Great grey

[Jan]

Does anyone knoes the price of this bird in the UK?

[Renton]

Does anyone knoes the price of this bird in the UK?

About £1000 if you can find one.

[SycoPaff]

we got one4bout £800! but that was a 3yrs ago! probably more now!
i wouldn't suggest them, thick as s**t! ours keeps attackin the eagle, the only reason we keep him is coz old biddies love the cute fluffy owls! makes me sick! lol

[Moses]

we got one4bout £800! but that was a 3yrs ago! probably more now!
i wouldn't suggest them, thick as s**t! ours keeps attackin the eagle, the only reason we keep him is coz old biddies love the cute fluffy owls! makes me sick! lol


mate is this the great horned owl u r talking about

cheers
edited to add sorry just checked its this one aint it :D


http://www.cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk/images/great-grey-owl-sm.jpg

[SycoPaff]

thats the great grey owl! they have 60 times better hearing than us and can hear a lemmings heart beat through 12" of snow from a 30' tree! amazin birds but no intellegence! i work with one called boris!

[Moses]

thats the great grey owl! they have 60 times better hearing than us and can hear a lemmings heart beat through 12" of snow from a 30' tree! amazin birds but no intellegence! i work with one called boris!


nice one mate , they look good, i like the horned owls, they look mental

[SycoPaff]

nice one mate , they look good, i like the horned owls, they look mental
im not a fan of owls really! but i do like magellans EO and african spotteds! ASEO's are fun for demo's have a male that flys like a harris, just as fast and agile! if you lob a bit of food up any height he always gets it!

[Moses]

im not a fan of owls really! but i do like magellans EO and african spotteds! ASEO's are fun for demo's have a male that flys like a harris, just as fast and agile! if you lob a bit of food up any height he always gets it!


sounds awesome bud, barney here just got a bengal eagle owl, my mate steven the other steven :D he has one too

[SycoPaff]

sounds awesome bud, barney here just got a bengal eagle owl, my mate steven the other steven :D he has one too
i work with a bengal/euraisian EO! dont bloody ask! complete mistake! run out of aviary space and put these horny ******s2geva and bang! joey was born!

[Trigger]

£950 ish. Chris Barnard in Gloster breeds and Oxfordshire owls. Love mine to bits, cracking flying bird and beautiful!

[Moses]

i work with a bengal/euraisian EO! dont bloody ask! complete mistake! run out of aviary space and put these horny ******s2geva and bang! joey was born!


lol :D

[PeregrinesUK]

i wouldn't suggest them, thick as s**t! ???? I have had experience with a number of hand raised great greys and have found them to be one of the best owls to train, handle and maintain flying (very similar in many ways to a barn owl other than size) although there feathers are a nightmare very soft and break very easy occasionally they can be a little footy but on the whole i would reccomend them - would alway fly them from free loft aswell

[SycoPaff]

???? I have had experience with a number of hand raised great greys and have found them to be one of the best owls to train, handle and maintain flying (very similar in many ways to a barn owl other than size) although there feathers are a nightmare very soft and break very easy occasionally they can be a little footy but on the whole i would reccomend them - would alway fly them from free loft aswell
then i appologise and bow to your greater experiance! i'v never liked owls much in general, but i'm jus waitin for the experiance! i work with a few owls but not a large variety! african spotteds, maggelans, bengals, great grey, barn,little, europien, and milky eagle-owls which i do like! but i really dont see the point in buyin an owl that u cant hunt with! for the 'fun' i guess! soz for the sarcasm!:lol:

[PeregrinesUK]

dont worry about it mate i dont like the bl88dy things either it was just a job ive worked with about 15 species of owl over the years and find them to be one of the better ones but theres no way i have an owl in place of my crow falcons or a gos!

[SycoPaff]

dont worry about it mate i dont like the bl88dy things either it was just a job ive worked with about 15 species of owl over the years and find them to be one of the better ones but theres no way i have an owl in place of my crow falcons or a gos!
good man! i.v only been doin this 3yrs now! never worked with a true hawk! sick aint it! i really want a gos but dont have the time! but i do love my falcons more that anything else at the mo! i hunt crow and gull mainly!

[Debbie]

Hi Jan,

Depends when you are thinking of getting them and whether you want a baby or a rehome job.

I have seen them ranging from £750 to £1100 depending who and where you get them from.

I have my name down with a friend who is breeding them next year thats a) if they do infact breed - first time and b) if a male is in the brood - knowing my luck probably not lol

Good luck

Debbie xx

[HawkMan]

i might buy 2 great greys soon i think they are lovely birds and there size and stance are nice ,
Jb

[MickeyDredd]

I have two pairs of them and would agree with Peregrines UK as to their intelligence and ease to train. (but then i would wouldnt I :lol: )

price is around £950 in the UK

[GDN]

The last place i worked had 1. When it came to training it responded better to some people and not others.

the problem they had was trying to keep it's tail intact. They have a long tail and this 1 was always smashing it.

Stunning to look at. Masses of feathers on them

[Hells99]

At the foundation we have 2 hybrid owls - Great Horned X African Spotted. They're called Angel and Jeebs and are a very interesting addition to the flying display team. We also have a great grey owl called Buzz and he's a lovely looking bird but not really the sharpest knife in the drawer!