staines! 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 hi, i want to breed my gill whilst the season is over and done with. how will i know when she is in season and what do i need to do? Quote Link to post
Rake aboot 4,936 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Here we go !!! your early mate ! Lets be honest OK,, If you don`t know the answers to these questions then you should really be thinking about whether its wise to breed them. Why do you want to.???? do you have a reason??? Get reading on here,, don`t ask,just search the forum,,It`s all here ,just make the effort to go and find it. But for gods sake,,,,DON`T breed them OK,, wait till you are experienced. This goes for all 187 people who are going to post the same query in the next 10 weeks. ATB Quote Link to post
dogger 100 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 buy a good ferret book and read it then read it again just to make sure you take in the key points especially the bits about breeding Quote Link to post
ferretman121 1 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 you put a boy in with a girl and BAM pregnent ferret Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,217 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 f**k me its started early this year. Mate, don't bother breeding, if you really need a kit, get a well bred one from someone. Get the jill jabbed or run with a vac hob. Job done. Ask yourself this do you really need a dozen new ferrets? Quote Link to post
fensaluki 35 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 If its to get a couple more ferrets mate then I would suggest waiting a few weeks and pick yourself up some of the hundreds of well bred workers that folk on this site breed for their own use and than give the surplus away to good working homes. This way you should get stuff from good established working lines to Maybe put to your own stuff later on down the line if its good enough when you have a little more experiance. Only my opinion mate and please do exactly as you wish but without experiance it would be easy to breed sub standard stuff which just seems a bit daft when there is so much quality go for nowt every season.. Sure as eggs is eggs I for one will be happy to give you what you want in a few weeks time if you want to come and pick them up. ATB Quote Link to post
Fat-Ferret 857 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Why breed... There's enough ferrets not being looked after properly without adding anymore to the mix - If you want another you can have your pick of them in less than a few months. Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 dont do it Quote Link to post
ryangolding 4 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 how long have you had ferrets??? Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 how long have you had ferrets??? my guess would be not very long if hes asking them kind questions the other thing you want to be asking yourself is your ferrets good enough to breed from i think not Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,217 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 how long have you had ferrets??? my guess would be not very long if hes asking them kind questions the other thing you want to be asking yourself is your ferrets good enough to breed from i think not People f*****g breed them right, left and centre every years. If folk treated them as they would dogs, when it came to breeding rules, we'd have a much better general standard of ferrets. I'll be breeding this year, but only from one jill, and just to keep the line going (in case she dies, being pretty old). I've had a good few seasons, daily graft from this jill, and out of all those that i have got she would be the best breeding stock. I rate her as 100% guaranteed and have never once had any form of problem with her or her work. However i thought she was def worth breeding off and i was gonna breed at end of last winter, but gave her another season just to make double sure. I'll pick the hob to outcross very very carefully, run on nearly all the kits (give a couple to mates) and then pick the best couple to keep and give the rest out to friends. Quote Link to post
lee-kinsman 34 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) Hi, I want to breed my gill whilst the season is over and done with. How will I know when she is in season and what do i need to do? I agree with what people are saying here... don't breed because it's obvious by your question that you don't know ferrets yet. Anyway to answer your question....... You will know when your gill is "In Season" by the slight swelling of her f*nny which can be located no more than 1cm from her arse hole, her arse hole being the one right under her tail. If you can't tell the difference now then that means that you will upset quite a few women and that will also probably mean that she is not "In Season". You will also know that the Hob is ready to Nob your Jill when you see that his BALLS have dropped. Generally speaking the Hob will come into season first and then the Jills come into season but often it can all be the same time. It is important for you to know when your Jill is "In Season" so that you can arrange for her to be injected to take her out of season or find a Hobble to do the job, a Hobble is a ferret/polecat that has been vasectomized (NUTS CUT). Hope this helps, Lee Edited February 23, 2011 by lee-kinsman Quote Link to post
The one 8,598 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Wait till she's swollen up put her in with a hob and maybe he wont mark or cut her up ,and one day short of six weeks she will pop her bubble . And if she doesn't get nippy or kill them ,they will eat as much as a small africain village to feed till there eight weeks old and you can get rid of them .And hopefully they will be all jills so your no left with to many hobs nobody wants . Easy Eh?. theres no big money in breeding ferrets unless there fancy colours ,and the only question you should be asking is "Is my jill a good enough worker to breed from?". Quote Link to post
The one 8,598 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 'dogger' timestamp='1298408678' post='1942170'] buy a good ferret book and read it then read it again just to make sure you take in the key points especially the bits about breeding :laugh::laugh::laugh: Im off this weekend you allowed out to play???:laugh::laugh: Quote Link to post
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