european eagle owl

[shotgun tim]

do you think the pigeons would get used to an european eagle owl if i teathered one in the garden to keep percy and the sparrow away,i could also fly it in the eve around certain areas where there are certain nests ;)

[Guest Freebird]

Maybe the older birds would take a bit of time but I'm quite sure the youngsters would get used to it if exposed from weaning, after all they tolerate us. As usual some birds will handle it better than others. The other side is maybe it's not a good idea to get them comfy with birds of pray so don't really know the answer mate. Be good for flying morning and night though and I'm sure they Bop's would move out the area.

[Guest challengerlofts]

I always wanted to have a pair of European Eagle Owl. Please kindly share your expercience how to look after them. Thank you very much.

[Guest strapper]

I always wanted to have a pair of European Eagle Owl. Please kindly share your expercience how to look after them. Thank you very much.

 

they are easier then you think....i used to feed my barn owls on day old chicks..which were frozen, you can buy them by the thousand in a box...used to be around £25 more now i would imagine,

they will eat a whole chick in 1 go...you will also need some form of vitamin which comes in a powder form you can sprinkle on their food.

 

their droppings can smell because of the acid in the meat they eat.

i loved having the owls ..i had 3..all british rung.

[Guest challengerlofts]

 

they are easier then you think....i used to feed my barn owls on day old chicks..which were frozen, you can buy them by the thousand in a box...used to be around £25 more now i would imagine,

they will eat a whole chick in 1 go...you will also need some form of vitamin which comes in a powder form you can sprinkle on their food.

 

their droppings can smell because of the acid in the meat they eat.

i loved having the owls ..i had 3..all british rung.

 

 

Thanks m8. Soon as my back garden's done. I'll start making aviary. Difinitely i'm having this owl. Are they need big space / cage & what size it could be? Thanks.

[clyde]

do you think the pigeons would get used to an european eagle owl if i teathered one in the garden to keep percy and the sparrow away,i could also fly it in the eve around certain areas where there are certain nests ;)

 

yes they do , had a harris hawk and a red tail , with no problems

[p charlton]

 

they are easier then you think....i used to feed my barn owls on day old chicks..which were frozen, you can buy them by the thousand in a box...used to be around £25 more now i would imagine,

they will eat a whole chick in 1 go...you will also need some form of vitamin which comes in a powder form you can sprinkle on their food.

 

their droppings can smell because of the acid in the meat they eat.

i loved having the owls ..i had 3..all british rung.

 

lol i had a barn owl omg the nose kept the whole street up lol

[shotgun tim]

iv had barn owls,little owls and kestrals as pets all british rung i would also use it for hunting

[Guest bigda]

do you think the pigeons would get used to an european eagle owl if i teathered one in the garden to keep percy and the sparrow away,i could also fly it in the eve around certain areas where there are certain nests ;)

 

yes  think you would  get  some on here chip in for its up keep tim  

[lawrie]

do you need a lisence to keep them?

[Guest vining45]

i`ve got one with licence to prove captive bred easy to keep mine has day old chicks and the odd rabbit for a change of diet

[Guest strapper]

i`ve got one with licence to prove captive bred easy to keep mine has day old chicks and the odd rabbit for a change of diet

 

yes they need fur and feather in their diet.

[lawrie]

do they not pluck the animals before eating?

[Guest Owen]

My neighbour had an European Eagle Owl in his garden next to mine. It was no more that 10/12 feet from the side of my loft. It was the side that I keep my widowhood cocks. I never had a problem and the birds never seemed to notice it was there.

The Jackdaws and Crows would have a go at it sometimes but it was fine for about the 18 monthes it was there. I will give you a tip though. If it gets locked on to anything, you would be very lucky to get it off. I saw this one locked on to a chicken and a cat, at differant times. It would not let go and eventually killed both and ate them.

The Guy who looks after them at Ebbw Vale, Festival Park, told me that the big females will handle a dog of Labridor size and, in the wild, they will frequantly take well grown lambs and adult foxes. I have no idea if this right, but that is what he said. Mind you at the time he was trying to convince me that they should never by let loose. I think he may be one of those RSPB nut cases.

[lawrie]

theres videos on youtube  of them killing deer and wolves

[jimmy white]

eagle owl,, as with all owls will see or hunt better at night, their main food is rabbit,  it will not tolerate any other bird of prey anywhere near its own nesting grounds [usually the same type of nesting ground as the peregrine],, i wouldnt think they would kill a wolf or labrador :-/

[jimmy white]

a tame one i asked if it was wild ,, they just said it wasnt very pleased ;D

[sammy]

would like to hear the views of people from other countyrs that have them in the wild and see if they take dogs /cats etc as surley with all the propaganda keek the rspb spout out in this country about them they have failed to show any evidence of them doing so and they have been here for years well untill they made them dissapear ,is there no foreign sites about these type of birds????????

[jimmy white]

would like to hear the views of people from other countyrs that have them in the wild and see if they take dogs /cats etc as surley with all the propaganda keek the rspb spout out in this country about them they have failed to show any evidence of them doing so and they have been here for years well untill they made them dissapear ,is there no foreign sites about these type of birds????????

 

propaganda sammy, > >,,,,theres eagle owls in the u,k now,,for many years,,,, no reports of any killing of dogs etc,,,one report to rspb,, the killing of a barn owl

[sammy]

 

propaganda sammy, > >,,,,theres eagle owls in the u,k now,,for many years,,,, no reports of any killing of dogs etc,,,one report to rspb,, the killing of a barn owl

 

thing is jimmy joe public listens to it and so do government  

[jimmy white]

 

thing is jimmy joe public listens to it and so do government  

 

exactly that sammy   rspb do not want them here for obvious reasons,,,

if their born in the wild in the u,k,, they are entitled to the same protection as any other b o p,,,,

but if they are escapees, they are........... caught :-/ :-/ >,,,by the rspb,,,,but according  to the  rspb they all seem to be escapees???,,,,  >

[north wales novice-]

a tame one i asked if it was wild ,, they just said it wasnt very pleased ;D

 

whos that well dressed man in the photo ?/ sure i have seen him somewhere before (evil)          andy.

[jimmy white]

 

whos that well dressed man in the photo ?/ sure i have seen him somewhere before (evil)          andy.

 

big game hunter white ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest Owen]

I have been writing to RSPB lately, John Knott their BOP person. I fully intend to publish the contents of the letters. But I can tell you that he is totally against Eagle Owls flying wild in Britain. When I put the point that peregrines are to some extent controlled by the availability of nest sites, he said that he thinks it is right to provide man made sites. It is the same as nest boxes for bluetits according to him.

He also thinks it is OK to introduce White Tailed Eagles even though they have been absent from Britain since 1886, and it is proven that they will take lambs. He is also hell bent on removing the parrotkeets from East London. Because they are not British. This Guy has big plans and does not think that we, the Public, should have say in what they want to do.  

[jimmy white]

I have been writing to RSPB lately, John Knott their BOP person. I fully intend to publish the contents of the letters. But I can tell you that he is totally against Eagle Owls flying wild in Britain. When I put the point that peregrines are to some extent controlled by the availability of nest sites, he said that he thinks it is right to provide man made sites. It is the same as nest boxes for bluetits according to him.

He also thinks it is OK to introduce White Tailed Eagles even though they have been absent from Britain since 1886, and it is proven that they will take lambs. He is also hell bent on removing the parrotkeets from East London. Because they are not British. This Guy has big plans and does not think that we, the Public, should have say in what they want to do.  

 

did the same to duncan ,",hifen",, ewan rspb,, cant see the thread now,, but basicly same answer, and same questions,, seems the public have no say,,, bad >