feed them or not?

[ferretlover 1]

I HAVE ALWAYS FEED MY FERRETS UP THE NIGHT BEFORE I TAKE THEM OUT FOR WORKING IN THE MORNING SOME PEOPLE KEEP SAYING DONT THEY WILL WORK BETTER FOR ME

I SAID YEAH BUT I WILL START TO HAVE THEM KILLING UNDER THATS MEANS DIGING FOR THEM NOT HAD THAT YET SO WHAT DO YOU LOT DO FEED THEM OR NOT ?

[Rake aboot 4,936]

Yup

 

ATB

[ferrety f 23]

Food passes through a ferret within approx 3/4 hours so anything they eat the night before would be long gone.

 

They need food for energy if they are working a long shift, i used to give them a bit egg yolk and soya or goats milk in the morning just before going out and when in the field a bit warm heart, lungs or liver from a bunny just to keep them going

 

They also appreciate a drink of water every so often so take one of them dog bottle drinkers from the pound shop

[ramman 3]

I dont feed the night [bANNED TEXT] the way i see it if they want to kill-in they will [bANNED TEXT]

[The one 8,561]

Mine have food in 24/7 and kill every time i take them out

[darbo 4,779]

mine had food 24/7 had some good little bolters had 1 which i can count on one hand when it didnt kill.

[ferretlover 1]

THATS WHAT I THOUGHT ILL KEEP THEM WELL FEED LIKE ALWAYS THEN IM GLAD MY FERRETS DONT KILL LIKE ALL OF URS MUST DO YOUR HEAD IN

[leepieman123 8]

i always feed mine the same time every night and i dont get any problems lien up and they work like any other time.just stick to your normal feeding time fella

[zaktarin 1]

Im with Leepie - ferrets get fed once a day in the evening. They're fine the next day for working. With every kill they get the liver.

[web22 27]

Im with Leepie - ferrets get fed once a day in the evening. They're fine the next day for working. With every kill they get the liver.

 

 

same here,every two or three days feed them egg or dog meat in morning as a treat.

[wabbit slayer 16]

I feed mine as normal the night before then when I put them in their carry box the following morning I give them a little then to to keep em going.

Then while out hunting when I have a break and a cuppa, I give them a drink and a bite to eat too.

They still hunt and somtimes they kill down below but most of all they bolt the rabbits, but when they do kill they don't stay with them too long before they come up and out.

[tote 857]

THATS WHAT I THOUGHT ILL KEEP THEM WELL FEED LIKE ALWAYS THEN IM GLAD MY FERRETS DONT KILL LIKE ALL OF URS MUST DO YOUR HEAD IN

 

 

What happens when your ferrets come across a rabbit that refuses to bolt? Do they refuse to kill it because they are well fed?

 

Are you getting mixed up between killing and lying up on a kill.

[blackstaff 488]

Mine have fresh in with them all the time when the weather is cold. When going out for the day i give them a tin of cat food an hour before we go out. I also take a small bottle of water and give the ferts a snack of liver or kidneys to keep them going

[willygun 0]

Would you go out for a days hunting on an empty stomach? I think not so feed them up well.

[max abell 196]

Always have and always will feed ferts in the evening if i am ferreting with them the next day or not if ferrets are going kill nothing is going to stop them