I've only known of one other person on KZitem who does the alien abduction method! I'm not really familiar with this method in comparison to the traditional manning. I got a couple of questions to ask you! How come it took 22 days before this hawk finally stepped up onto the glove? Many of the Falconry birds that I've seen have already accomplished that on at least day 3. Also, wouldn't it make more sense to raise your glove up above the hawk's head so that Badit can easily use his beak to grab the meat, but then start lowering the glove as the meat dwindles? This way he knows to use his talons to step up to eat the rest of it.
@guaranteedworstcardetailin6793
2 жыл бұрын
It took Bandit 22 days due to several factors, food source issues and weight. He was a fat male when trapped. He dropped 18% of his trapped weight and still hadn’t ate (part of that is due to the warm fall). I got concerned and started changing his food. Ended up feeding him quail on day 14. I brought his weight back up a few oz over several days. Then started bringing him down again. His hunger has to override his fear of me. The placement of the glove is of no major issue as long as he knows the glove has food on it. With that being said I would rather him see the food between my fingers to help with the hunger response. As he steps to the glove with one foot I raise the glove so he has to commit or back away. If he is hungry enough he will commit, if not his fear of me will win and he has the freedom to back away. All of the decisions are his to make no force no tricks. He comes to me knowing I am a source of food. Over time he builds some trust without being forced onto a glove and scared for hours and days. I would love for this to had worked in three days. I know with some birds it does. It am still having to drop his weight a little more before we do the creance work. Thank you for the question.
@JeremyThePlayer88
2 жыл бұрын
Hey no problem, I'm focused on becoming a Falconer myself, so that info definitely helps. And of course, I do know all about the hunger vs fear response. You are allowing him to take food on his own without being tethered to your glove, which is a smart way of training a hawk! I personally would rather tether a hawk, only because a hawk has to realize that there will always be something the hawk should be scared of. One common example are Great Horned Owls, which are known to raid hawk nests! If Bandit thinks stepping onto a monster's hand was scary, just imagine what would happen if a Great Horned Owl just mysteriously appeared out of nowhere! I do admit though, giving Bandit the freedom to do whatever he wants is pretty cool only because it makes him feel right at home! He doesn't have to worry about any natural predators as long as he is living in that enclosure!
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