Post by thedukevii on Feb 19, 2008 18:12:04 GMT -5
I am a Kentucky resident planning on beginning my apprenticeship soon. I have received my packet of regulations from Kentucky fish and wildlife, and they seem a bit vague when addressing the issue of housing. My questions are these: 1) Can more than one falconer cite the same aviary or mew even if one falconer is not a resident of that location. 2) Because of limitations in space, I am limited to owning a Kestrel during my apprenticeship (through the remainder of college) according to the vague letter of KY raptor housing requirements, a Kestrel needs not much more than a vertical barred, bird cage near a window (when housed indoors). This doesn't seem correct. Can anyone correct me, or at least steer me in the right direction for building my indoor housing, and weathering area. Thanks in advance for any help.
Post by forestfalcon on Feb 19, 2008 19:05:37 GMT -5
thedukevii said:
I am a Kentucky resident planning on beginning my apprenticeship soon. I have received my packet of regulations from Kentucky fish and wildlife, and they seem a bit vague when addressing the issue of housing. My questions are these: 1) Can more than one falconer cite the same aviary or mew even if one falconer is not a resident of that location. 2) Because of limitations in space, I am limited to owning a Kestrel during my apprenticeship (through the remainder of college) according to the vague letter of KY raptor housing requirements, a Kestrel needs not much more than a vertical barred, bird cage near a window (when housed indoors). This doesn't seem correct. Can anyone correct me, or at least steer me in the right direction for building my indoor housing, and weathering area. Thanks in advance for any help.
I'm not sure about housing different falconer's birds at one central mew, but as far as your other question... Please don't put a kestrel in a birdcage, this is very, very unwise. You will wind up with a broken feathered, bashed up bird, and I can't imagine you would pass an inspection. What I did was place a tarp on the floor of a room, next to a window, put a bow perch in the center, and a plastic bowl (it's really just a water catcher that you put under plants, but a heavy plastic kind.) Then you have to put vertical bars on the windows that are spaced narrower than the bird's body. I accomplished this by putting pvc pipe into a "frame" and then putting in the window. It's actually very easy.
"We promised the world we'd tame it, what were we hoping for?" -Bloc Party
Post by thedukevii on Feb 19, 2008 19:22:39 GMT -5
I hadn't intended on actually using a birdcage, just noting that by the wording of the reqs. some birdcages appear to qualify. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks for the PVC frame idea, that would be ideal for my setting and more cost effective than a series of dowel rods in a similar frame.
Post by forestfalcon on Feb 19, 2008 20:56:48 GMT -5
Whew... sorry about the misunderstanding....
Yea, once priced out the pvc was WAY cheaper than metal dowels, and if it's on a house, white PVC looks better from the outside. (It doesn't look like you're waiting for a break-in) If you need help/suggestions, let me know and I can help.
"We promised the world we'd tame it, what were we hoping for?" -Bloc Party
Post by robhawkyyz on Feb 19, 2008 22:23:21 GMT -5
now a bird cage would qualify as long as it was big enough for you to walk in and out of and safe for the hawk 6x6x6 min, 8x8x8 usually required, bigger is better and that is for the weathering area not many pet stores sell a cage that big and you can build it better and safer if they did for less $$$ and now for a mew, pretty much the same as above as per your states regulations with protection from incliment weather
"What I did was place a tarp on the floor of a room, next to a window, put a bow perch in the center, and a plastic bowl (it's really just a water catcher that you put under plants, but a heavy plastic kind.) Then you have to put vertical bars on the windows that are spaced narrower than the bird's body. I accomplished this by putting pvc pipe into a "frame" and then putting in the window. It's actually very easy."
That sounds similar to what I was planning. I also had seen a person on this forum who had made a table perch for Kestrels that I had considered. I may be confused, but would that setup qualify the room itself as the mew? If so, would a weathering area also be required?