female harris in transport box

[Hawkwing]

hi can anyone give me advice.Ihave a female harris who is 3 years old and when i take her out to the hunting ground i put her in the boot of the car which she is ok with ,but iam wanting to start puting here in a travel box.Thing is she seems to hate it i have tried her once,any suggestions on how i can get her to like the box.thanks

[Palmer]

i dont know really mate. but i know to start with it is best to take the perch out so the bird cant fall over, then after a while put the perch in. Maybe you could just put her in it at home so she gets used to it.

[Hawkwing]

could give that a try she just seems to go crazy when you try to put her in it

[Palmer]

Just leave her in and she wil get used to it

[Hawkwing]

will give that a try sky thanks let you know how i get on cheers

[Harris]

Train her to the box in a similar way as you would train a bird to a hood, If you force her to go in, she will always be fearfull of it, just do it little by little and soon she will accept it, try putting the box in hers mews and leaving a titbit in there for her, as soon as she gets used to the idea she will soon be happy to go in. just build up a food association with the box. other people may dissagree, but thats my advice. :rolleyes:

[Dave G]

hi mate first of all bow out your bird by the box so its not scared of it ,then when you want to take the bird out place a piece of chick on the perch inside and then open the door the bird if at hunting weight should fly into your box as mine does ???, as for some reason my harris after a while didnt want to go in his travel box so a peice of chick was put in it and know he flys in as he thinks theres a piece of chick in there all the time lol,which i dont do as like to keep him on his toes ?? hope this works as it did for me .ps if your birds at a high weight then she will not go in for a piece of chick ;)

[Harris]

hi mate first of all bow out your bird by the box so its not scared of it ,then when you want to take the bird out place a piece of chick on the perch inside and then open the door the bird if at hunting weight should fly into your box as mine does ???, as for some reason my harris after a while didnt want to go in his travel box so a peice of chick was put in it and know he flys in as he thinks theres a piece of chick in there all the time lol,which i dont do as like to keep him on his toes ?? hope this works as it did for me .ps if your birds at a high weight then she will not go in for a piece of chick ;)

great minds think alike! or is it fools beg to differ! lol

How r u m8?

[Dave G]

gud thanx harris sent u a pm

[Lurcer]

Hi mate, i have had this problem myself with my youngster female, and with my adult male when i bought him, my best recomendations, which worked an absolute treat for my birds, who are now 100% steady in the box, are to, firstly make sure there is zero light coming into the box, have air holes at the base of the box's sides, place a chick leg on the pearch two or three times letting her go to and from the box, this will get her used to mounting and dismounting from the box, but becarefull not to over do this as you dont want a bird which jumps in and out in 3 seconds flat, so leave a minute before letting the bird exit, once she is doing this happily, the shut the door on her, and leave her in there all night, or all day, untill she is absolutly steady, i leaft my birds in the car whilst i went to work, this got them used to the travelling too. you will hear the bird thrash around, to start with, but so long as the bird has pleanty of leash in the box, and the box is of suitable dimensions then this shouldnt cause any damage.....
any questions dont hesitate to ask. hope this is of use to you.#stu

[GoodFooter]

I agree with the good advice offered by 'Romeo' & 'harris' I would add that to get her used ot it quicker if you Tie a good tirering eg a rabbit front leg in the box, initially, all the while she is in there she will enjoy it... you can close the door for longer and longer periods that way( just like the concept of late hooding). Also never feed her as you pick her up form the box or she will look forward to coming out and bate as soon as you open the door!!!

[Miguel]

I've trained several birds (from bald eagles, to hawks and large vultures) to get in a crate (or transportation box as you call it), most of the right process was already described by others. It's not as hard as it seems and it can prove very helpfull in many situations. Don't force the bird to get in or stay there, you want to create a good and positive association with the crate, so it doesn't help if you get the bird there, shut the door behind him and feed him... At the beggining I don't even close the door, I just let the birds stay there as long as they want, they know they can get in and out whenever they want, I just start spacing the rewards and they start realising that they have more chances to get a reinforcement if they stay inside... Soon you can close the door and they won't even care. As I said it worked for several birds with only minor adaptations to the traning process. Make sure the box is big enough for the bird to turn around and be comfortable!

Good luck!