Feeding up on gauntlet.

[Merger]

Another curiosity thread on my part,, when introduced to falconry, I was taught, about holding the jesse between my second and third finger, also to feed up thro, the forefinger and thumb, that was that until years later I met Roger Upton, that changed that habit and my views,, since that day I have held the jesse, between my first and second finger, and now feed by holding meat between my palm and lower three fingers,with my wrist slightly held out. This serves two purposes, one the bird is not having to feed between its own legs , and two it tends not two staddle the wrist, if it trys to mantle with its tail, I now see it as two distinct different ways of handling and feeding, phillip or mima,, verses old school and upton, has any body else noticed this , or am I just getting older and sadder, with my posts, remember Im just curios!!!

[SSL]

Another curiosity thread on my part,, when introduced to falconry, I was taught, about holding the jesse between my second and third finger, also to feed up thro, the forefinger and thumb, that was that until years later I met Roger Upton, that changed that habit and my views,, since that day I have held the jesse, between my first and second finger, and now feed by holding meat between my palm and lower three fingers,with my wrist slightly held out. This serves two purposes, one the bird is not having to feed between its own legs , and two it tends not two staddle the wrist, if it trys to mantle with its tail, I now see it as two distinct different ways of handling and feeding, phillip or mima,, verses old school and upton, has any body else noticed this , or am I just getting older and sadder, with my posts, remember Im just curios!!!

Hi Merger,

I have always held the food between forefinger and thumb but was told this weekend the correct way is behind the thumb as you stated. I'll try it next season.

Steve.

[Merger]

Hi Merger,

I have always held the food between forefinger and thumb but was told this weekend the correct way is behind the thumb as you stated. I'll try it next season.

Steve.What fine falconer told you this,,,?

[Harris]

I've recently been taught to hold the food in the lower 3 fingers as you described, and the jesses in the upper 2 :D

[SSL]

What fine falconer told you this,,,?

Tony James.

[Sprout]

I hold it as you do Kev, inbetween 3 fingers and palm. For short legged birds e.g. falcons it also prevents them leaning over the glove/food and getting mucky breast feathers.

[Pogger]

Another curiosity thread on my part,, when introduced to falconry, I was taught, about holding the jesse between my second and third finger, also to feed up thro, the forefinger and thumb, that was that until years later I met Roger Upton, that changed that habit and my views,, since that day I have held the jesse, between my first and second finger, and now feed by holding meat between my palm and lower three fingers,with my wrist slightly held out. This serves two purposes, one the bird is not having to feed between its own legs , and two it tends not two staddle the wrist, if it trys to mantle with its tail, I now see it as two distinct different ways of handling and feeding, phillip or mima,, verses old school and upton, has any body else noticed this , or am I just getting older and sadder, with my posts, remember Im just curios!!!

I tend to use the Upton method with falcons and Mimas method with eveything else. This is of course subject to change without notice and all down to the particular bird in question.

[Merger]

Ok, so has anyone ever seen a gauntlet, with another disc of leather sewn in at the ball of the thumb, purposfully for this reason, protecting inner glove from food residue,,??

[SSL]

Ok, so has anyone ever seen a gauntlet, with another disc of leather sewn in at the ball of the thumb, purposfully for this reason, protecting inner glove from food residue,,??

No, as long as its a well made glove would it be needed?