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BlackShaheen10

11-07-2007, 11:45 PM

Here is my new crow falcon. She is a gyr/peregrine X gyr/saker cross bred by Pete Kent.

Very wild (I like this!!), I collected her yesterday afternoon. I only succeed to weight her tonight because she didn't sit on the fist or on the scale perch and bated at any noise ( hooded )till tonight.
1130g tonight should be around 1200g when collected.

First pic, with parents (she is on the back left)...

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/england026.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/england004.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/england033.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/11.jpg

Horus 361

11-07-2007, 11:57 PM

Very nice falcon,
Good luck!
Very nice block aswell
ATb
Todd

Quiver

12-07-2007, 12:08 AM

like the falcon and block too. all the best with it chris.:yawinkle:

Pete Kent

12-07-2007, 08:01 AM

1200 grams, that's over 3lb to my reckoning !

Nice to meet you and your two friends Youcef.

Good luck with the bird, I hope you have some good times hunting crows with her.

Thorwen

12-07-2007, 08:11 AM

Woah, nice falcon... best of luck with her! :)

Kenny.B

12-07-2007, 08:58 AM

Very nice m8.......

ReluctantTwitcher

12-07-2007, 09:10 AM

Pas mal, Youcef! :heart: :heart: :heart: Good luck with her on the black stuff... :twisted:

Well done on breeding her Pete, she looks really nice - compact, broad shouldered, nice stance, etc. Good size too!

Cheers,
/Magnus

**JG**

12-07-2007, 09:12 AM

Very nice ;)

Falcun

12-07-2007, 05:59 PM

Stunning falcon :supz: Good Luck with he:yawinkle:

HorseBox

12-07-2007, 07:02 PM

1200 grams, that's over 3lb to my reckoning !

Nice to meet you and your two friends Youcef.

Good luck with the bird, I hope you have some good times hunting crows with her.THATS a grand bird but i think you have your sums wrong

Matthew Patching

12-07-2007, 07:13 PM

Very nice bird! 1200g is 2lb 101/4 oz. Not quite 3lb, but still a nice lump!

Good luck with her.:supz:

Stephen

12-07-2007, 07:26 PM

hope you get lots of crows with her

woody

12-07-2007, 07:32 PM

Have to agree with every one else its a stunning bird Good Luck.

Wike

12-07-2007, 07:44 PM

beautiful bird, one of the nicest i've seen in a while.

Best of luck with her pal.

Hacker

12-07-2007, 08:29 PM

Pete,
well done, she looks a fine falcon that will hopefully produce the goods.

Mark Collins

12-07-2007, 09:21 PM

Hi Pete, nice bird, i will be interested to see how this falcon gets on , nice looking bird, i showed an interest in this falcon myself and talked to the breeder about it, i took one on local in the end , good luck with her, let us no how she gets on, cheers, mark.

Pete Kent

12-07-2007, 11:27 PM

Don't know how I got the weight wrong, I went on an internet site for conversions and tapped in 1,200 grams, it came out as three point something lbs, nevermind.

OutFlying

13-07-2007, 12:28 AM

Don't know how I got the weight wrong, I went on an internet site for conversions and tapped in 1,200 grams, it came out as three point something lbs, nevermind.

divide the grams by 28.35 and you'll have the weight in ounces.

Or even simpler, type in the Goggle search box "1200 grams in ounces" and hit enter - the return will tell the answer. 42.25 oz ish then convert into pounds and ounces 2- 10 1/4

A lot of sites convert metric into imperial BUT not true imperial, the result is a metric pound i.e 2.6 lbs but this isn't 2lb 6 oz. 2.6 lb = 2lb 10 oz

Thorwen

15-07-2007, 06:40 AM

Would have to agree with everyone before, beautiful bird! Best of luck with her :)

AhmedQ8

15-07-2007, 07:34 AM

Beautiful bird :!: Hope she give you a good hunting time

BlackShaheen10

19-07-2007, 11:55 PM

Just some updates....

First she now have a name ..... CHEYENNE .......

I and she had a very hard first week, she is so proud and was so wild that I manned her like a real wild falcon. Handled her night and day to tired her ( me as well!!!).

She starts feeding on the fist (very very few) two days ago (after 6 days) but she still doesn't eat more than few tidbits from the fist. Tomorrow I will let her alone in a quiet place and let her have a full crop. i will lose some time in her weight reduction but health is the priority.

Today was a new step, the first day un hooded in the garden, few bating and for the first time she goes by herself on the glove after bating....

Here are few pictures....

Cheers,
Youcef

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/cheyenne014.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/cheyenne015.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/cheyenne016.jpg

BlackShaheen10

29-07-2007, 06:20 PM

Things are better now, cheyenne is now very steady and started lure training....

She will flying free soon.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/2009.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/2002.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/2003.jpg

Pete Kent

29-07-2007, 06:47 PM

Nice one Youcef.

BlackShaheen10

31-07-2007, 06:52 PM

one more picture....

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/2012.jpg

Terry Hanson

31-07-2007, 07:25 PM

Nice Youcef, good luck on the black stuff, mind the flat flies.
Regards
Terry

Mark Collins

31-07-2007, 08:20 PM

Hi youcef, looking good , great looking falcon, mark.

Gyr

31-07-2007, 10:31 PM

Very nice looking falcon, good luck with her, im sure you,ll do fine:supz:

StoopDoggyDogg

31-07-2007, 11:01 PM

Great lure !! did you make that yourself ?

steve

one more picture....

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/2012.jpg

Altai

01-08-2007, 02:08 PM

I used to make lures like that out of old car tyre innertubes. They are easy to clean and last years.

BlackShaheen10

01-08-2007, 03:51 PM

Thank you all...

Steve, I bought the lure few years ago at northwood. It is very nice but made of a slipping leather that I don't like because falcons have difficulties to grip it. I had one better in latex that I lost.

I am currently making one in suede leather with real crow wing... Will post some pics when finish...

Cheers,
Youcef

BlackShaheen10

13-08-2007, 08:38 PM

Just some updates...

Cheyenne was very obedient today and think that she will fly free tomorrow. I just lose some days because I increase her weight during her antibiotic treatment.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/chey007.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/chey009.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/chey008.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/chey015.jpg

TLDWB

13-08-2007, 08:53 PM

Any pictures of that crow lure your using?

Tom

Mark Collins

14-08-2007, 06:58 PM

Very nice , looks like a very powerful falcon, mark.

BlackShaheen10

14-08-2007, 08:55 PM

Bad weather, windy and rainy day. Before flying free, one test on the creance. She anticipate and follow me before the lure outside so i decided to let her FLY.

She circled about 5 minutes around me and I called her before she land. She came immediatly. Serious things can start now!!!!!

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/cheye002.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/cheye001.jpg

BlackShaheen10

14-08-2007, 08:58 PM

This how we finished the day,..... wet........... with some visitors....!

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/cheye006.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/cheye008.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/cheye08.jpg

Hacker

14-08-2007, 09:13 PM

Good looking bird,
it should not be long before you have her connected with the dark side!
I wish you well.

Pete Kent

09-10-2007, 11:11 PM

Hi Youcef,

Here's the picture of Cheyenne's brother from the previous year's clutch you wanted to see.

SolidLeo

10-10-2007, 12:09 PM

Good lookin birds & nice pics, keep them comin:supz:

SolidLeo

10-10-2007, 12:11 PM

Good lookin birds & nice pics:supz:

Haskins

10-10-2007, 12:42 PM

he is a stunner

Bazzer

07-11-2010, 09:12 PM

1200 grams, that's over 3lb to my reckoning !

Nice to meet you and your two friends Youcef.

Good luck with the bird, I hope you have some good times hunting crows with her.
Pete, 1200g is 2.64lbs mate (454g=1lb). It's still a big bird though!
Bazzer

CotswoldRedtail

07-11-2010, 09:15 PM

so 2lb 10 1/4 which is a damm good size, our 7/8ths flys at 2lb 13 in the summer!

UglyBear

07-11-2010, 09:23 PM

ToddTom

19-11-2010, 07:24 PM

nice bird all the best with her!
atb tom