Re: Falcons & Chickens.
From: Jill. (news_at_REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk)
Date: 10/02/04
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 14:03:51 +0100
Paul O'Grady wrote:
> Jill said;
> "Ahhh- from all the experience I have of folk with hawks is that being
> joined
> at the hip especially when you are training is pretty much
> obligatory. In the early days anyway.
> A friend has been telling me recently of the interesting times her
> pal is having working with a young Goshawk. Its fascinating most
> evenings and spare time is spent with the bird, often just with it
> sat on his arm watching the telly. Its amazing the dedication of time
> it takes to start a young bird."
>
> Although OT, this is a very interesting question. I'm very much aware
> of the necessity of "bonding".
> The question is - Is being "joined at the hip" an absolute necessity?
> Or if not "JATH", would the process of training/bonding simply take
> longer to achieve? And where do you draw the line? Would you leave it
> to go to work? To the shops? (sorry). I would imagine the answers
> could even be different from breed to breed.
Certainly the bloke I have been hearing about is working but he is spending
a great deal of the rest of his time with this young bird just now.
You mentioned in your first post that you would be leaving the chickens for
weekends
I would be surprised if that would be good practise for a hawk
Somewhere in between is a perception of JATH or good falconry - :~))
>
> "If your birds are free ranging in the garden how would you get them
> in to shut them up when you want to take the hawk out?"
>
> We're only talking about 2/3 birds here and the garden isn't enormous
> else I wouldn't have needed to ask the question in the first place.
> If I need to get em in, I'll get em in. And before anyone assumes
> otherwise, I'm quite aware of the need to not traumatise the chooks
> whilst I'm doing it.
Good luck - :~))
Chickens are far from the easiest thing to get back into a house if they do
not want to go
I would say probably your best bet is to give it a try but only if you have
somewhere to have the chickens permanently should you find it does not work
out.
>
> "There are a number of falconry centres on line - it may be
> interesting for you to give them a ring"
>
> Yes, thanks for that Jill. It's a thought but the question was quite
> specific and I thought I'd try the wider audience hoping for someone
> with first- hand knowledge.
Yes - There would be probably a better chance of falconry centres knowing if
they have had any problems than possibly poultry keepers
It seems a more unusual combination to keep from this point of view
> If I do go ahead with it, I'll come back and let you know how it
> works out.
>
Please do
Stick around - we are all learning
-- regards Jill Bowis Pure bred utility chickens and ducks Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery Holidays in Scotland and Wales http://www.kintaline.co.uk > Thanks Paul O'Grady
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