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Hello Mick They was all well away today, the male still needs to be Held back as the females and a week or so away, It could be a disapointing season with the Finn x German Pair, the male has been trying hard carrying food and next building for a couple of weeks now yet the female much like my Missus is'nt interested , thankfully both German Imprints are now showing there whites and calling aswell as the finnish females. Take Care Tony
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The birds in Lovelly condition Mick, it would be a gem for someone to fly and perhaps breed from in the future. Cheers Tony
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Hello PUG I basically just go in and take her eggs and replace them with the chicks or if I'll take first clutch Branchers I'll stick them in the nursery avairy and stick the second lutch youngsters in the nest, I'll watch thhem foe awhile on the camera to make sure everything is ok! after that everything is in the lap of the Gods . Cheers Tony
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Hello PUG Hopefully if everything goes well I'll double clutch them, I let her sit the eggs for ten days and pull the first clutch, she will then go down again for another clutch! Most Gos's normally go down again within 21-28 days, smaller birds earlier! I'll then hatch the first clutch in the Incubator and rear them for 8 days maximum and put the rings on, if they won't hold the rings which is likely on the smaller males, I use a peice of Micropour tape in a funnel shape to keep them in place! its then a case of going in the aviary and removing her second clutch eggs and replaceing them
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Boy you don't take any prisoners Peg . Its about time Ray Mears got on The Hunting Life and learned something from you mate . Tony
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Nice One Hawk i
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I have never been lucky enough to meet him but without doubt with his Knowledge he would make a fortune out of making DVD's or writing books, when I first read the peice P&G did on ratting snares I was fascinated now I'm addicted to all his posts .
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It won't be long before you'll be doing one justice mate ! I love this time of the year when they're breeding and get pretty excited about taking up a new bird! but after Hatching rearing and having a few nightmares along the way I lose a bit of interest about flying one come September time, it don't help when you have youngsters that need feeding around every 4 hourly from first light to last light, preparing food for chicks also takes a bit of time, I'm not moaning as its the path I chose to take but come flying season I'm knackered and get off seeing and hearing how other people's birds f
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Many Thanks Hywel! Hopefully they'll produce some fertile eggs for me but I always expect things to go wrong along the way! If I think the worse, anything good that happens is a bonus .
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Nice one mate! My missus should get a oscar for her Gob, mind you a big gob can come in handy sometimes Cheers Tony
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Hello Waf The noise these birds have been making today I reckon I'm going to get some complaints :whistle:, they're all calling now when I walk into the garden and making a hell of a racket, I fancy a Finn x German female this year for a change from a male, I'll put liam down for a Finn x German male and I'll let you know how things go through the season. it sounds very promiseing with your pair of Peregrines! A bold male that won't be pushed about is worth his weight in gold, once she starts to wave her knckers in the air I recon he'll tread her, the Female Pere I kept back is doing all t
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This Semen donor male has now only been in his aviary for two days and is already soliciting to me showing his white covets and nest building, the female's are both now also showing their covets and displaying to me at the food ledge, they're both still very aggressive and likely to take my face off if I enter the aviary now! but they soon soften up like chickens when they come into full breeding condition and hopefully stand and lay some fertile eggs .
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This weather is pissing me right off! one minute my Imprints are waving their Knickers in the air when its sunny, then it Fecking snows and they're out again! I know alot of this is normal behavior when they start to come into condition but the English weather in the last few years has been a nightmare, the poor things don't know if they are coming or going. the Big 3lb 12oz Female which is normally last looks like the one who is going to get her kit off first! hopefully she'll hang on a few more days until the male is in and giving Semen. I have another female German Imprint being brought
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A nice Variety there mate! top Totty.. .
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Hello Turk Hows it going mate? I'll give you a shout when their is some Finn x Germans on their way, if you're already sorted though mate its no probs , I'll be keeping one back this year for myself but this time keep the Terriers well away from any weatherings . Cheers Tony
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Well the breeding season is now well on its way with birds either in condition or not far off! The pair of Harris's that I have hear that came off Falconeru.k01 have already layed with one in the Incubator, Unfortunatley she people by surprise and was already down on a couple of Eggs round micks without anyone knowing, but what a earley pair they have been! the weather has been good and sunny hear today which brought alot of courtship from my pairs and the Imprints, The Gos's have now gone into the chambers first thing this morning and I was shocked to see one female Finnish Gos's building and
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A motorist, on his way home from work in Westminster, came to a dead halt in traffic and thought to himself, "Wow, this traffic seems worse than usual." After a short while, he noticed a police officer walking towards him, between the lines of stopped cars. He rolled down his window and asked, "Officer, what's the hold up?" The constable replied, "Tony Blair is depressed, so he stopped his motorcar and is threatening to douse himself with petrol and set himself on fire. He says no one believes his stories; about why we went to war in Iraq, or that there is no pensions c
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Been reading into some of the new Daystate Precharged guns, they certainly sound like a cut above most of the oposition but then again so is the price , this is the test I was reading below of the Airwolf. Cheers Tony http://www.daystate.co.uk/images/reviews/A...AG-Review-1.pdf
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It also seems like you can vote more than once which is handy to know .
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Looks like another nail they're trying to nail into all types of Fieldsports, Just more proof of the Nanny State the UK is being turned into, a vote in the right direction will always help our course. Tony http://www.sundayherald.com/
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Very nice pictures, Looks like you've had some top sport there mate , the bad news is we're all now going to be sitting around counting the days until after the moult and the new game season . Cheers Tony
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Hello Mate that looks like a cracking tiercel, hopefully come april when they're in together she'll be waving her knickers in the air for him, you could stick him in for a week or so on his own and then try her in with him! stick some nice fine gravel on the ledge deep enough to allow her to scrape out and if you can do it or someone else can do it while you're at work spread the feeding out say 3-4 times a day to keep the courtship going, each time you feed the Tiercel should take the food and go through the courtship and food passing routine which keeps her Interested , try and get some
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She wants a new washing machine Mick! Basically if she gets the gear on she can have one , thats some expense for something that only last for 3 minutes :whistle:. Tony
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No probs mate I'm sure I'll find something to stick it under should it hatch. De-Yolking chicks! what a lovelly messy job! I trainned the missus to do it last year, she's well quaified now to help me out , I know what you're saying about keeping my Chin up! I think the bird Flu saga and all the expectation of the breeding seasons puts me firmly on a Downer, Hopefully the missus will get her Nurses uniform on tonight and cheer me up a bit.. . Cheers Tony
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Hello Mick After you mentioned to me about finding two eggs on the ledge yesterday in the Harris aviary I thought I better check them out here, she's layed a single egg under the nest ledge on the floor which explains all the squarking she's been making! its now ticking over nicley in the Grumbach , these are earliest Harris's I have heard of this year. have you still got the two eggs you found in the nest? it would be handy if I had some more to go with this one should I have to Creche them on a ledge! I think I'm going to be stuck having a rearing bird for this one egg should it Hat
