to out cross them with polecats to give them a bit more fire in there belly but they'd only ever keep the albino's cos they were easy to see in the undergrowth, i would not read to much into the literature your reading

 

Wow 38 yrs, we will agree to differ, I bow to your superior knowledge, after all I've only been breeding and working ferrets for 50 yrs. your trumped mate .

[romany52 313]

yes i know what an albino is what i'm saying is once its blood is diluted even if its albino the inherant illness cease it does not alter there work ethic and you would have to go a long way to find an albino strain thats never been out crossed to polecat iv'e had them 38yrs and the old boys then used to out cross them with polecats to give them a bit more fire in there belly but they'd only ever keep the albino's cos they were easy to see in the undergrowth, i would not read to much into the literature your reading

 

I would't take to much notice of the old boys either, they are the ones who used to sew up the lips, snap of teeth, feed bread and milk and flatten most ferrets at the end of the season with a shovel.

[j davies 8]

Like lurchers white ones are no good you can see them in the dark :S lol

that should be a good thing it=n the ferret if the rabbit can see the ferret down the hole mate

[romany52 313]

I'm not saying albino ferrets are no good, they have poor eyesight, which doesn't matter underground as nothing can see in zero light,they are prone to defective hearing , which is of slightly more concern but again they seem to cope. Scent is obviously the main factor underground. I just like my ferrets firing on all cylinders, so I use polcats with a high % wild polecat blood.

[Coneytrappr 30]

The most vigorous and active ferret I ever owned was a small albino hob. He had more go than all of my poley ferrets combined and used his eyes just as much as they ever did. Nothing wrong with his ears either as he would be awake and ready the second I set foot into the yard, no matter how quietly I trod, regardless of whether I went through the back door or around the side. I could sneak up on the others, but never him.

 

I recently aquired a poley jill who amost matches the vigour, alertness and altheticism of that hob. I sure wish I still had him...I am very picky about breedings but would have put those two together in a heartbeat.

[Jamie m 668]

They should all be the same under there jacket WORKERS

 

Don't want to pee on anybody,s chips but research shows that albino ferrets have genetic proplems which effects both their sight and hearing, so they're not quite the same.

what you meen they cant see in the dark

[albert64 1,882]

yes i know what an albino is what i'm saying is once its blood is diluted even if its albino the inherant illness cease it does not alter there work ethic and you would have to go a long way to find an albino strain thats never been out crossed to polecat iv'e had them 38yrs and the old boys then used to out cross them with polecats to give them a bit more fire in there belly but they'd only ever keep the albino's cos they were easy to see in the undergrowth, i would not read to much into the literature your reading

 

Wow 38 yrs, we will agree to differ, I bow to your superior knowledge, after all I've only been breeding and working ferrets for 50 yrs. your trumped mate .

 

well you should no better then should'nt you, go off experiance not of a load of bollocks of the internet common sense should tell you albino x polecat not pure blood no matter what colour the offspring you'd of thought after 50yrs you'd of learnt something i doubt if theres any pure bloob albino's about they've all been crossed you know worker to worker

[albert64 1,882]

The most vigorous and active ferret I ever owned was a small albino hob. He had more go than all of my poley ferrets combined and used his eyes just as much as they ever did. Nothing wrong with his ears either as he would be awake and ready the second I set foot into the yard, no matter how quietly I trod, regardless of whether I went through the back door or around the side. I could sneak up on the others, but never him.

 

I recently aquired a poley jill who amost matches the vigour, alertness and altheticism of that hob. I sure wish I still had him...I am very picky about breedings but would have put those two together in a heartbeat.

 

thats exactly what i mean over generations of breeding/outcrossing worker to worker its improved there blood made them genetically stronger in all the years ive kept them iv'e never had a deaf or genetically blind ferret iv'e had blind in one eye were they've been kicked by a rabbit but as someone's said its pitch black down there

[ferreterben 0]

I have worked both types but i don't know if ones better than the other