jills ,hobs small or large

[minka79 1]

Hi everyone im new to ferreting ive just managed to get permision to ferret on some land up scotland and was wondering what is the genral opinion on a god type, size and gender of ferret?

[The one 8,592]

Where about in scotland mate ?. Whats the burrows like ?>

[gnipper 6,879]

Small hobs

[ferretman89 68]

i prefer jills but again all down to preference i say

[KittleRox 2,147]

I prefer jills mate,some folk use a big hob as well to shift the jills if they make a kill in the warren,

[minka79 1]

thats all good advice thanks lads.

its in the borders and the burrows are all in a steep bank im not sure if this description helps

[minka79 1]

i have the chooice of all these types but the lad i go with prefers small ferrets and has bred all his really small

[darbo 4,779]

people will have there personal favourite.i have seen good hobs good jills small and large.a good ferret is one that does the job well which suits you.

[The one 8,592]

'minka79' timestamp='1294343275' post='1862622']

thats all good advice thanks lads.

its in the borders and the burrows are all in a steep bank im not sure if this description helps

 

 

Sorry mate thats a bit far away for a day out and to see how we go about it , I prefer jills but have hobs i use in larger deeper warrens

[web22 27]

i have one hob and one jill which i work,i use them alternatly so they get a rest between setts,i have a young hob i'll be starting next season,,jills are quicker,hobs are stronger so i get the best mix i think...

[KittleRox 2,147]

thats all good advice thanks lads.

its in the borders and the burrows are all in a steep bank im not sure if this description helps

Whin might take you out to show you how its done,he knows everything

[theferreter 311]

perefer using average size jills but all till there own

[Ideation 8,217]

I have a mixture of hobs and jills. I know that there seems to have been a trend over the last few years toward breeding smaller and smaller ferrets - i don't understand why? I suppose the idea is to get less kills but small ferrets seem to kill to so not sure if it works. To me it seems silly - same as using a terrier that is very small and light, they get knocked about and find it difficult to stand heavy work at a high rate. The jills that i use are all of a medium size with one being fairly large. They weigh about 700-850 grams. I find they can work all day and everyday and to be honest i get few kills. The hobs are a little bigger, but not excessive at 150 grams in weight. They are long rather than wide with the extra weight. I'm not knocking very small ferrets as i know many use them with success but they are just not for me as i don't see the advantage.

[minka79 1]

whatever you fancy mate, i have 2 jills but have worked hobbs in the past. do think jills are better if you use nets. i work mine around lauder and greenlaw

is that lauder on the a68? to edinbrugh?