help please.

[Nikey]

hi i havnt posted here for a while, i am leaving school next week so ill have a lot of time on my hands and hopeing of getting a hawk. i have previously had a male harris, but the bird needed more time which i unfortunatly didnt have.

iv been offered a female red tail hawk but i dont think it has hunted for a while or ever and now its 4 years old, would this hawk be ok to train and hunt with and would i still be able to break it to ferrets. (sorry if these are stupid questions but i dont want to get the bird then have to rehome it)

also is there any falconry clubs local to middlesbrough

thanks in advane for your advice.

[Joey]

are you buying the rt our getting it for free if i was you go out and get a brand new just 18 weeks old and teach it your way the rt could have bad habits.


joey

[Nikey]

buying mate.

[Joey]

well if i was you go and get yourself a brand new one there alot of breeders on here and they have loads of brand new one soon ready
so ask around on the forum


joey

[Gosman_2]

Hi nikey, even if the was free u would be sorry u took it ,a bird with a clean sheet is what u need ,that old rt prob could be flown, but it would take a lot more time and effort than a youngster

[Brit-Gos]

It's good to see a young person with a conscience and thinking. Good for you Nikey:supz: Good luck with what ever you end up with. (go for the new bird)

[Dave G]

dont buy it get your self a young one but im still thinking are you rushing as for one arnt you going to get a job when you have finished school ??? and if so will your new job allow you time to fly a hawk as you have to show willing in your new job and good time keeping ??? cheers dave good luck

[UKJay74]

nikey mate i know you have had and flown a harris but what sort of experience of falconry do you have ??

Is it solely the harris

do you in your own mind think you have the experience to deal with a hawk that doesnt suffer fools kindly??

i have taken on a p/r owl in the past at 18months od and boy did he have an attitude hated me but loved the missus, basicallymate have you had to deal with narky moments and the likes if not then dont take on the frt

only my opinion and am sure a few may go the other way but hey :D

[Johnny Abbott]

hi i havnt posted here for a while, but now i think im ready. i am leaving school next week so ill have a lot of time on my hands and hopeing of getting a hawk. i have previously had a male harris and succesfully hunted with it, but the bird needed more time which i unfortunatly didnt have.

but here i am, iv been offered a female red tail hawk but i dont think it has hunted for a while or ever and now its 4 years old, would this hawk be ok to train and hunt with and would i still be able to break it to ferrets. (sorry if these are stupid questions but i dont want to get the bird then have to rehome it)

also is there any falconry clubs local to middlesbrough or anyone willing to let me tag along afew times.

thanks in advane for your advice.first of all with the redtail being 4yrs old and a female dont waste your money buy yourself a young one that you can train yourself because if this one at 4yrs old takes a dislike to you it will put you of redtails for a long time

[Renton]

but here i am, iv been offered a female red tail hawk but i dont think it has hunted for a while or ever and now its 4 years old, would this hawk be ok to train and hunt with and would i still be able to break it to ferrets. (sorry if these are stupid questions but i dont want to get the bird then have to rehome it)



Probably best avoided; you could end up with whole heap of problems that could take ages, if ever, to rectify. As others have said; go for a new bird.

[Nikey]

thanks lads i'll keep away from this RD bird. i will probably get a young harris. and for romeoharrishawk i am going to college straight after school which will only be 2 days a week and from 9 till 2 so i should have plenty of time for the next 2 years.

one thing that is realy putting me off is this bird flu will i still be able to get a good quality diet for the bird. (will places still sell chicks and quail)

[Tim Laycock]

Dont worry avout the bird Flu, its about as likley to affect your hawk food as VD :yawinkle:

And for what its worth my advice is to get a first year male Red.

[Lurcer]

black bird is right, if you get your food from from a good supplier such as honey brook farm you will have no worries atall getting high classs grub for your bird, just if it hits really hard then avoid wild animals for a while!!
go for the harris mate.... stu

[Johnny Abbott]

black bird is right, if you get your food from from a good supplier such as honey brook farm you will have no worries atall getting high classs grub for your bird, just if it hits really hard then avoid wild animals for a while!!
go for the harris mate.... stuwhy do you say go for the harris have u never seen a redtail work

[Lurcer]

why do you say go for the harris have u never seen a redtail work

yep i have seen red tails work, i used to have one myself..... but have enjoyed the harris' much much more sinse i had my first harris 3 years ago..... but i suppose its a matter of opinion, i wouldnt go back to a red tail for anything now, not after the ace experiences with my 2 Harris Hawks... stu

[Johnny Abbott]

yep i have seen red tails work, i used to have one myself..... but have enjoyed the harris' much much more sinse i had my first harris 3 years ago..... but i suppose its a matter of opinion, i wouldnt go back to a red tail for anything now, not after the ace experiences with my 2 Harris Hawks... stuwhy do you not have the rt any more

[Mal Mason]

As some 1 said earlier its nice to see a young lad thinking and not jumping in, a female red is a great bird and such lovely birds and if it was a young 1 it would'nt be a bad thing, but because its 4 yrs old like people have said get a young 1, but going off experience with reds i would go for a nice female harris m8, much more comfortable bird and if you like going out with other people they will fly together but reds dont, even though i have heard of one person hunting two male reds together. good luck what ever.