scales

[Barbary Boy]

what are u guys using?youd think after all these yrs id have found the ideal set but i havent,ive tried counter balance, electronic ive even got in the back of the shed a set of those giant greengrocers ones that give you the price per pound on the dial at the back? i currently use a small set of electronic kitchen scales but find it difficult getting the bird to lye on its back in the bowl,no seriously they are fine for my little barbaries in the late summer but i am finding them a little small for a large female h/hawk this time of year, what are you using and are you happy with them? are they accurate and most of all are they consistant? i will be gratefull for your views, thanks/

[Flying High]

i use sacles with weights and a sware by them. my scales go right down to an 8th so the can weight my snowy owl right down to my american kestrel

[HunterPaul]

alright babs luv...I use counter balance after lots of home made argos stuff etc...and am very happy... they are a pain to lug around though, what with the weights etc...i just worry about electronic stuff....feeling not too well at the moment as just found some rabbit in my hawking jacket that has decided to make its presence known through smell....

[Flying High]

you sound as bad as me. i use my partners car and the first time she know about i was maggots in the boot from a few chicks that fell out of my bag. God i got it in the neck

[Tr1gger]

I think that we have all done that at one time or other, to gr8 regret

[HunterPaul]

just back ...i have been hacking up in the garden...the house stinks and I cant stop gipping...it is awful...why is it getting worse now I have discovered it and thrown it out.....

[Tr1gger]

Its called sods law and it applys to everbody in my experience. :)

[Coedhirion]

got 2 pairs of cheap electronic Argos scales. Used a paint roller as a perch on them. Also got a very old pair of hefty kitchen balance scales. Friend cut me some 1/8 an 1/16 weights, but find the electronics easier unless a bird gets a bit too keen and then they tend to get knocked over.

[Barbary Boy]

dont you all find though with female birds whatever scales you use ,when you put them on they allways say the scales are wrong?

[Pitbull]

never used electric ones for the bop but when mentioned it to my pal he said that when they get cold the lcd sceens can f**k up so to stay away from them, similar to a caculator. I think it been said before the electric ones are a bit light for the larger bop and can topple them over.

[Coedhirion]

Why female birds ??? they must just be greedy, what are they Sakers !!!!!

[Blaze]

I use electronic scales but personally i dont trust em or think their reliable...............Im after some old fashion type scales with weights..........Anbody selling 1 or knows where to get 1?

[Pitbull]

the going rate for balance on ebay with weights and postage between £25 and £35 salters

[Blaze]

I was bidding on one this week a salter with weights it went for £50 n £10 postage...........Twats! i thought it was mine got outbid whilst i was out

[Allan]

Old fashioned kitchen scales.......Dont bother to have small weights cut....a 2 pence piece is 1/4 ounze...a 1 pence piece 1/8 ounze.

[Blaze]

Nice one allan!

[Allan]

No Probs...........

[Barbary Boy]

what happens if you run out of small change eh. ive never got any?

[HunterPaul]

youve got plenty you tight **** try digging a little deeper in those long pockets.....

[DeathFromAbove]

lol.... everybody has small change, that's all i can usually ****in find, my girlfriend usually pinches the rest! thievin lil minx hehe have always used balance scales myself, they're reliable all the time and have a more 'hands on' feel. Altho i do use electronics to weigh her meat out.

[DeathFromAbove]

just back ...i have been hacking up in the garden...the house stinks and I cant stop gipping...it is awful...why is it getting worse now I have discovered it and thrown it out.....

sympathise with you there buddy, i hate the smell of gutting a fresh rabbit so the smell of a rotten one would def make me vom. still haven't tried eating any rabbit myself cos of the smell when gutting them, put me right off hehe altho i'm told they taste great.

[ChrisRobbo]

i have a pair of electronic and balance scails. I have taken to using the electronic ones for ease but always put say an 1oz weight on which i keep near them before weighing the bird to check as i wouldn't want to get the weights wrong as i'm sure u know it can be costly!!!

[Dave G]

i use eletronic scales they are salter weight up to 5lb and as little as 1/6 oz ,to check they are working fine i just pop a 2 pence on then which weighs 1/4 oz then pop a few for on to make sure there ok this takes seconds to do,i had some of the old weight scales didnt like them so sold them ,all i did with the salter scales was made a base out of mdf glued it to the metal base and put a t perch on it ,both my male harris and female red are weighed on this without any probs

[DeathFromAbove]

just a thought but even if scales are wrong tho as long as the error is consistent each time you weigh, weight control should still be the same, provided you only use the same scales.

[Coedhirion]

just a thought but even if scales are wrong tho as long as the error is consistent each time you weigh, weight control should still be the same, provided you only use the same scales.
True, but the electronic ones have a battery and when that starts to go, you get all kinds of odd results. Must admit, I find the electronic much easier than puting weights on and off the balance one. I just get it correct and the bird starts fidgeting. The electronics always check out accurate, and if I'm not sure I stand one pair on the base of the other and hey presto double checked. The only anti is they are lite weight and can fall over with a big bird.

[Allan]

Its been mentioned in another thread...........
Ive put my scales on a heavy shelf on the side of my shed under the window.
She jumps leash length onto the scales,shouting to me COME ON COME ON LETS GET GOING THEN......Then she spots her reflection.She just wont budge...You can fart about as long as you want weighing her...Wonder what shes thinking.............IVE LOST A BIT OF WEIGHT I THINK.DO THESE ANKLETS MAKE ME LOOK FAT...? Typical woman....

[Coedhirion]

If my bird spots its reflection it goes for the kill. Its tried murdering the car wing mirror and a car window when the light was in the wrong direction !!!

[GiantsEye]

Hi BB

I use a set of electronic scales from Ben Long.

The scales come complete with a very rigid perch, which is ideal for all sizes of birds.

They are not cheap thou:mad:, but I have never had any problems with them, and they are more accurate than the ones available from Argos etc.

[Graham Stuart]

these are on ebay at around 30 quid but can be made easily with scales from argos for 10-15 quid,keep them inside ans change battery regularly then no probs;)

[Renton]

Hi BB

I use a set of electronic scales from Ben Long.

The scales come complete with a very rigid perch, which is ideal for all sizes of birds.

They are not cheap thou:mad:, but I have never had any problems with them, and they are more accurate than the ones available from Argos etc.


I've got a set of Ben Long balance scales, very accurate , very heavy and not at all cheap. However, well worth it as even my 4lb 5oz EEO can't tip them over!

[Hells99]

dont you all find though with female birds whatever scales you use ,when you put them on they allways say the scales are wrong?

Yeah, but us females always swear the scales must be wrong!:lol:

[TatMart]

any one using a salter triple beam balance .. if so what they like

[Ninja-Jon]

Which in your opinions are the more reliable and accurate form of weighing scales, digital or the balance type with a selection of loose weights as it so important aspect of hawk ownership dont want to be cutting corners as i have read in threads half ounce can make a difference.........Thank you.