any idea's lad's

[ben p 0]

last season i use to fly the harris over the ferrets all the time with no problem's what so eva she use just sit there n wait for the rabbit's to bolt.but this year she's gone for the ferret's on two or three ocassion's now i've tried allsorts holdin her on the glove why the ferret's work i've put the ferret cage in front of her lean too so she can see em.you any ideas lads i've put her weight up a bit this week so i'm gonna give that a try this weekend but anymore ideas would be greatfully apreciated

[The Ferret 0]

I can remember reading in one of my old falconry books that falconers used to put a ferret in an upside down fish tank in an aviary with the bird loose. The bird couldn't connect to the ferret becaus eof the glass, and after a few tries would give up!

 

I've no idea whether this would work or not, but may be worth a try! I used to make sure that my birds could see my ferrets all the time and therefore become almost de-sensitised to them.

 

Are you using albino's, as these really stand out in a birds eye in the heat of the moment, whereas a poley may look rabbit coloured in a flash.

 

Ferret

[ben p 0]

I can remember reading in one of my old falconry books that falconers used to put a ferret in an upside down fish tank in an aviary with the bird loose. The bird couldn't connect to the ferret becaus eof the glass, and after a few tries would give up!

 

I've no idea whether this would work or not, but may be worth a try! I used to make sure that my birds could see my ferrets all the time and therefore become almost de-sensitised to them.

 

Are you using albino's, as these really stand out in a birds eye in the heat of the moment, whereas a poley may look rabbit coloured in a flash.

 

Ferret

yeah thats all i use albino's.thank's for the suggestion it might be summert i could try if she doesn't inprove

[chay 0]

last season i use to fly the harris over the ferrets all the time with no problem's what so eva she use just sit there n wait for the rabbit's to bolt.but this year she's gone for the ferret's on two or three ocassion's now i've tried allsorts holdin her on the glove why the ferret's work i've put the ferret cage in front of her lean too so she can see em.you any ideas lads i've put her weight up a bit this week so i'm gonna give that a try this weekend but anymore ideas would be greatfully apreciated

found if my birds weight is sharper even1/4 oz less than normal she will go for the ferts

otherwise she will sit on the posts and not bat an eyelid at them also as the season goes on muscle builds up its heavier than an equal size of fat or food in the gut so a muscly well flown bird will be a lot keener than a bird at the same weight thats not flying so much so by the end of the season the birds responseiveness should be

tha same at 2.4 as it was at2.25 at the begining just numbers for an example

its like comparing a 16 stone couch potatoe to 16 stone bodybuilder if you fed them the same the bodybuilders wght would decrease and hunger kick in long before the couchpotatoe

so in theory a slight increase in wght should help as long as its alongside an increse of fitness and muscle