CATCHING PIGEON

[HarrisHawk.1.]

Ive been told to wen u catch pigeon or some other thing to let em feed for a min then slit there belly open and put it in the freezer for a month

is that a way to find if its got anything wrong with it?????
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thanks.......................

[HarrisHawk.1.]

yeah i got told that check for white spots on liver

wat do u fly Andy.......????

[Jackie]

remove the crop ,head, feet, and guts then feed when ever . pigeon is VERY rich and wil put your bird over . good for growing muscle and feeding birds in the moult and babys.
i talked to a few older guys about tyhis as i used to freez them and was told this did nothing to prevent frounce.
i hope that helps .
see ya

[HarrisHawk.1.]

yeah i heard it puts weight on but rabbit doesnt put that much on

i got told in moultin periods to feed em quail,rat,mice,(chicks)

[Wightwings]

what you flying HH1 ????? it takes lot of field craft and a good bird for pigeons

[HarrisHawk.1.]

mhh wat do you fly m8

[Turumti]

To reduce the risk of frounce from feeding pigeons to BOPs, its very important to remove the entire digestive and respiratory tract from the bird. The liver should also be checked for any irregularities such as white spots, yellow spots, swelling and discolouration. The bird should then be dismembered and thoroughly washed of all blood in cold running water, and left to lie for at least 30 minutes before being fed to a BOP.

Also check the carcass for warts and tumours, and if in doubt, throw it out.

I have now been feeding pigeon to my hawks and falcons for over a decade, after taking the precautions listed above, and have so far had only 2 cases of frounce, which were cureed by giving the bird 50mg Flagyl daily for 5 days. The Falgyl should be given at least an hour before the daily meal. For large birds that weigh over 1000 grams you can give them 50mg Flagyl twice a day, i.e morning and evening.

[Jastreb]

I have tried several methods, and the best way is to buy pigeons from breeder who gives them medicaments in food. If I am hawking pigeons I pick my bird emidiatly from them!
In the other case I don't think that I will ever again give pigeons to my bird because I lost MRT, and my friend lost his spar two weeks ago!
Cheers Jastreb

[HarrisHawk.1.]

cheers for advice lads...

see ya

[Wightwings]

HH1 i fly a HH and and Gos(nearly) and have flown most BoP's.......you want pigeon with a HH....good luck and please feel free to stick the flight up on here as a diary post.......

[HarrisHawk.1.]

WW how will i do that m8

is it just post out how i did how many i caught ETC

let us know WW

[OutFlying]

Pigeons are a very difficult quarry to take, especially wood pigeons. Feral pigeons may be the easier option but still most likely too fast for a male harris hawk.

To catch a pigeon with a spar would take a close slip, so to take one with a harris would be a feather in your cap unless it was ambushed.

Last year I caught 5 woodpigeons in flight with an imprint male gos, never caught one with any other gos or hawk in fair flight before - they are difficult.

Yours OF.

[Wightwings]

:D well put OF.....sorry HH1 if i seem a little sharp........but some of your posts seem a little strange... :roll: :rolleyes: you sure you are actually not an anti mate.......either that or slightly puddled.......... :?: :?:

[welshhawk2005]

i have never caught a pigeon but i have shot many and i have feed them to my birds can someone please tell me what frounce is i normal just cut the chest off is this OK

[HarrisHawk.1.]

No just askin around for different things im a beginner falconer i want to get as much info as possible
i know there quite weird because my son has been on here
he asked how to get rid of crow and this message and some other ones cant remember now but thats why...!!!!!!!!!!

[HarrisHawk.1.]

frounce is a disease a pigeon catches and it is in the liver. your ment to cut the bellie open and put it in freezer for 1month-6month and when you take it out look for white spots n yellow ones if it has them spots through it away
thats wat i got told....

[Newbie FHH]

so to take one with a harris would be a feather in your cap unless it was ambushed.
Or a tired racing pigeon (oh so very nearly!) http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif

HH1 - suggest you tell your son to get his own name on here, save the confusion and you looking like a numpty!! http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif