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Everything posted by grovsey
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totally disagree as most people buy the bird and not one that suits the land or quarry they have available ,if the person looked at the time available,quarry and land they woulds find that a harris doesnt sut them as there is a huge decline in rabbits in the uk . look how often a beginer gets a faclon ,there is loads of crows around to hunt ,but the beginer doesnt get one because they have not learned of a FALCONER as if they had they would be able to fly a falcon for there first bird with no issue the cos the harris are so cheap and readdly available they thats why they get them ,do you th
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buy one get one free i been into this game for a very long time and never breed a clutch ,all people see is £££ signs and thats it ,i think birds should only be bred if there is a shortage of them and the bird is in decline
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bring in the apprentiship system like in the usa then they sport will go in the right direction and not rapidly down hill like it is now
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any time of yr is the wrong time to be breeding harries as there is far to many now on the market so why on earth breed more !!!
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u need a mentor
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having a bird just sat on the first does next to nothing ,having the bird on the fist working on a tiring works wonders.so many poeple will think just having the bird on the glove for hrs is getting them anywhere ,sadly its not whats the birds fat weight as in ur post ur say 1lb 10 and u say the bird was going at 1-6 was the the begining of the season or the end? is his keel sharp ? tbh if the bird was 1-10 fat i cant see it going at 1-6 as that is not a great deal of a bird of that size ,but would never tell anyone on the net without seeing a bird to take weight of but the numbers dont add
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I got a great domain address for sale Ring-bearer.co.uk. ideal for someone doing wedding with owls ,if interested send me a pm with offer
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well done ,little tip if there is any small power boxes on the posts keep ur bird away seen a few land on them and get zapped
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hi mate it goes without saying my bird wants for nowt i am unemployed and have saved up to buy freezer glove bow perch and if my bird needed vets or vital equpment it would be some how paid for i was asking for tools to make my own gear as its good tobe able to make stuff to your birds size and needs as it costs a lot of time and money getting ready made stuff thats all pall as ive said ive saved and got vital gear and my harris is in fine condition im not the type to keep things without the means to feed and care for them people on here quick to judge you but if they new the perso
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jusper aint breeding them no more rick but as you say mick does breed some nice gos's all about what size he after
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id wait and order a first clutch for next season while spending this season with u
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Loads about but not many good ones as why sell.a good bird ,normally.sold feed up cos there vocal
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Get a mentor Like with any bird ,know bird managment will help u train any bird to many think they have to get a Harris first The answer to that is no not at all you get they right bird for the quarry u got to fly at ,that way u have great sport and enjoy yourself more than.struggling Spend a season learning with a falconer
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seen alot of female harris turn of hares, red all the time for me on hare
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PERE/SAKER all day long for covids as you will struggle mugging many with a harris unless your throwing it out the car window ,look at your main quarry and get a bird to suit not other way round
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how can someone look after a bird 100% and if anything happens to the bird and needs the vet that can cost alot of money cant afford equipment !!!!!!
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a harris dont need the the diet you would give a gos or falcon so giving it chick ,rabbit is fine during the flying season you can add some vitamin powder if you like
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alot of hyped up ones also that dont actually do what they say they do ,,,,, trust me on that
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Let them feed up on first few kills don't be robbing them
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There cheap crap there made in pakistan by kids on the streets or in sweat shops.there not on rolling or tait blocks as you really think they be paying £1,000 for a set of each person ,not a cat in heal chance ,also there leather is soft kip or the likes and dont keep the shape it never stops to amaze me that the amount of people with spend a fair bit of month on there muse say £200 and maybe £300 on equipment ,then there is a bird so your looking at say 1k and then ask them buy a hood and its some cheap crap of ebay a good fitting hood is so important to making a bird to the hood and havin
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why would you want to cross a RED with a eagle as it dont make sence the reason people cross is to benifit the bird and cant see any plus sides in doing that
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been done yrs ago ,make cracking birds as got a red with brains lol you do it with a.i
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there is another reason to hooding a bird ,they dont fly of with the equpment on
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i used to be a hood maker for many years and know what im talking about
