Imprinting falcons

[Athene]

Are they as difficult as accipiters? Do they suffer the same problems of aggressiveness and calling?

What would be the best age to begin the process? New born or large downey?

[Darren]

This is trhe info I have gathered below....Nick Fox does a Video about imprinting
ALL FALCONS VOCALIZE IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS SCREAMING IN IMPRINTS IS OFTEN LINKED TO RECOGNITION OF THE FALCONER & NOT NECESSARILY FOOD RELATED,FOOD SHOULD BE PLENTIFULL & HOODING WITHOUT BRACING SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT FROM 3 TO 4 WEEKS CONSTANT CONPANIONSHIP & SOCIALIZING WILL GREATLY REDUCE SCREAMING.IMPRINTS INVOLVE LOTS OF TIME BUT THE END RESULTS ARE GREAT .

DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING IMPRINTED FALCON PLAN.
0-2 weeks develops bonding,socialization,trust,eating food from dish.
3-4 weeks learns hood,feeds from lure,introduced to dog,car etc & being approached.
5-6 weeks looks for lure,interacts with people,attach jesses & block train.
7-9 weeks meals scheduled fed of lure,short flights,blocked out.
10-12 weeks longer flights learns its area falcon may be hacked.
12 kite training,wait on & gain condition

from 2 weeks old will eat four to 6 meals a day from around 6.00 am to 10.oo pm 4 to 6 weeks goes down to three ,6 to 10 weeks are 2 meals a day after this stage a single meal should always have much to eat this will help prevent screaming & mantling you will no when a meal can be dropped through falcons appetite change.feed in diffrent places.

[KevGem1]

what are the benafits of an inprint rather than a parent reard in falcons?and would this make any differance in a bird you are going to train for pursuit , corvids ect and are thay lickly to be screaming in the mews all day. cheers KEV.

[Darren]

from what I have been lead to understand Social imprinted Falcons are less prone to straight line & will keep nearer to the Falconer as they see you as there partner but it can be messed up if they only associtate you with food.

There are a few who know more & understand more on this subject, hopefully they will comment

Daz