Fitness fitting in with Weather

[AccyFalcons]

hi all,
probably gonna get shot for this but sod it:lol:,
with all this rain and gails that we seem to have nowadays,how do people keep their birds in top fit states?
i keep my goshawk in a well manned state by taking her out for walks even if its 90mph wind with ice cold rain in it but, that isn`t keeping her fit and when fine days come the bird just isn`t fit enough to hunt properly with.i do high jumps indoors when its **** weather but it doesnt beat outdoor flying to keep ya birds fit.this season hasn`t been too bad yet for the weather ive nearly always managed to get a fly in even if its only been for 20 minutes ect better than nothing but the weathers on its way!!! like to see different peoples tricks of indoor fitness,personally i think high jumps are going to be the favorite unless you have some massive indoor areana:supz:

many thanks
chris

[FalconGriff]

Sounds like your doing the right thing. Once a Goss is fit the odd days or days doesn't make that much difference. If you can stand it you can always fly her outside on a long sliding creance while its pouring with rail, she will fly through it and have to work twice as hard if her feathers are soaked. I would use the creance to stop her going into a tree and tucking herself up to the trunk while you wait in the rain!!

[Fenlands Rescue]

Rope training any day the bird is not hunted.

[AccyFalcons]

Rope training any day the bird is not hunted.

indoors or outdoors?
next time ive to do high jumps ive been advised to add a chain/rope on to the bird,is this what you mean?

thanks
chris

[Fenlands Rescue]

indoors or outdoors?
next time ive to do high jumps ive been advised to add a chain/rope on to the bird,is this what you mean?

thanks
chris

Out doors. I use a piece of rope about 7ft long. Clip it on the birds swivel and call it from a perch, preferably into the wind.
Dragging the rope along the ground means it has tp pump all the way to you instead of pump and glide.

[AccyFalcons]

Out doors. I use a piece of rope about 7ft long. Clip it on the birds swivel and call it from a perch, preferably into the wind.
Dragging the rope along the ground means it has tp pump all the way to you instead of pump and glide.

oh yes,i know what you mean now i started doing this end of last season advised by big joejoe,have been doing it this season but only on fine days has if she was wet she would not preform has well has she will dry IMO

thanks
chris

[Rob999]

sounds like you've got it working for you..........not tried the line dragging, but good resistance training.
sometimes the weather will win the 'day', and to me it's not a problem. the long run is that i want to fly my birds for many years. it's very frustrating, but within a week or two you can get your bird back to full fitness again!! keep it up and enjoy atb Rob

[AccyFalcons]

the last few days have been hit and miss,so i flew my gos under the cover of trees worked a treat wasn`t really wet even after a good hours flying and could hear heavy rain but much didnt come through,so i can stick to this if its a **** day.doesnt matter either if all the leaves have fallen has these are evergreens:supz:

[Bones]

Last season i used rope training with my female goss in the field when weather allowed and i wasnt hunting her but on really ***** days i would do as many flights up the stairs in the house that was possible and noticed a massive difference in her fitness and responce after a week of being on the stairs good for your fitness too going up and down the stairs lol

[AccyFalcons]

Last season i used rope training with my female goss in the field when weather allowed and i wasnt hunting her but on really ***** days i would do as many flights up the stairs in the house that was possible and noticed a massive difference in her fitness and responce after a week of being on the stairs good for your fitness too going up and down the stairs lol

:lol: that would be a sight to see ive seen stenna stair lifts goin up and down stairs but never a gos:lol: