ferretsuk 5 Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Silvers and albinos are shit workers and aggressive Quote Link to post
Jamie m 668 Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Silvers and albinos are shit workers and aggressive Ha ha pmsl What about Sussex black legged ferrets then Quote Link to post
pie-eater 377 Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Silvers and albinos are shit workers and aggressive I once had a white ferret with a black nose. When it was snowing he used to cover his nose with his paw so the rabbits couldn't see him coming. 1 Quote Link to post
Fuzzies 3 Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 My Albino is my most friendly Jill! But a fantastic worker! So I am affraid I disagree! Are you looking for ferrets (kits)? This years, be ready Mid-End October. I will have Poleys, Silvers & possibly an odd Albino... They are still very small but just getting thier colours. Will upload an album of them when their a little bigger! Quote Link to post
B.P.R 2,798 Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 My Albino is my most friendly Jill! But a fantastic worker! So I am affraid I disagree! Are you looking for ferrets (kits)? This years, be ready Mid-End October. I will have Poleys, Silvers & possibly an odd Albino... They are still very small but just getting thier colours. Will upload an album of them when their a little bigger! Theyre quite late aint they? ... Quote Link to post
Phil Lloyd 10,736 Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 (edited) Silvers and albinos are shit workers and aggressive Ha ha pmsl What about Sussex black legged ferrets then Ahh,...well mentioned Jamie,.... The extremely rare and virtually extinct,..'Sussex Rife ferret,.( Rife - a small river, especially across the West Sussex coastal plain ) the beasts that dwell within,...being colloquially named,..Ye Olde Sussex Black Leg... Edited September 19, 2013 by Phil Lloyd 1 Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 The best worker I've ever had was a silver. I've still got her here, but in retirement as she had a stroke or something similar. However I can see a grain of logic in what the op has heard. At the end of the day there are a lot of folk who breed for color and cash rather than working ability. So I would imagine there are quite a lot is silvers, bews etc out there that have been bred from non workers and jackers. Quote Link to post
The one 8,393 Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Most of mine are varieties of silvers . i have albinos dark silvers threw to bew's and they all graft its just there easier to see than the one poley i have Quote Link to post
Fuzzies 3 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 My Albino is my most friendly Jill! But a fantastic worker! So I am affraid I disagree! Are you looking for ferrets (kits)? This years, be ready Mid-End October. I will have Poleys, Silvers & possibly an odd Albino... They are still very small but just getting thier colours. Will upload an album of them when their a little bigger! Theyre quite late aint they? ... They are a little late, however the breding this year wasn't intentional... Although Jills come out of season September/ October, all my litters are born... I don't seperate them from Mum untill at least 8 weeks. Quote Link to post
rabbitcatcher 1 287 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 I've had and got a few silvers they wouldn't be in the hutch if they were biters or bad workers Rc1 Quote Link to post
GreyRake 108 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Most of mine are varieties of silvers . i have albinos dark silvers threw to bew's and they all graft its just there easier to see than the one poley i have Makes spotting parasites easier too. Quote Link to post
B.P.R 2,798 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Theres good and bad in everything.... Blanketing opinions of certain colours.... is daft.... Get them from the right stock.... be it...poley....albino...silver...or bright blue..... Id bet it would graft.... 1 Quote Link to post
Rigger 0 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Nah, there's some truth in what he's saying. There's some dodgy gene that CAN but doesn't always come out in silvers (think it's just the badger marked animals), that in summary means they aren't all there. Bred 2 such creatures 10-15 years ago, from a top silver Jill, to a top of the range albino hob, both kits used to go to sleep in burrows, then at the age of probably 2 they became nippy, and by the age of 3 they looked as if they'd had strokes and subsequently died, some of the non silver litter mates were quality animals, and stopped until dug to. There's a great article some where of ferret genetics that'll back this up. Quote Link to post
B.P.R 2,798 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Nah, there's some truth in what he's saying. There's some dodgy gene that CAN but doesn't always come out in silvers (think it's just the badger marked animals), that in summary means they aren't all there. Bred 2 such creatures 10-15 years ago, from a top silver Jill, to a top of the range albino hob, both kits used to go to sleep in burrows, then at the age of probably 2 they became nippy, and by the age of 3 they looked as if they'd had strokes and subsequently died, some of the non silver litter mates were quality animals, and stopped until dug to. There's a great article some where of ferret genetics that'll back this up. You think that relates to colour? .... And not just the genetics from the parents?.... Sure...in the whole world... somebody has had a poley thats done that...and a sandy...and a BEW... Quote Link to post
Rigger 0 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Mate I'm right. Quote Link to post
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