lure & falcon

[Red-Devil]

got 04 female peregrine late of a breeder in december she had not been flown .i got her for breeding as she is out of wild parents ,i have been trying feeding her on the lure etc but you stick her on a post throw out lure for her and she just aint focused enough on the lure she will fly down on it eventully but not instantly ,weight dont seem to come into it ,when she does eventualy flop down on the lure she steps up on the fist perfectly ,she flys of post for lure if you present it on a stick of the ground but on the floor not really interested .she has been fed on lure for ages now .any ideas ?gary

[Hawkmaster]

WELCOME RED_DEVIL!
Are you still doing creance work with her or is she trained now?

Paul

[Red-Devil]

hi no she is still doing work on creance ,were still trying its the floor bit she just cant get it throw lure down on floor by her and she just flutters her wings and cant see what rush is and takes her time and eventualy drops down on it .the strange thing is weight is not a issue i could drop her an ounce or two it would not change anythink when shes eaten her food ,titbit she will jump back on to the fist .with or without a tit bit gary

[Red-Devil]

sorry hi hawkmaster

[Hawkmaster]

What is her weight?
Have you flown a falcon before?

[Red-Devil]

hi her weight is around 1lb11oz at present made massive progress with her to day i think penny is slowly dropping with her,flown peri/saker,gyr/saker,tiercel peregrine ,last year as well as my harris and gos

[Hawkmaster]

She is too high or too low mate.

[MitchellBrad]

All things being equal, weight is relative. I'm a firm believer in letting the bird tell you what she wants and when she is ready. My last grouse hawk and her sister were on opposite ends of the scale. One was trained in 2 1/2 weeks and never required much weight control. She wanted to fly at a much higher weight than most falcons I've flown, for her size. On the other hand her sister required weight control and took much longer to get on the wing. For these reasons and others I refuse to weigh a falcon fresh out of the chambers. In fact the first time I put a falcon on the scales is the day after she hops to the fist to insure I don't get some idea in my head she should fly at this or that weight. In the training regeme I call to the fist 20 feet then switch to the lure. Initially the falcon is confused but a day or two of eating the meal on the lure then being hoped to the fist ends that. My falcons are called only twice during a sesson. Each time they are hopped to the fist after finishing what was on the lure. Two calls with half their rations each call does it. Once the falcon is so anxious as to come instantly the moment the hood is removed she is flown loose. Many of my birds were flown loose after coming only 20 feet to the lure because, if you can read the falcon, she is anxious about getting to the lure to eat so what's the difference between 20 feet and 200. In time the lure isn't garnished. The falcons will come instantly to the lure then hop to the fist for their meal sometimes carrying the lure up in a foot.

Good luck

[Red-Devil]

hi hawkmaster like i already said weight is not the issue i made massive progress with her to day ,at 1/11 i had her down 1/9 and she was exactly same slow and unresponsive , now she is much faster a lot keener more confident if you like , if tomorrow goes ok ill let her fly free monday thanks for listing guys .gary :D