your opinion

[eye in the sky 0]

hi all

 

my mews is built and was just askin the opinion of all of you what to put on the floor i have been told pea shingle but what i want ur opinion on is what about astroturf good thick stuff all over the mews floor and what do you all advice

[madmackie 11]

I Have been flying hawks for 14 years i wouldnt use pea gravel as it could be picked up easily by the bird and cause no end of trouble i am lucky that we have a pine wood near to us so i use fresh pine needles or if i cant get any i use 20mm round gravel or stone.If you bird bates a lot( i am assuming the bird will be teathered as it is a mews )then i would go for a softer material on the ground even a good layer of sand as if you use a gravel the talons could become blunt. The down side of astro turf is cleaning it hope this helps cheers and good luck Pete

[mickmck 716]

i wouldnt fancy cleaning astro turf , i use 10mm gravel in mine and its fine , easy to clean atb mick

[trappa 518]

Pea gravel is fine

[troutman 0]

use 6mm gravel it cleans the crop out

[graham01 1]

use 6mm gravel it cleans the crop out

If its a Harriis gravel is ok,falcons forget it,its a nightmare on wing tips and tail espescially with a batey bird.

[jasper65 6]

I Have been flying hawks for 14 years i wouldnt use pea gravel as it could be picked up easily by the bird and cause no end of trouble

 

To be honest I can't see what trouble it will cause? Falconers have been useing Rangle for centuries plus many times I pick up castings in the Peregrine aviaries where the birds have injested stones voluntary....

 

Pea Gravel is fine! I use even finer gravel more like heavy chicken grit on some Falcon nest ledges, its horses for courses but I can't say I have ever had a problem with it since I first started playing birdies ....

 

atb

 

Jasper

[eye in the sky 0]

thanks to you all great advice

 

this site is great so fast and so honest ive directed a couple of my hunting pals onto it top class

 

another question for you to share your opinion on

 

the anklets leather in or out ?

[trappa 518]

 

the anklets leather in or out ?

Sorry, i dont understand, what do you mean mate?

[eye in the sky 0]

 

the anklets leather in or out ?

Sorry, i dont understand, what do you mean mate?

 

on the anklets you have got a smooth side and a rough side do you put your smooth against the leg or the rough side?

[eye in the sky 0]

 

the anklets leather in or out ?

Sorry, i dont understand, what do you mean mate?

 

on the anklets you have got a smooth side and a rough side do you put your smooth against the leg or the rough side?

sorry that was the way i put it mate they leather all the way through lol it just the smooth side or the rough side

[trappa 518]

The rougher side in, smooth out, but the rougher side , once it has been treated isnt rough, its soft and pliable. hope this helps.

[graham01 1]

Just an obsevation mate ,that perch in the aivery and i didnt call it a bow perch on purpose,isnt really good enough,its square and the ring will not run over the legnth of the perch because of the corners.Bow perches are,well bow shaped for that reason,the ring will foul on the corner and at the least trash your birds tail.The weathering looks a little narrow,the bird will catch its primaries on the wire when it bates or flaps.I hope you dont think im pulling it apart but get it right from the start and you will cut out a lot of mistakes people who are new to Falconry make

Edited February 4, 2010 by graham01

[eye in the sky 0]

thanks for the advice mate its a plastic stool i used it to paint the lower half of the mews otherwise im begging for back ache at 20 lol not a good thing and the walk way is about 3 n half foot gettin on for 4 wide it does seem abit thin now u have mentioned it

i know i cant tell when a bird wants to bait but i wasnt planning on standing in that bit for long enough

i appreciate your observations mate and i dont want to sound snappy thanks for viewing

[eye in the sky 0]

thanks for that trappa great advice once again you the man lol