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BlackShaheen10
12-11-2007, 01:28 AM
I have at home a rehabing spar which let me perplexed. That bird was shooted by a teen (4.5 air gun) and arrive home few hours later at weight 180g. After a week eating two full crop a day his weight do not go over 200g.

Looks like a spar at first but when totally relaxed looks like more a musket.

What's your opinion????

Also, look how rock steady he is, this is a wild bird at fat weight!!!

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/IMGP1009.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/IMGP1000.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/IMGP1025.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/blackgos/IMGP0984.jpg



Alf
12-11-2007, 06:47 AM
female.
Illustrator
12-11-2007, 08:25 AM
female Looks ok to me, hard to tell size from them pics, nice bird:D
Mac
12-11-2007, 08:49 AM
female.

the head and beak look slightly different in muskets
Smelleken
12-11-2007, 09:26 AM
Dear Youcef,

This is a small female for sure. I have also flown a female rehabilitation Spar in this weight catagory. She looks stunning !
Lee Brindley
12-11-2007, 05:19 PM
Yep, female. (Nice pics!) :supz: Is she OK now? She looks well.
SparsTheOne
12-11-2007, 05:46 PM
small female,look at the feet on it.lol.


jase.
BlackShaheen10
12-11-2007, 05:52 PM
She is ok now and will survive. The problem is she still have the lead on her because there was too much risk to remove it.

The lead is in her breast just under the wing, so we don't know if she will fly well again....
Stuart
12-11-2007, 05:53 PM
its a fem the thickness of the legs tells me that, i dont work in grams myself, im estimating its just under 8oz sounds about rite
SparsTheOne
12-11-2007, 05:56 PM
Thats a real shame as shes a nice looking bird,I know that birds dont live long with lead inside them(eaten)but i,m not sure if its the same when they been shot,I mean if has the same effect.


jase.
BlackShaheen10
12-11-2007, 06:11 PM
From the vet she has less risk to die from saturnism with the lead in the muscle compare to an eaten one....

In all case, i agree with you it's a shame!
BlackShaheen10
12-11-2007, 06:17 PM
Weight in oz:

- "caught" at 6.34 oz
- fat weight 7.O5 oz
MusketMad
13-11-2007, 09:28 PM
Weight in oz:

- "caught" at 6.34 oz
- fat weight 7.O5 ozjust thought id add my 10p worth ..ITS A FEMALE FOR SURE:lol:
Sprout
13-11-2007, 09:32 PM
Thats a real shame as shes a nice looking bird,I know that birds dont live long with lead inside them(eaten)but i,m not sure if its the same when they been shot,I mean if has the same effect.


jase.

No, lead isn't toxic in the muscle, only when in the digestive tract.