Exhibit 23.1

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 3 to the Registration  Statement (Form S-3 Nos.  333-103267,  333-103267-01,
333-103267-02,  333-103267-03) and related  Prospectus  Supplement of Ferrellgas
Partners,  L.P.,  Ferrellgas  Partners  Finance  Corp.,  Ferrellgas,  L.P.,  and
Ferrellgas  Finance  Corp.  for  the  registration  of  7,000,000  common  units
representing limited partner interests in Ferrellgas  Partners,  L.P. and to the
incorporation  by  reference  therein of our report  dated  September  16, 2003,
except for the last paragraph of Note 2 as to which the date is October 8, 2003,
with respect to the consolidated  financial statements of Blue Rhino Corporation
for the year ended July 31, 2003,  included in this Current  Report (Form 8-K/A)
dated April 2, 2004.

We also consent to the  incorporation by reference in  Post-Effective  Amendment
No. 1 to  Registration  Statement  (Form S-4 to S-1 No.  33-55185) of Ferrellgas
Partners,  L.P. and in the related  Prospectus of our report dated September 16,
2003, except for the last paragraph of Note 2 as to which the date is October 8,
2003,  with  respect  to the  consolidated  financial  statements  of Blue Rhino
Corporation included in this Current Report (Form 8-K/A) dated April 2, 2004.

We also consent to the  incorporation by reference in  Post-Effective  Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration  Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 333-87633 and 333-84344) of
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. of our report dated September 16, 2003, except for the
last  paragraph of Note 2 as to which the date is October 8, 2003,  with respect
to the consolidated  financial  statements of Blue Rhino Corporation included in
this Current Report (Form 8-K/A) dated April 2, 2004.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Greensboro, North Carolina
April 1, 2004