Nothing wrong with either method. It's more personal preference I think. I don't feel safe leaving my bird out on a perch in the weathering yard all day so she stays in the mews. I know lots of falconers that keep the birds in a weathering yard.
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion................ and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish."
Same here. My personal preference is to keep the bird in the mews until i can be with her. Since we live in a residential area, we never left Volo out in the yard for the neighbors to see (and to potentially harass) without being within a few yards of her. Just playin' it safe.
Last Edit: Jul 22, 2004 10:52:18 GMT -5 by Bob Dale
Post by Master Yarak on Jul 22, 2004 14:53:20 GMT -5
Discretion is the better part Valor. I used to live in a place where you had to get past my schutzhund (GSD) to get to the mew. Kids coming home from school learned very quickly that they could not go through my yard. Now I have none of that. Anyone wanting to screw with my bird can. So the more people that know the worse it can get. Just FYI my father trained the first sentry dogs used by the Airforce. That Shepherd was all business. I trained her for shutzhund and cdx. No stretch on my part she took to it like a duck to water. Yarak
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away
I live in an urban area so I have neighbors and anyway last wind storm the fence in between our yards blew over. So now my 10 year old neighbor always wanders in my yard and goes up in my treehouse and takes things. I can just imagine him walking over and poking my bird with a stick. Well also I have a guard dog like Yarak's all right... a three-legged border collie-black lab.. yep that dog will just tear you up with it's tongue Also I don't live in the best town for falconry due to probable "public outcry" if they heard that "he stole a hawk" (secrecy is the best plan)
Well once again im pretty lucky again. I live in a country small town setting. I can see my neighbors but I cant throw a rock at their house and hit em.
Post by Falcon Boy on Jul 31, 2004 10:35:53 GMT -5
I have 2 acres, but my mews is in a secluded area of my property, so nobody goes there. People pretty much piss their pants when they see my german shepard, so they stay away.
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Ethics make the individual, not the other way around.
I have an enclosed weathering, so I perch the bird in there when I am not there, and sometimes outsides on the lawn when I am. But if the weather is bad the bird stays in the mews, and at night.
You would be surprised how many cats have killed tethered Raptors!
Oh and both the enclosed weathering (which acts as a double door) and my mews have masterlocks on them.
For those worried about neighbors check out this: Mews sign!
Hehehe. I just put that exact sign on the mew last week.......
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion................ and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish."
Gotta get the one " Trespassers will be shot, survivors will be prosecuted."
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion................ and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish."
I don't have a falcon yet. I'm still in the planning/learning stage. I've been trying to get some information on the net concerning the size the weathering area should be for a saker falcon. Can anyone help?
I'd go with a minimum of 8ftx8ftx8ft but you cannot start with a saker falcon you have to start with either a red-tail or kestrel [unless your in a special state where you have redshoulders available or alaska where you can have a gos.]
Falcon Boy Apprentice Falconry Administrator
Ethics make the individual, not the other way around.
Or they are from Europe, Canada, etc....If you have never had a bird before, I would recommend you start off with a much easier bird than that. A saker can be a handfull for even seasoned falconers to train.
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion................ and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish."