A blog about Falconry and Hunting in Oklahoma USA
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Well things are still going slowly and a few people have asked for an update.
The wing is closing up and all the swelling has gone down. She no longer has a wrap on and seems to be leaving it all well alone. So based on that we have decided to bring her weight back down. So far we have been dropping it 1% per day. The target date is to start flying around the 27th Feb and fly her as much as i can through march and then put her up for the season.
From that point I'm going to start working on Emma and another dog to train as flushing and bird dogs. I've been working with Emma but Emma is extremely timid ( we found her abandoned) and Zoie thinks shes a large rabbit. The last bit we really need to work on.
I've ordered a few books on game dog training to brush up on things. I did some training with a springer spaniel when i was a teenager. My dad did most of the training . She was a Field pure breed English Springer Spaniel and lived to the age of 14 probably the best dog i ever had.
So I'm looking forward to the coming months things are starting to pick up....
The wing is closing up and all the swelling has gone down. She no longer has a wrap on and seems to be leaving it all well alone. So based on that we have decided to bring her weight back down. So far we have been dropping it 1% per day. The target date is to start flying around the 27th Feb and fly her as much as i can through march and then put her up for the season.
From that point I'm going to start working on Emma and another dog to train as flushing and bird dogs. I've been working with Emma but Emma is extremely timid ( we found her abandoned) and Zoie thinks shes a large rabbit. The last bit we really need to work on.
I've ordered a few books on game dog training to brush up on things. I did some training with a springer spaniel when i was a teenager. My dad did most of the training . She was a Field pure breed English Springer Spaniel and lived to the age of 14 probably the best dog i ever had.
So I'm looking forward to the coming months things are starting to pick up....
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Pigeon Bands
My Pigeon Bands arrived today. I want to mark the breading pairs and then start harvesting the rest. I want to keep the number down low3-4 breading pairs max. This will aid in identifying them. The pigeon coop is not far from being completed and then the pigeons will move into that and Zoie can start free lofting. The plan for this weekend is to get it all complete, that's the plan....
Zoie is recovering slowly, she is nice and fat at the moment and on a diet of mice, rats and pigeon. The injury to her wing is taking for ever to close up so I'm researching the use of New Skin on Avery birds, who has used it and what success they have had. If we we can close it up I'm pretty sure it will heal more quickly.
Zoie is recovering slowly, she is nice and fat at the moment and on a diet of mice, rats and pigeon. The injury to her wing is taking for ever to close up so I'm researching the use of New Skin on Avery birds, who has used it and what success they have had. If we we can close it up I'm pretty sure it will heal more quickly.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
New Chaps
For Christmas i got a Gift card for Gander Mountain. Today i went and got some Rattlers Chaps that i had been after for some time. They rang up for $54 dollars instead of the list price of $69 The gift card came in useful for bringing the $54 dollars down even more. Cant wait to get in teh filed and use them. Hopefully in two weeks time see if we can get a few bunnies before the season is over.
Once i get some use out of them i'll give a better review of them.
Once i get some use out of them i'll give a better review of them.
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