Kay 3,709 Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 fitch is what they call farmed ferret fur mate.....makes a nice coat So fitch isnt the general term used for the coat of a ferret, only if its farmed for the coat, thats interesting thanks Classic shot from Crow, there! Is that one of the lost and fabled " Aleutian Island " ferrets, mate? Ferretlove; Define " Fitch "! The author of " Tarka the Otter " (Name lost to me ), a Devonshire man, stated a 'Fitch' was a stoat. A " Vair " (?), a weasle. Almost dialectic terms, it would seem? I grew up learning that a " Fitch Ferret " was what most would know as a " Sandy " - one of three, recognised colour variants of ferret, in those days. I later came to know a Mink Farmer who spoke of " Fitch " as quite other things ~ none of them stoat. I believe the Fur Trade sees 'Fitch' as domesticated / farm bred Polecat? Here we go again; Yet Another invitation to discussion! No? Locally polecat coloured ferrets are known as fitch , and whats '' Aleutian island '' ferrets , i have heard of Aleutians disease which i think effect mink , Quote Link to post
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Actually, FL, that allusion to the Aleution's was just me being clever with myself. No one else in the world is likely to read that and 'get it'. Fact is, an american trap making company, Blake and Lamb, once produced some traps which they aimed to market to and named after the Aleution Islands. In view of the snow covered terrain there, they painted them in snow cammo: Black on white Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 (edited) Actually, FL, that allusion to the Aleution's was just me being clever with myself. No one else in the world is likely to read that and 'get it'. Fact is, an american trap making company, Blake and Lamb, once produced some traps which they aimed to market to and named after the Aleution Islands. In view of the snow covered terrain there, they painted them in snow cammo: Black on white Well i did walk into that one i am the person who gets sent for a long weight Edited January 9, 2007 by ferretlove Quote Link to post
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