lengh of jesses

[Paddy1]

hi all been making me own jesses for a while now what the average lengh people make them or is it down to personal preference ?

[buzzbee]

Whatever length is better for the bird in question.

[OutFlying]

Depends on the hawk and preference.

[Barbary Boy]

for falcons they should never be to long or they will sooner or later straddle the block?

[Afshimo]

Again, depends. Not too long, not to short for me. aslong as they arent to short to get into safety - no complaints lol. Too long and if the bird is footy you got a problem. For me, i use my palm then an extra 3" for the harris and falcons.

Han

[Jiff]

hi paddy,
to be honnest this was one of the first questions i asked when i was preparing for my first bird, some one will tell you a standard length for flying and field jesses, but at the end of the day it boils down to how you comfortably hold you'r bird,when i'm indoors with my harris and she settles down to watch corrie she likes to lift one leg, i soon found out that because i have a large hand i needed a longer length to allow her to lift her leg and still keep her secure, in the field you can gow quite short as the bird hopefully won't be settled enough to lift a leg and snooze, and so the jesses,in my case anyway can be secured between the first and second finger, with a bit of thaught you can make you're jesses to fit you're hand and the type of bird that you have.

[Paddy1]

cheers all :supz: so really its just what i feel comfortable with

[Murph]

Would say it depends on size of bird and what your happy with!:supz:

[Claire]

I would say to try to keep field jesses fairly short so that they cant wrap around branches but other than that its personal preference

[Adam Barrett]

mews jesses should sit so the swivel is under the the bottom of the hawks tail, meaning if it bates the swivel wont be dragged up through the tail- dont remember who tought me that one ;-) :lol:

I like my flying jesses as short and stiff as poss :lol:

[Tim Laycock]

mews jesses should sit so the swivel is under the the bottom of the hawks tail, meaning if it bates the swivel wont be dragged up through the tail

I think what Adam means is that mews jesses should be cut at a length so that when the swivel is in position the hawks tailfeathers can not thread through either the swivel or into the trap formed by the attatched jesses.

The result of this requirement failing to be met is known to all and first shows itself as a bad impersonation of a Red Kite :shock:

Also known as "Getting a bit of a Vee on" :wink:

[Adam Barrett]

yup you said it better mate :supz:

[Tasha55403]

I think what Adam means is that mews jesses should be cut at a length so that when the swivel is in position the hawks tailfeathers can not thread through either the swivel or into the trap formed by the attatched jesses.

The result of this requirement failing to be met is known to all and first shows itself as a bad impersonation of a Red Kite :shock:

Also known as "Getting a bit of a Vee on" :wink:

Which makes for freakin' short jesses on a sharpie...very hard to hang on to, but better than the swallow tail.
Tasha

[Tim Laycock]

Anythings better than an accipiter with a "spurious" tail :lol:

Oh the shame of it! :rolleyes:

[StormRider]

You know what they say!:supz:
Big hands, long jesses.
Or is it something else? I dont know.
STU

[North East Harris Hawker]

make your field jesses nice and long, then pick your bird up with them on.
hold the jess in the safety position (into the palm between thumb and forefinger then between the middle and ring finger with an inch to spare)
more than an inch sticking out?
shorten em!

mews jess, same thing but perhaps with a couple of inches sticking out of the back of the hand
.
theres no hard and fast rules but this method seems to make sense to me

[Tim Laycock]

theres no hard and fast rules

See post no 14 :lol:

[Argee]

I would say to try to keep field jesses fairly short so that they cant wrap around branches but other than that its personal preference

here on the forum , some time ago, someone advised whetting and twisting ,cord wise, to close the jess along it's length ,,
tried it .. it works ..
(*v*) ...

[Taffwall]

hi all been making me own jesses for a while now what the average lengh people make them or is it down to personal preference ?


hi paddy. i bought mews and field jesses for a f hh from ben long.
field jess- 10 inch long
mews jess 8.5 inch long.
these measurments are after you have folded them to form the 'button' at the end

both are half inch wide.hope this helps.

the guy who i am buying the f hh from thinks they are a bit to long. the guy who will be helping me fly it thinks they are a bit short! each to their own.

before anyone has a go i also bought some leather to make my own. i just bought them to have a 'template' to work from!

[North East Harris Hawker]

. i bought mews and field jesses for a f hh from ben long.
field jess- 10 inch long...
.
before anyone has a go i also bought some leather to make my own. i just bought them to have a 'template' to work from!

:lol: pmsl, im glad you followed up with the last bit! buying jesses? the shame of it!!