anklets

[OutHouse]

how do i stop my bird from continual biting and tugging at her anklets and Jess? any help would be appreciated


Out house

[OutFlying]

How old is the hawk, what is the history of it, what is it doing now - moulting or being flown and how is it tethered ?

OF.

[Hawkmaster]

WELCOME TO THE FORUM OUTHOUSE!

Where do you live?

[OutFlying]

Hopefully not in the outhouse :shock:

[Wightwings]

pmsl......hi outhouse.........hope your not like me.......in the doghouse......

there are various methods you can try but like OF says soem basic info prob required.

[OutHouse]

the bird is 10 weeks old Barn owl I have rescued owls but never one this young the others were at least 5-6 years old

[Wightwings]

in that case its may just be a reaction to something new.....you can prob try giving her other items to play with and also treat the anklets with the tail bite stuff you can get for kids.

Just a quick note i trust she is not tethered??

[OutFlying]

Chris I hope your kids don't tail bite, try nail bite instead :shock:

[Wightwings]

pmsl................a lot.......oops.......no i really do let them chew the cats tail............rpmsl.....either that or electric shock treatment i find works well......

as usual my fingers cant keep up with my brain.....or is it the other way around....... :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[OutHouse]

thanks guys I thought about nail bite (still thinking about tail bite?)
no she is not tethered but she is sitting on a bow perch and coming to food at a distance of about 6-10 inches at the moment

[Jack Merlin]

how do i stop my bird from continual biting and tugging at her anklets and Jess?

Bitter aloes. Get it from the chemist.

Or I think I read in "Training the Short-Winged Hawk" an old recipe recommending the gall bladder of chicken. (The green bile it contains is bitter).

Put that on the jesses and she won't pull at them.

[OutHouse]

thank's i have not had this problem before with the older birds

[Wightwings]

thats the stuff i meant JM thanks.......not heard the gall bladder thing beforevery interestingthat one

[ColdZero]

can you give tirings to an owl? would it even help to give it a wing etc to relieve boredom?

[Bubo]

I like the quick assumption it was a hawk Outflying :lol: :lol:

I have given kadabra tirings to keep him amused and all he does is fling it around to pounce on it :shock: it keeps him out of mischief i suppose :P Your barn owl will soon get tired of biting the anklets it is just something new as mentioned earlier. I never knew you could put stuff on them to prevent them from biting them though :P but i dont leave any jesses on kadabra as he is a ****** for taking them out.

[OutHouse]

Thanks for all your advise and help with this

[Wightwings]

pmsl...........love that avatar......very apt

[Hawkmaster]

Where do you live?
:?:

the bird is 10 weeks old Barn owl
It should stop on its own.

pmsl...........love that avatar......very apt
Very GooD!

[OutHouse]

Hi folks I live in bedfordshire in one of the still quiet parts

[Gaz]

**** house though :twisted: ..get it :?: get it :?: Outhouse.."**** house though "...see what i did there eh :?: eh :?:

[OutHouse]

you have some sort of humor that I do not enjoy, nor would I be that rude about any one Idid not know or could not say it to his face I have met folks like you before and was Not impressed

[Shaun Byrne]

you have some sort of humor that I do not enjoy, nor would I be that rude about any one Idid not know or could not say it to his face I have met folks like you before and was Not impressed



Oooooooo!! Get YOU!!! :D :D

[Renton]

Jack Merlin has previously suggested english mustard as an alternative to bitter aloes. Have you tried that?

[OutHouse]

got some bitter aloes and it seems to be working thanks

[Gaz]

you have some sort of humor that I do not enjoy
So sorry,...dont read my posts then :butthead: :butthead: :finga:

[Jastreb]

GAZMANNNNNNNNNNNNNN YIIIIIIIIIIIHAAAA :partyman: :vom: :partyman: :vom: :rolleyes: :supz: !

[Falconry Equipment International]

We have imported a product called bitter apple for birds from the USA, Pm me if you are interested
SJ

[Wightwings]

I have met folks like you before and was Not impressed

ooooohhhh yee i HAVE met him face to face OH........i wasnt impressed either.......... :vom: :vom: :finga:

[PBUNICINCTUS]

[align=left][B]
Try using the same stuff that people use to stop children from sucking their thumb.

[Shaun Byrne]

[align=left][B]
Try using the same stuff that people use to stop children from sucking their thumb.

What? Clip it round the ear round the ear? :D :D

[Wightwings]

pmsl.. :lol: :lol: