Kestrel mews

[robruger1]

Does anybody here house your K-bird or sharpie or other small raptor in the house? If so I'd love to see a pic of your set-up as this is something that I'm interested in doing.

[birdguy888]

I do for the initial manning and training but after that they go outside. I first keep them in a kennel (cheap version of a giant hood) but they can still see activity and once they begin to man down I use a perch and then they go outside!

[robruger1]

I have read on kestrel fans yahoo group and in a nafa halk chalk that my sponsor lent me about many people doing this but I'd like to see a picture or get other descriptions of the set-up. I'm not implying your not right eddie but his is how I'd like to do it on my sponsor is supporting me in it and I talked to the odfw field biologist about it and he thinks it would be ok.

[falco]

This is my setup. It is a swivel perch. Bout 3ft high. Put this in the middle of your living room and your bird will be imprint tame in 2 days!!! Not reallt that quick but it works.

[birdguy888]

That's cool. We all have our own ways of training and housing our birds that works best for us! Good luck and nice merlin!

[Falcon Boy]

I had a 5ft round table with a small 4inch portable block in the middle. This was in the kitchen where there were people all day. WOrked like a charm

[birdguy888]

My kitchen is way too active and would probably put a bird into shock! LOL I keep mine in the living room where they can see people all day long going in and out and I try to have them to where they can see through the doorway into the kitchen to still see all the activity but not be right in the middle of it.

[robruger1]

Thanks for the support guys and thanks for the pics falco, I love that perch man, nice design. I might have to rip off your design

[falco]

Go ahead and rip it off. For the first week or 2 keep pipe foam around the pole so when the birds bates they have something to grab and also protect when they hit it. Good luck!!!

[warbird]

does anyone know what minimum required size mews, kestrels could be kept in indoor kind of mews

[warbird]

oh and another question if you keep them inside do you still need to built a mew or can you have them house like the person above did in the pictures

[Falcon Boy]

Most states require the 8x8x8 min. mew even if your flying a kestrel.

[falco]

you are required to have a mew that has passed inspections but that doesnt mean they always have to stay in the mew. I like keeping my small birds inside tied to a perch for 3 reasons.
1)constant temp equals better and safer weight control
2)since they are always with you, you notice health issues really quick
3)it is effortless manning, there are always ppl around