Reason I ask is that I flew my Owl tonight free and she came back no problem :nana2:

 

 

What weight is your Hawk flying at ?

He is only 20 weeks old and is flying on the creance at 1lb 5 oz

He is only 20 weeks old and is flying on the creance at 1lb 5 oz

 

In his second year mine was flying at between 1lb 6 3/4 and 1lb 7 3/4 depending whether we were hunting or not. Have you been doing falconry long ?

In his second year mine was flying at between 1lb 6 3/4 and 1lb 7 3/4 depending whether we were hunting or not. Have you been doing falconry long ?

This is my first bird that I have flown well apart from the Barn Owl.

I have kept Birds of Prey in the past but they were injured birds that could not be flown. I had a little owl for 12 years and a Buzzard for 5 years.

Jeremy just bought my Telemetry system today so he will be flying free tomorrow night and I thought running zeds was expensive :wack:

id love a barn owl...one of my favourite creatures

 

totally stunning when you see them fly

id love a barn owl...one of my favourite creatures

 

totally stunning when you see them fly

 

My Mate Breeds them £55 hand reared IBR rung with A10

i know bugger all about keeping them tho!

 

how easy is it?

what sort of size enclosure do you need?

i know bugger all about keeping them tho!

 

how easy is it?

what sort of size enclosure do you need?

 

Check this out makes interesting reading if you wanting to keep one.

 

http://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/Forms/No_30.pdf#search=%22Keeping%20Barn%20owls%22

Jeremy just bought my Telemetry system today so he will be flying free tomorrow night and I thought running zeds was expensive :wack:

 

Fingers crossed for you mate - let me know how you get on.

 

I never used telemetry - just had a pair of tail bells and prayers !!

 

It might be an idea to have him slightly underweight - so he is a bit "keener"

Fingers crossed for you mate - let me know how you get on.

 

I never used telemetry - just had a pair of tail bells and prayers !!

 

It might be an idea to have him slightly underweight - so he is a bit "keener"

 

Thanks mate,he is very keen he is following me before I even call him I think I will need the Telementry system next year when I get my Peregrine I know its a little OTT for a Harris as they dont really go that far. I have a mate that lost his in a corn field it dropped on a rabbit two fields away and he lost it for 24 hrs.

Thanks mate,he is very keen he is following me before I even call him I think I will need the Telementry system next year when I get my Peregrine I know its a little OTT for a Harris as they dont really go that far. I have a mate that lost his in a corn field it dropped on a rabbit two fields away and he lost it for 24 hrs.

 

I would loved to have flown a Peregrine. :bow:

 

My Harris was up a tree for a day and a (very wet and windy) night, due to him being 1/4 oz overweight !! I got up at first light after a sleepless night and he was still in the same place. He was soaked when he finally came down the next day !! I only made that mistake once !

Big Kim took this pic tonight just landing on my glove but the shutter speed needs tweaking

 

Wey Hey....Lord Litchfield eat ya heart out. :o :tongue: :rofl: ;)

I missed this thread Mac. They are stunning mate. I was going to do a course with a falconer down in Dorset a year or two back. Its awesome flying them, I love watching them. In the end I went for something more cuddly and practical, Molly my macaw :) I'd definitely like to get into falconary one day though. Me and the missus were talking about doing it on horse back (she works with horses). Heres a shot of Molly:

I'm planning on free-flying Molly one day. Its not the same as with rapters because parrots arn't so food orientated but there are people that do it successfully. She still has clipped wings from her previous owners but I'm letting them grow back and working on recall training. She goes pretty much everywhere with me, gets lots of attention :dance:

Oh!, and my doves will have your rapters any day, they're much bigger than your owl for starters!!:

Big Kim took this pic tonight just landing on my glove but the shutter speed needs tweaking

 

Looking really good Iain !! What weight is he flying at ?

Looking really good Iain !! What weight is he flying at ?

 

 

1lb 6 oz

 

 

Is that your old Zed aerial stuck up its arriss (scuse the pun)lol ;)

Is that your old Zed aerial stuck up its arriss (scuse the pun)lol ;)

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: No its a transmitter :slap:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: No its a transmitter :slap:

No wonder its eyes are so wide. I presume you've used a 9v battery? :shock: :rofl:

I have just trained this female and she was flying free for the first time yesterday :nana2:

 

 

http://www.tekniq.org/mac1/HH1.jpg

I have just trained this female and she was flying free for the first time yesterday :nana2:

 

 

http://www.tekniq.org/mac1/HH1.jpg

:bow: :bow: thats what i call a hobby

are they loud?!

 

ie lots of squaking early morning/late at night?

:bow: :bow: thats what i call a hobby

 

 

It really does hook you Bri,I am flying a male and a female now every single day of the week.

It really does hook you Bri,I am flying a male and a female now every single day of the week.

 

She's looking good Iain ! :bow: