little owls

[Kevin Massey]

You lucky sod, never seen one excpet on the screen

well i have also been unfortunate that jed my male had caught 4 3 of which were realeast unharmed (well you know maybe a little ruffled and shook up)...but releast ok...1 i was not quick enough to get to them and sadly it died......i paniced on the first one he took and ended up bringing it home, took to the vet only to be told he is into defence shutdown mode and to take him back where u got him from and watch :oops: :oops:

well it soom woke up and was off like a shot !!!

:oops:

kev

[Ben C]

Same thing happened with me and a tawny.....I thought it was dead but the bloody thing nailed me good and proper, I bled everywhere....the story will be in Jay Bettesworth's (roasici's) book. What sort of size are they mate? And does anyone have a picture.................BUBO!!

Now be careful lads this might turn into a serious acceptence of owls as a falconry bird if we are not careful.

[Kevin Massey]

here is a few taken off the web.......if i can get on my daughters pc then i may be able to get some of the first lil owl that was caught.
kev

[Kevin Massey]

1 more i had too

[Ben C]

Superb.......we nearly go a scops owl, they are a bit like them aren't they....but then realised 1 hawk is more than enough.

Cheers

[Kevin Massey]

funny little critters....i remeber a chap that was buying some telemetry of a chap i go hunting with....he came over and tied in the purchess with a days hawking....well my male took a lil owl almost at my side...it was fine but i could,nt release it strait off cos of the harris not being on the fist so i put in my pocket....well all hawks under control, he was "lets have a look " so i took it out of my pocket .....then it was all ahhhhhhhh....put this in to the context that this guy looks like he should be playing for the british lions made for a funny sight....and whe it was releast it was more of the same......tickled me that did

kev

[MickeyDredd]

What sort of size are they mate?

Little :!: :lol: :lol:

[Ben C]

Hard men.....................soft heart. Even Reggie Kray would go all ahhh at a little owl...............but then he was a bit on the feminine side eh.

G

[Kevin Massey]

What sort of size are they mate?

Little :!: :lol: :lol:


lol i didnt pick up on that.......... im not an owl person myself...but they do have an appeal dont they.......i like to watch a pair of barnies hunting in a mates back field.

kev

maybe its just the hunt that appeals :lol:

[Ben C]

OKAY...........F**K OFF you ******s lolololo.............even I didn't get that..........2 inches or 3 ft, still small fellas................well lucy says it make all the difference, the 2 inches that is. :) :)

[Bubo]

gees benc that makes two sillies in one day :lol: cant wait to see the third hehehe only kiddin mate.

here is more on the little owl for ya if your interested. http://www.owlpages.com/species/athene/noctua/Default.htm.

[Kevin Massey]

so how big are they then? (tee hee hee)

[ColdZero]

i saw my first wild little owl today, they look like flying feathered tennis balls. It was getting chased by a blackbird if that gives you an idea of their size mass lol. They are my favourite owl i think..

[Bubo]

about 19- 25 cm :P what i love about them is their longs legs and flat head, it just bobs every where haha

[Moses]

r they expensive to buy



cheers

[Kevin Massey]

r they expensive to buy



cheers


trust me you dont want one of them either !!!!!

kev

[Moses]

lol mass i dont want to buy one, just asking :D

if their expensive or something

[Kevin Massey]

about £900 per pair........ :lol:

[Moses]

f*** man haha thats expensive :D


good thing i dont want it then , only one that ever tempted me was a european eagle owl

but maybe in the future in a few yrs time


cheers

[Moses]

hello im a lil owl and get the f*****g cam out of my face :D

http://www.digitalwildlife.co.uk/birds/img/little%20owl%204844_RT8%20peekaboo%20lw.jpg



or i will do to u what i did to this lil mouse

dont mess with me sucka

http://www.owlpages.com/species/athene/noctua/pictures/little8_nb.jpg



and here is my wimmin she walks a few paces behind me, see im DA BOSS :D u can call me owl soprano

http://www.omanet.om/arabic/tourism/images/Little-Owl.jpg

[Bubo]

yes they are here and i would not contemplate on getting one to fly if it will be your first owl. they are really small adn things can go really wrong. Great little buddies to have around as they are very playful.

[Moses]

cheers bubo


i wanted to ask u something before i didnt just in case i get flamed for asking a question :D that might be silly


bubo, small owls like barn owls etc or bubooks

can u keep them indoors and if yes, how big does the avairy need to be or a indoor mew



i noticed harry potter keeps his in a small cage, is that even allowed or is it just for a movie


cheers

[MickeyDredd]

i noticed harry potter keeps his in a small cage, is that even allowed or is it just for a movie


cheers

Moses

Thats only for the movies :!:

[Bubo]

hmmmmmmmmmm i cant believe your last question popped up but as it has i will set things straight OWLS MUST NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER BE KEPT IN CAGES nor any other raptor for that matter no matter how small they are. Harry potter is just fictional and has caused a lot of problems in the owl world. please dont use harry potter as a guide.

i am not keen on keeping owls inside except during extreme weather. Owls are outside birds. it is ok to have an outside aviary with an indoor bit for protection. Barn owls love to hide away and quite frankly kadabra spends more time in his 'barn' as we call it than he does outside but that is his choice, he sets his rump down where ever he pleases. But i would offer all owls an outside avairy. It is not really that healthy to keep them inside as they need the elements to keep their feathers in top condition along with the right diet.

I hope this helps. dont be afraid to ask any question, if you think they are silly just do what i do and pm instead then only one person will think you are silly :P i wont laugh at anyone except benC who just creases me up but i would never laugh or make fun nastily. I will steam up if i read negligence though so keep that in mind hahaha but hopefully you will never put up a post with that content!

bubo

[Finnish]

cheers bubo


i wanted to ask u something before i didnt just in case i get flamed for asking a question :D that might be silly


bubo, small owls like barn owls etc or bubooks

can u keep them indoors and if yes, how big does the avairy need to be or a indoor mew



i noticed harry potter keeps his in a small cage, is that even allowed or is it just for a movie


cheers



Moses some times i wonder if you are on the same planet as us. :lol:

[Moses]

thanks alot bubo i appreciate that

i would never keep a bird of prey in a cage, i was always wondering how they can allow that in a movie

and wanted to ask like if someone had to keep it indoors if its ok to, if they had a massive aviary and i agree best left outside anyway


thanks for your reply :)

appreciate it

[Bubo]

no worries, unfortunately i know a lot of peeps over here that do not have an aviary and keep barn owls in appartments :evil: :evil: as you can imagine we dont get on very well now as they are adoment they are pets. It is only a movie and the shots of the snowy in the cage are only for a few seconds.

[Moses]

cheers bubo


i wanted to ask u something before i didnt just in case i get flamed for asking a question :D that might be silly


bubo, small owls like barn owls etc or bubooks

can u keep them indoors and if yes, how big does the avairy need to be or a indoor mew



i noticed harry potter keeps his in a small cage, is that even allowed or is it just for a movie


cheers



Moses some times i wonder if you are on the same planet as us. :lol:


lol if u were drinking irn bru u would talk the same :D


its phenomenal :D



http://www.kenket.com/euro/irnbru.gif



http://www.screensaverjapan.com/etc/poster/poster1.jpg



http://www.typemuseum.at/TM_3648/TM_6041/TM_6815/IrnBru-Poster-Edinburgh.jpg

[Bubo]

mmm i'll stick with cadbury's at least i stay sane

[Moses]

no worries, unfortunately i know a lot of peeps over here that do not have an aviary and keep barn owls in appartments :evil: :evil: as you can imagine we dont get on very well now as they are adoment they are pets. It is only a movie and the shots of the snowy in the cage are only for a few seconds.


thanks bubo if u ever need some irn bru give me a shout will post u some :D


thanks again :) u a lady or a guy

cheers

[Moses]

mmm i'll stick with cadbury's at least i stay sane



lol oh i luv chocolate , im a chocaholic, cadburys and mars make the best chocolates ever 8)

[Bubo]

[quote="Moses
thanks again :) u a lady or a guy

cheers[/quote]

that is a secret :roll:

[Moses]

im so sorry just checked your profile your a cool lady

cheers :)

[Bubo]

:oops: thank you

[Moses]

your welcome, also noticed your an april born baby too same as me, makes u even more cool :D

[Bubo]

hu hum (that was a little cough) could we keep this to little owls :oops: :oops: :wink: cant have peeps thinking i'm a nice person you see

[Moses]

lol sure no probs dear :D

[Bubo]

:evil: :evil: as you can imagine we dont get on very well now as they are adoment they are pets.

i have just understood weasle's point of view in a very old post :roll: oh well better late than never

[Hodgesargh]

Getting back to the original thread, Bubo's right! They're wonderful little birds with personalities vastly bigger than themselves - a lot of "sod you" attitude wrapped up in a cute package. I've always thought that if you crossed a T-Rex with a bumble bee you'd get a little owl :D

I bought my third one yesterday (£100 - three weeks old) as a replacement for a three-year-old that's going into a breeding programme.

Little Owls are great little performers in a show ring and worth more than their weight in gold as fund-raisers - but only if you get them absolutely right. Wieght control is critical but the biggest challenge is keeping them manned & happy. So Bubo's right again, :yawinkle: they absolutely aren't beginners' birds.

Anyway, here's the new baby. His name is Pippin (or Peregrine Took if you're being formal!) and he was three weeks old yesterday!

[Falconry Equipment International]

FYO Litle owls were introduced/ re-introduced by Lord Lilford in the lat e 19th century( one of the patrons of the OHC) this was not 5 miles from where I type this, unfortunately my falonjs have caught bothe thes & kes's while gamehawking
sj

[Hodgesargh]

Hi SJ

Yes, he had them brought over from Holland and where I live, lots of people still call them Dutch Owls.

My Harris got one in January. Although it would probably be more accurate to say that the LO got The MHH!

When we got to them, the owl had a firm grip of both anklets and had to be prized off before being released. Can you imagine the conversation when he got home?

"Honest Dear, it was absolutely huge but some ****** pinched it bfore I could finish it off!"
:D

[Bubo]

:lol: :lol: i like the Trex x bumblebee hybrid :lol: they are cute and extremely funny little dudes 8) your pippin is a wonderful little thing certainly looks alert :P

[Hodgesargh]

Be alert! Your country needs lerts!

Yes, he's great. Just spent the last hour laid out flat on my lap - fast asleep.

Just tell me one thing though. How can something so small smell so bad? :?

[Lady-Luck]

I have a little Owl Named Itsy,which i use for displays.The children and adults love her.I Also have it's parents Bitsy and Ritsy!Infact after checking today Bitsy is on a clutch of Five eggs!

[Saker-Clive]

We saw one sitting on a fence post by the roadside this afternoon at Woodingdean, on the Falmer Road. My daughter screamed "STOP!!!" thought I run a cat or something over :rolleyes:

[Bubo]

[quote="Hodgesargh"]Be alert! Your country needs lerts!

:lol: :lol:

quote]

kadabra used do that. the first time he did was when he was on my lap. he just flopped down and lay on his side. I thought he keeled over and died :shock:

i agree they do tend to hum a little hahahaha

[Hodgesargh]

Believe me. This is more - much more - than hum!

What he produces twice a day is a full symphony orchestra & chorus belting its way through the last movement of Beethoven's Nineth!

It can make grown men puke! It's a weapon of mass destruction! It corrodes metal & your sinuses implode in self defence!

Ye Gods, even the cat did a runner and that animal can fart for Britain!

Still, what do you expect from a diet of mice?

[Bubo]

i was going to say, the diet may be too rich. dont forget they do eat primarily insects especially beetles and grasshoppers. Earth worms are also on the menu along with frogs and birds (minus the wings and tails as they discard these themselves). just a question, are his mutes ok or are they always very black/brown?

bubo

[Hodgesargh]

Hi Bubo, thanks for your kind interest :)

Mutes are fine and most are fairly odour-free. It just seems that owls (all of them) produce one or two real stinkers each day. Yesterday I was just unlucky to have him on my lap (on a towel thank God) just at the wrong moment.

I've always fed a mix of mouse and chick to little owls (both wild rehabs and captive bred). It seems to produce good, strong, healthy owls. I give my demo LOs a mouse a week - they get very excited. See picture of Bilbo, he retiring one, at five weeks.

[Bubo]

i love seeing owls with just the tail of the mouse sticking out hahahaha . it is amazing really the size of food they can get down their gullet hahah what a beautiful owl.

[Hodgesargh]

You want just the tail?

Always happy to oblige a Lady.

[Bubo]

oh cheers that is soo cool. thanks a lot :lol:

[Finnish]

While we are on this subject is anyone breedind little Owls i need a male.

Thanks Finnish

[Bubo]

[quote="Hodgesargh"]It just seems that owls (all of them) produce one or two real stinkers each day. [quote]

ooooooooooooh those ones :wink: yep they dont arf hum alright!! :lol: i'm finding it hard to fight off temptation of getting one :shock: help me guys make me stick to my common buzzard :P