glove

[Dick The Brick]

hi all
how do you stop the glove for becoming rock hard after cleaning?
how to get new jesses on when can not get near his feet?

thanks

[Harris]

hi all
how do you stop the glove for becoming rock hard after cleaning?
how to get new jesses on when can not get near his feet?

thanks


Try giving him a tiering to pick at whilst on the glove, that should take his mind of what your doing with the Jesses :yawinkle:

[Grey_Squirrel_Hawker]

when manning the bird, touch his feet alot, and be persistant, he will eventualy get used to it.
i agree, give him a tiring likt a pheasant or duck wing or a bit if rat skin to keep him busy and play with his feet.

[Dick The Brick]

hi all

whats a tiering?

[Dick The Brick]

when manning the bird, touch his feet alot, and be persistant, he will eventualy get used to it.
i agree, give him a tiring likt a pheasant or duck wing or a bit if rat skin to keep him busy and play with his feet.
i have got 15 or 20 little holes in right hand trying touch his feet

[Grey_Squirrel_Hawker]

tiring is a peice of food which takes the bird alot of effort for little reward, like a wing of a phesant of a duck has very little meat on it but takes alot of effort for it, so the bird ends up very focused on the food. chicken necks are another good one, keeps the bird entertained for ages! and llows you to do things around the bird wile its busy.

no disrespect, but if you are worried about a few holes in your had, then mabey you shouldnt have got a bird. i work with a collection of birds of various attitudes and personality, and its seldom i go home without a fresh hole or scatch. its to be expected, esspecialy with a young bird. persistance and patience are key!

[Tim Laycock]

hi all

whats a tiering?

A very tough piece of food with very little meat on it.

The hawk will have to be very hungry to be fooled by this if he is as footy as you say.

[Harris]

hi all

whats a tiering?

Frount leg of a rabbit is ideal :yawinkle:

[Tim Laycock]

Frount leg of a rabbit is ideal :yawinkle:

Unsuitable unless 90% of the meat has been removed beforehand.
The wing of a gamebird is far more suitable as it is tougher

[Harris]

Unsuitable unless 90% of the meat has been removed beforehand.
The wing of a gamebird is far more suitable as it is tougher

I stand corrected then!

[Tim Laycock]

Moved from Introductions/New to the forum :rolleyes:

[Matthew Patching]

best tiring that I have ever found is a rabbits spine, they take ages and ages even for birds up to the size of a F redtail.

I hope that I have read your post wrong and you are not trying to put on new pairs of jesses whilst the hawk is on the fist, I think that this would be nigh on impossible single handed, for replacing flying or mews jesses just get the bird used to you doing it, Despite what somone put on here there is no reason for a hawk to grab you in the right hand, and you shouldnt expect to have puncture wounds in your right hand! I handle about 50 birds day in day out and apart from the odd (perhaps once a month if that) bite from a raven or crow, I never have my right hand grabbed, and we work with birds ranging in size from white faced scops owl up to female goldie x steppes, and I would be mortified if any of the birds that we handle grabbed any part of anyone. The key is manning and not robbing them on the fist.

In answer to the glove question buy a good one made of buckskin, or elk hide, and oil it with a leather pressevative/waterproofer like Hydrophane( avaliable at most tack shops).

I hope that this helps.

[Dick The Brick]

best tiring that I have ever found is a rabbits spine, they take ages and ages even for birds up to the size of a F redtail.

I hope that I have read your post wrong and you are not trying to put on new pairs of jesses whilst the hawk is on the fist, I think that this would be nigh on impossible single handed, for replacing flying or mews jesses just get the bird used to you doing it, Despite what somone put on here there is no reason for a hawk to grab you in the right hand, and you shouldnt expect to have puncture wounds in your right hand! I handle about 50 birds day in day out and apart from the odd (perhaps once a month if that) bite from a raven or crow, I never have my right hand grabbed, and we work with birds ranging in size from white faced scops owl up to female goldie x steppes, and I would be mortified if any of the birds that we handle grabbed any part of anyone. The key is manning and not robbing them on the fist.

In answer to the glove question buy a good one made of buckskin, or elk hide, and oil it with a leather pressevative/waterproofer like Hydrophane( avaliable at most tack shops).

I hope that this helps.

thank a lot it does help a lot

thanks again richard