New old boy

[Whistler6752]

Hello all, been moochin here awhile, thought it time i made an appearance.Been flying birds on & off for about 20 yrs, kestrel, eagle owl,gos,& harris.At presant fly 9yr old female harris over gsp & ferrets.Did fly cast but male died a month ago, choked on a chick! Was hopeing to breed this year but there you go life's a bitch.

[Osiris]

Hello all, been moochin here awhile, thought it time i made an appearance.Been flying birds on & off for about 20 yrs, kestrel, eagle owl,gos,& harris.At presant fly 9yr old female harris over gsp & ferrets.Did fly cast but male died a month ago, choked on a chick! Was hopeing to breed this year but there you go life's a bitch.

Welcome to the forum... finally! :D I hope you enjoy your time here!

You got any pics of your birds?

Shame to hear about your male harris mate. Saddening...:(

All the best,

jamie

[UKJay's Nursey]

Hello Whistler

Welcome to the forum hope you enjoy it here

sorry to hear about you hh

[Jackson]

hiya mate welocme to the nut house LOL
hope you enjoy it on here

p.s. sorry to here about your hh

[Bash]

Welcome Whistler.

Sorry about the MHH. Never heard of that happening before?

Enjoy your stay...:D

[Kentish Falconry]

Welcome to the MadHouse M8 hope you enjoy it here.
Sorry to hear that you lost your Male I have never heard that one before but anything can happen keeping live stock is always a risk.
Terry:)

[Whistler6752]

No, me neither, just fed him 2 chicks on bow,walked 10 yds to wash hands,looked back & he was in a heap. big piece of 1st chick in back of his throat. tried to revive him to no avail. Sad but where there's life there's death.We dont complain when we kill, once in a while the boot's on the other foot.

[ScotsFalconer]

choked on a chick, cum on surely u can come up with a better excuse than that.

[Albie]

Hi Whistler,
And welcome to the Forum from us in the South West.
Sorry to hear of your loss of the Hawk.
Albie..

[Gwaihir]

Hello Whistler

Sorry to here about your HH mate

Hope you have fun on here

John M

[Whistler6752]

Hi Scots Falconer, choked on a chick, no excuse, fact. Take it or leave it, I don't care which!
ps. glad they're not all as friendly as you are!

[Kennelre]

Hello Whistler..I,ve read loads about BOP's choking on food although I've only personally come across it in dogs and people. Serious nightmare. Welcome from new me to new you..

[StormRider]

Alreet mate,
Welcome to our merry band of hoodlum chums. Very sorry about your MHH. How old was he? Are you looking to get a new male or will you stick with just the female? Sounds like you have a lot of experience that you could pass on if you wish.

choked on a chick, cum on surely u can come up with a better excuse than that.

ScotsFalconer: Cant see where this came from mate. Its a good job it wasnt a family member who passed away. Would you be so quick to jump in then? I dont think so. I hope this silly comment doesnt put you off coming back mate.

Reminds me of when my son almost choked to death on a mini mars bar. He was 4 years old at the time and his aunty gave him a chocolate bar to eat in the van for when I picked him up. I didnt even know he had it. I picked him up and drove home. As I got out of the van and walked up to my house expecting my son to be behind me, he wasnt. I couldnt even see him in the van either. I opened the van door and to my horror he fell out almost unconcious. Not really knowing what he had potentially eaten I just new he was choking on something. Picked him up by his ankle upside down and just punched his back. I couldnt believe it when a big lump of sloppy chocolate just came out of his mouth. I cried my eyes out for ages after that cause I honestly thought that he had it. It has put him off mars bars for life. Saying that though Mars are now the main sponsor I have for our Raptor Rehab Unit.

STU:supz:

[Heike]

choked on a chick, cum on surely u can come up with a better excuse than that.


Hello mate
Welcome to the real world of the IFF

Sorry to hear about your loss, (unlike some others on here) i believe you, why wouldnt anybody ?

Cheers Heike

[Dave G]

welcome to the forum m8 sorry to hear about your hh,just shows how easy it is to choke on food,if your human ,bird or any living thing plz chew food well before you swallow ???

[Big JoeJoe]

Hi whistler glad to have on board mate. Hope you enjoy the forum there are some good people on here mate.

Cheers BJJ

[Jazz1]

choked on a chick, cum on surely u can come up with a better excuse than that.

Welcome mate
and like most on here sorry about your M/H
Had the same thing happen myself at the start of this season but it was on Washed Rabbit.

[Cobra]

Hello all, been moochin here awhile, thought it time i made an appearance.Been flying birds on & off for about 20 yrs, kestrel, eagle owl,gos,& harris.At presant fly 9yr old female harris over gsp & ferrets.Did fly cast but male died a month ago, choked on a chick! Was hopeing to breed this year but there you go life's a bitch.

Welcome to the mad house Whistler :lol:
Sorry to hear about your male,but I guess "we" really shouldn't be that suprised, when this happens (though thankfully its very rare) we have all seen the way harris' bolt their food ripping lumps off and swallowing or trying to swallow a whole chick. even my large female made some pretty disturbing noises, almost gagging, when consuming them (chicks that is) Still you seem pretty philosophical about the whole thing. good on ya'
Chris

[Whistler6752]

Hi all,Thanks for very warm welcome with just the one exception!The good news is,I've just bought another male (yesterday) 3yrs old,been flown,caught all the usual stuff with no apparent vices as yet,early days I know but fingers crossed. Mrs Harris is not impressed! but hopefully as time and weight go on she will warm to him. I think he is better looking than the last one but then I'm not the one thats got to make out with him.:D

[Talon]

hi wistler6752 were abouts in north wales you from m8.

[Whistler6752]

Hi Talon, I'm in Gwynedd where are you?

[Hobby]

Welcome.Recently I have spoken to a falconer who had his tiercel peregrine choke to death on a day old chick!

[Talon]

Hi Talon, I'm in Gwynedd where are you?

hi m8 i my self live in manchester .but my old man lives in prestatyn.
i used to go to porthmadog alot when i was younger its a nice place good sea fishing
there.

[Whistler6752]

Hi Hobby, thanks for welcome,from now on I will be watching throughout every meal, although new male seems far more relaxed over food than the gluttonous old male.