Eagle Owls

[pigeonpete]

you definatly want an avairy for them mind the shed doesnt need to be that deep must must be wide as these owls have a 6ft wingspan

 

scary things, how much do they eat a day?

[pigeon princess]

you need to be confident with it you cant just stick it in a shed and hope your bop prob go away

it will need to be moved around to be effective and on view to the other bop remember these owls are massive and their feet are very fast and will crush your hand  

[Guest j.bamling]

 

scary things, how much do they eat a day?

 

Not that much well Not as much as you would think anyway pete

I hope its scarier for the sparrowhawk pete ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest j.bamling]

you need to be confident with it you cant just stick it in a shed and hope your bop prob go away

it will need to be moved around to be effective and on view to the other bop remember these owls are massive and their feet are very fast and will crush your hand  

 

I have handled and flown Golden Eagles & Perigrines before so thats not a problem

a few years ago now but i am sure it would all come back

[Guest Owen]

Just a point, the Guy that used to live next door to me had an Eagle Owl tethered to a perch, no more than 6" from the pine end of my loft. There was a conifer hedge between the gardens but the pigeons could see it clearly when they were outside the loft. And incidently, the neighbours used to be in the habit of having a gang of their friends over for barbecues, kids and all.

The pigeons got used to it all. I have seen the birds come through the barbie smoke on their way to landing at the loft. The only sign I saw that the pigeons took any notice was the way they shot through the trap when they landed. But the point is that, they never took much notice of the Owl.

The thing I found a bit iritating about the Owl was the fact that it would sit there making a mewing sound about every ten or fifteen seconds. Someone commented about cats. I saw him with a cat that had got too close. The cat never had a chance.  

[pigeonpete]

 

I have handled and flown Golden Eagles & Perigrines before so thats not a problem

a few years ago now but i am sure it would all come back

 

i remember at a falconry display a few years ago, when the handler of a peregrine said to us do you want to handle it........ i said oh yes please!!!  ;D ;D Had a good chat to the bloke, was a nice guy.

[pigeon princess]

you will need someone with a bit of experience to help you out because you will have to fit jesses swivel and leash all correctly if you dont no what your doing you could end up injuring the bird or a an injury to yourself  steve got grabbed by a redtail 3 years ago  and it went through his hand

[Guest vining45]

i`ve got an owl but still get trouble from hawks owl is cheap to feed though eat 5 chicks a day 250 chicks = £15 at loacal pet shop + the odd rabbit i get given when mate goes ferreting for local farmer

[pigeonpete]

i`ve got an owl but still get trouble from hawks owl is cheap to feed though eat 5 chicks a day 250 chicks = £15 at loacal pet shop + the odd rabbit i get given when mate goes ferreting for local farmer

 

What owl u got mate?

[Guest Blaydon Racer]

We, ve got 3 Owls --A snowy a Barn and a Tawny (I would add some pictures if I knew how ! )

I had the bright idea of having the barn owl one day while the pigeons were out to keep the sparrowhawk away--while the birds were coming in to land he flew onto the back of the loft and the pigeons were off like a shot and some of them were still flying 2 hours later !

[Guest vining45]

eagle owl

[Guest j.bamling]

you will need someone with a bit of experience to help you out because you will have to fit jesses swivel and leash all correctly if you dont no what your doing you could end up injuring the bird or a an injury to yourself  steve got grabbed by a redtail 3 years ago  and it went through his hand

 

I know how to do all that as we did it before  ;D you should have seen how grumpy the Golden Eagle got when he was dropping her down to flying weight her name was Babe but she was far from that LOL

[Guest j.bamling]

you will need someone with a bit of experience to help you out because you will have to fit jesses swivel and leash all correctly if you dont no what your doing you could end up injuring the bird or a an injury to yourself  steve got grabbed by a redtail 3 years ago  and it went through his hand

 

his perigrine went missing one day i went 1 way he went the other of course i found it first  ;D anyway tossed the lure down it came i felt great then i realised i had no glove  ;D so i took my shirt off wrapped it round my hand and arm and carriered it back to the house when i got back you would think freddy kruger had slashed the shirt  ;D luckerly my arm was ok

[Roland]

unlucky mr fox

 

Told you thay won't tolerate any competition  

Spend a couple of nights a week learing out their territory