Alcatraz 16 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Free lofting is safer in colder weather I think but all my falcons are in my falcon room on shelf pearchs and screen perches. Really can't wait for the 12th! Ive spoke to a few people about the risk of tethering during colder months but alot of people seem to do it with no problem. Surely in theory the tethering perch could be placed 5 foot off the ground to keep the bird away from any ground frost? yeah u are right min of 3 ft from floor the ones that suffer from wingtip odema are the ones that are kept them out on bow pearches and a bad desighned mews ive bin around b.o.p for a long time and never had probs but some do free loft and have no probs at all its a pearsonal prefrence to be honest... Quote Link to post
CrowHawker 227 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Free lofting is safer in colder weather I think but all my falcons are in my falcon room on shelf pearchs and screen perches. Really can't wait for the 12th! Ive spoke to a few people about the risk of tethering during colder months but alot of people seem to do it with no problem. Surely in theory the tethering perch could be placed 5 foot off the ground to keep the bird away from any ground frost? True that's just my way of doing things Quote Link to post
bullx100% 681 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Free lofting is safer in colder weather I think but all my falcons are in my falcon room on shelf pearchs and screen perches. Really can't wait for the 12th! Ive spoke to a few people about the risk of tethering during colder months but alot of people seem to do it with no problem. Surely in theory the tethering perch could be placed 5 foot off the ground to keep the bird away from any ground frost? im not just a prity face Quote Link to post
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 I've got heater in mine in it drops to much! I did aswell but found it was messing his weight up so stopped doing it people have kept hawks on bow perches for years with no problem, keeping a perch higher will eliminate the problem but then theres problems with tangling, id say 5ft is more than is needed to be honest, id say average perch height is probably 2-3 foot with the tail feathers they will be closer to the ground so maybe 1.5-2.5 feet. Quote Link to post
bullx100% 681 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Free lofting is safer in colder weather I think but all my falcons are in my falcon room on shelf pearchs and screen perches. Really can't wait for the 12th! Ive spoke to a few people about the risk of tethering during colder months but alot of people seem to do it with no problem. Surely in theory the tethering perch could be placed 5 foot off the ground to keep the bird away from any ground frost? yeah u are right min of 3 ft from floor the ones that suffer from wingtip odema are the ones that are kept them out on bow pearches and a bad desighned mews ive bin around b.o.p for a long time and never had probs but some do free loft and have no probs at all its a pearsonal prefrence to be honest... exactly how i had mine.when first manning i used a very low bow perch just so the tail feather were of the floor then soon as i was able to pick her strait up without any baiting i whent to a ring perch which was kept from 3 ft to 3 ft 6 during cold weather Quote Link to post
CrowHawker 227 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Is that a Harris or gos? Quote Link to post
Alcatraz 16 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Free lofting is safer in colder weather I think but all my falcons are in my falcon room on shelf pearchs and screen perches. Really can't wait for the 12th! Ive spoke to a few people about the risk of tethering during colder months but alot of people seem to do it with no problem. Surely in theory the tethering perch could be placed 5 foot off the ground to keep the bird away from any ground frost? yeah u are right min of 3 ft from floor the ones that suffer from wingtip odema are the ones that are kept them out on bow pearches and a bad desighned mews ive bin around b.o.p for a long time and never had probs but some do free loft and have no probs at all its a pearsonal prefrence to be honest... exactly how i had mine.when first manning i used a very low bow perch just so the tail feather were of the floor then soon as i was able to pick her strait up without any baiting i whent to a ring perch which was kept from 3 ft to 3 ft 6 during cold weather spot on Quote Link to post
bullx100% 681 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Is that a Harris or gos? harris.had it so the top of the ring perch was 3ft Quote Link to post
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 @Alcatraz she looks a real hefty bird in your profile pic, whats she fly at? Quote Link to post
Alcatraz 16 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Hunts at 2.1half Quote Link to post
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 So not too big then, must be the photo lol Quote Link to post
Ginger shooter 58 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 That's what mine hunts at! Roll on the season 1 Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 What do people think of this idea? This is my garage... And inside... It is about 20 foot by 15 foot. As you can see in the bottom corner is my brick built ferret court. I'm thinking about moving the ferrets and using some galvanised dog panels like the ones below to build a pen for a hawk. I've got enough of these spare to have 4 for one side (13 foot) and 2 the other side (6' 6"). Obviously the other 2 sides would be the garage walls. I would put a roof on made from 8' x 4' chipboard sheets and remove the window which can be seen in the photo and fit galvanised bars 5cm apart. I would also fit shutters to the window so that I can lock her down at night to prevent excess draft or weather getting in. I am planning to fit vinyl flooring to the whole garage so this will make cleaning easy. What do people think? Could this be a good setup? Quote Link to post
arcticgun 4,548 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) don't start the car up in the garage mate , size wise etc fine,maybe limited light wise as well, but if you bow it out all day fair does Edited July 21, 2013 by arcticgun Quote Link to post
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 I dont know mate, i think an outside aviary would be better, better lighting, exposure to weather Bowing out everyday might not be an option depending on how laid back the bird is, as you know my bird didnt take too well to it. Size wise fine but still think on outside setup would be best Quote Link to post
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