lanner broken feathers!!!!

[sid90201]

hello ,
I got a rescued lanner falcon few weeks back was very weak but now doing good.
Three to four of its tail feathers are broken from the mid. Please help!
What should I do?
Should I pluck them?
I think that would be very painful to the bird and I don’t want to hurt him.
Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nanahawk]

No you don't want to ever pluck off feathers, you can risk the bird never growing those feathers back. Normally you would imp in a feather for flying purposes. However If you just leave them alone he will grow new ones during the moult.

And When you say broken do you mean bent??

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Jan 10, 2012 11:24:01 GMT -5 sid90201 said:

hello ,
I got a rescued lanner falcon few weeks back was very weak but now doing good.
Three to four of its tail feathers are broken from the mid. Please help!
What should I do?
Should I pluck them?
I think that would be very painful to the bird and I don’t want to hurt him.
Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They will grow back leave them alone. Where are you based ?

[dbreedlove]

you should only pluck if broken blood feathers. just imp or let nature take its course

[sid90201]

I am an animal lover.
Thank you all for your help!!

nanahawk. By broken I mean the whole feathers didn’t fall out but half of its feather is missing/broken.

@steveouk. I live in Karachi, Pakistan. Here pet dealers kept animals in very unhygienic conditions and keep them in tight cages. I feel very pity on them. My local pet dealer called me and asked me that if I wanted to keep the lanner or he would going to kill it so I agreed to keep it. I don’t have any past experience in falconry or with falcons. I am a breeder of Cockatiel, Indian/Rose Ringed Neck Parakeet and Budgie/Budgerigar Parakeets.

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Jan 11, 2012 0:20:50 GMT -5 dbreedlove said:

you should only pluck if broken blood feathers. just imp or let nature take its course

Unlikly to be blood in the feathers at this time of year.

sid90201 well i guess your about to get a crash course in falconry :-)

If i may make a suggestion please get hold of a copy of Ken Riddle's Book The Art of Falconry from Arabia Westward or Phillip Glasier's Falconry & Hawking it will stand you in good sted. Good Luck !

[sid90201]

@steveouk. I am not good with books but anyways I have developed a lot of interest in falconry since I got the lanner but the problem is that in my city this sport isn’t very popular and hardly exists among people, I haven’t come in contact with a pro- falconer but reading and surfing through internet about falconry I have learned a lot. I have trained the lanner to hop on to my glove and fly to me for food but he only comes to me when he is hungry. I haven’t flown him outside cause I hesitate a bit.

[Falcon Boy]

If i remember right there was someone selling equipment from pakistan on the site a few months ago, you may want to contact them and see if they know anyone in your area.

[Falcon Boy]

The member i was talking about is actually in your city. Check this post- apfalconry.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=classforsale&thread=7597&page=1#111352