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They certainly would do, given a chance - if you have a caged bird, it'd be a good idea to keep a ferret away from it because birds fit easily into the category of things ferrets instinctively hunt.
In the wild, polecats (ferrets' ancestors) will eat birds occasionally but they don't form a large part of the animal's diet because birds have much better eyesight than ferrets and will fly away before the ferret is even aware there's a bird nearby. However, they do occasionally get into chicken sheds and will also kill and eat game birds confined to pens.
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∙ 15y agoYes, a domestic ferret is a carnivore and might kill a chicken because of it's natural instinct. A wild European polecat ferret are known to kill chicken for food.
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∙ 15y agoA ferret might perceive a bird as prey. Some ferret owners feed raw might use baby chicks or day old cockerels and chicken as food.
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∙ 12y agoYes. A diet of raw meat, bones, and organs is the best, and most natural diet for ferrets. They are obligate carnivores and can only digest meat.
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Does a ferret eat cooked or non cooked meat?
Ferrets should be given raw meat. Meats such as lamb, beef, rabbit, chicken etc. They can also be given raw chicken or duck eggs which are a great source of protein,
Can ferrets eat chicken?
Yes. Ferrets are obligate carnivores and can only digest meat.
Is it safe to eat raw chicken pecked by birds?
No. It is unsafe to eat raw chicken, period.
Can you feed chicken to a ferret as a treat?
If your ferret will eat chicken, as a treat it is acceptableAs a treat, ferrets can have small amounts of chicken
How do you eat a chicken raw?
You don't.
Do turtles eat chicken liver cooked or raw?
raw.
What should a five month old ferret eat?
raw meat is the best food for ferrets. You can give your ferret chicken wings, shrimp, different organs and etc. Skin and bones are ok.
Does Freddy want to eat peck from barnyard?
yes even if he's a vedgutarein ferrets eat chicken
Do you need to reheat frozen chicken?
No you dont, you eat it raw and then you die No you dont, you eat it raw and then you die No you dont, you eat it raw and then you die
Can you give a ferret raw meat?
Yes, ferrets are carnivores - meat eaters. Type of meat ferrets eat is usually bird (chicken, pheasant, etc) or mice (the kind you feed to snakes), some beef, but don't feed them any pork. According to the book 'Complete Guide to Ferrets by James McKay' (ISBN 1853104337) "The best diet for ferrets consists of complete cadavers of mammals and birds, by gutting these first, as long as the lungs, heart, liver and kidneys are left for the ferret". There are Yahoo Groups dedicated to raw feeding ferrets for advise. See links below on feeding ferrets raw diets
Can a ferret eat a chick?
Some owners will feed chicks to their ferrets as part of a raw diet
What is the name for a white chicken?
A white chicken is a raw chicken, so DONT EAT IT :P
