double bred

[jigsaw 11,809]

whats your opinion on breeding a jill twice in the one season...two litters ,one after another..i just got a whatsapp msg,from a lad i bought a ferret from,showed me another litter from the same jill my one was from...it doesnt sit too well with me ,but i do know he breeds soley for money,he had when i called at least 40 ferrets in the garden ,lots rearing,a few finished kits ,away from their mother,i regretted dealing with him to an extent as i dont like giving money to greedy lads,he does hunt the jills but cant be doing enough with all of them as he has loads,not really a big deal just wondering what people thought on the matter

[socks 32,253]

Big no no from me. I only breed my jills when I need kits to replace stock and they have one litter no matter what they produce. 

[jigsaw 11,809]

I'm the same mind, he breeds like mad, 25 quid a kit, and he must have sold 50 plus kits this year, and refuses to do a day's work, 

[Bobtheferret 1,223]

Sounds like a right cnut tbh, surprised the jill even came back in. I had a very early litter this year and jill stayed out of season. Didn’t think there was enough demand to breed ferrets commercially. 

[jigsaw 11,809]

I'm thinking he will end up with a few unsold, we have a 12 month old Jill and he was saying we were nuts not to breed her, I got her jabbed, no interest in breeding anything for a while 

[jigsaw 11,809]

Just saw an add he has put up,.... Seems he's done with it all,.... That's a surprise... 

[mushroom 12,352]

Years ago when I was keeping fezzers, I always had a snipped hob about (I had a top vet), the hormone injection really fuucks the little buggers up. I used to breed one Jill most years to replenish/add to and also sold a couple.... for a 5er ffs. But breeding a Jill twice in a year is crazy no, poor thing must be like a rake.

Edited August 10, 2020 by mushroom

[socks 32,253]

2 hours ago, mushroom said:

Years ago when I was keeping fezzers, I always had a snipped hob about (I had a top vet), the hormone injection really fuucks the little buggers up. I used to breed one Jill most years to replenish/add to and also sold a couple.... for a 5er ffs. But breeding a Jill twice in a year is crazy no, poor thing must be like a rake.

Yep I’ve got two snipped hobs Here ... they love the summer time

[jigsaw 11,809]

4 hours ago, W. Katchum said:

Some breeder don’t even know the called hobs  an jills

That's an Irish thing katch, it's only the last few years here Jill and hob is used, I at times slip back to the buck and doe terminology.. I'd hazard a guess and say there's still an awful lot say buck, doe, its not ignorance, it's habit and upbringing

[sandymere 8,260]

On 10/08/2020 at 22:49, jigsaw said:

That's an Irish thing katch, it's only the last few years here Jill and hob is used, I at times slip back to the buck and doe terminology.. I'd hazard a guess and say there's still an awful lot say buck, doe, its not ignorance, it's habit and upbringing

We called jills does as lads in Dedfordshire, mind that was 50 years ago.

[Maximus Ferret 2,055]

On 10/08/2020 at 22:49, jigsaw said:

That's an Irish thing katch, it's only the last few years here Jill and hob is used, I at times slip back to the buck and doe terminology.. I'd hazard a guess and say there's still an awful lot say buck, doe, its not ignorance, it's habit and upbringing

Albino ferrets called "greyhounds" in Ireland too. That one surprised me when I first came over. Oh, and a stone wall is called a ditch here in West Cork. Just different names for things.

[Maximus Ferret 2,055]

11 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

How the fcuk can a wall be a ditch

 I'm guessing it's because a lot of farm walls have a ditch or drain alongside and "ditch" means the whole thing. Wall ditch and any hawthorns (or shcocks as they're called) that are growing on the wall but a plain wall is still a ditch.

Edited August 14, 2020 by Maximus Ferret

[jigsaw 11,809]

2 hours ago, W. Katchum said:

How the fcuk can a wall be a ditch

Why would ye call a ditch a wall lol

[jigsaw 11,809]

Top.... A WALL

Middle ...... A DITCH

 

 

Edited August 14, 2020 by jigsaw

[Attaboy 159]

No, the middle one is a cornish hedge. The top one is a dry stane dyke lol.