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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. ol
given to the minks. They were kept together until December
the 18th, when the males were put in an apartment by themselves. On the 10th of March each male was put in with a female, each pair separate, and after a couple of days, one of the
males was put in with another female, and finally with the third,
They were separated about the 1st of April, each female being
kept alone and supplied with a suitable box, with warm material
for a nest. When it was supposed they were about to bring forth
their young, they were disturbed as little as possible; anything
to excite them at this time, should be avoided, for when irritated,
they will sometimes eat their young. The first female put with
the perfect male, brought forth seven, one of which disappeared
after they began to crawl around out of their nest. The other
two females had each a pair, all of which (but the one mentioned) are now alive, fine, fat, sleek fellows, and fully grown. They
are very easily kept, being fed once a day upon warm milk with
wheat bread crumbs—a quart sufficing for the whole lot, and
once upon fresh meat, care being taken not to over-feed. Any
kind of meat and offal that is not too fat will answer. They are
very fond of beef liver, chickens' heads and entrails, woodchucks,
(being careful not to give them the gall on the liver, which is
poisonous,) rats, mice, etc. They are more easily cared for than.
one hog, and much more cheaply kept. Nothing was paid
out for meat for them until after 1st July, when a contract was
made with a butcher to leave a bullock's head once a week. I
am confident that the increase of the minkery would have been
fully one-third more if both the males had been perfect. I intend to keep them in pairs hereafter. They are not easily
handled, but struggle when caught against their will, and exude
the thick fetid substance from glands near the vent. They will
bite severely, but can be handled safely with thick bucksk'-'
glov**.
| Title | The boys' own book of outdoor sports |
| Creator | John, Uncle |
| Publisher | Hurst & company |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | [1887?] |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000082 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. ol given to the minks. They were kept together until December the 18th, when the males were put in an apartment by themselves. On the 10th of March each male was put in with a female, each pair separate, and after a couple of days, one of the males was put in with another female, and finally with the third, They were separated about the 1st of April, each female being kept alone and supplied with a suitable box, with warm material for a nest. When it was supposed they were about to bring forth their young, they were disturbed as little as possible; anything to excite them at this time, should be avoided, for when irritated, they will sometimes eat their young. The first female put with the perfect male, brought forth seven, one of which disappeared after they began to crawl around out of their nest. The other two females had each a pair, all of which (but the one mentioned) are now alive, fine, fat, sleek fellows, and fully grown. They are very easily kept, being fed once a day upon warm milk with wheat bread crumbs—a quart sufficing for the whole lot, and once upon fresh meat, care being taken not to over-feed. Any kind of meat and offal that is not too fat will answer. They are very fond of beef liver, chickens' heads and entrails, woodchucks, (being careful not to give them the gall on the liver, which is poisonous,) rats, mice, etc. They are more easily cared for than. one hog, and much more cheaply kept. Nothing was paid out for meat for them until after 1st July, when a contract was made with a butcher to leave a bullock's head once a week. I am confident that the increase of the minkery would have been fully one-third more if both the males had been perfect. I intend to keep them in pairs hereafter. They are not easily handled, but struggle when caught against their will, and exude the thick fetid substance from glands near the vent. They will bite severely, but can be handled safely with thick bucksk'-' glov**. |
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