| 30/08/97 |
Picked up from Southampton. Put in aviary, siting next to bow perch.
Not eating. |
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| 31/08/97 |
Same |
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| 01/09/97 |
Ate one chick |
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| 02/09/97 |
Ate one chick, still not sitting on perch |
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| 06/09/97 |
Eating well but still not sure of perch. |
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| 07/09/97 |
At last, she's sitting on the perch |
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| 12/09/97 |
Did not feed today, start manning tomorrow |
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13/09/97
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Picked and put on fist, did not bate once !. Managed to weigh her.
Sat outside for 1/2 hour with chick on fist. Looked at food but not ready
yet. |
2lb 1 1/4
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| 14/09/97 |
Same |
2lb |
| 15/09/97 |
Same, "licking her lips", maybe tomorrow |
1lb 15 3/4 |
| 16/09/97 |
Still not there yet, looking interested |
1lb 15 oz |
| 17/09/97 |
Very close, manned for an hour. |
1lb 15 1/2 |
18/09/97
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Same as yesterday, very tense, I think I need a double thickness glove.
Must be there soon |
1lb 14 oz
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19/09/97
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Still not ready. Melvins bird Tarra (see pic above) is a full sister
of Furn. She was 1lb 12 1/4 oz before she ate off the fist, after 8 days.
Blake went 10 days. |
1lb 13 1/2
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| 20/09/97 |
Still not there |
1lb 12 7/8 |
| 21/09/97 |
Same |
1lb 12 1/2 |
22/09/97
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Manned for 1/2 an hour as usual, still not interested, put her on bow
perch with chick and hid. When she started eating rushed out and picked
her up. She continued to eat almost immediately, ate two chicks. There
at last. |
1lb 12 1/4
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23/09/97
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Ate 3 chicks on fist, manned for an hour, walked around garden. Only
bates when going back into the Avery. |
1lb 12 1/2
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| 24/09/97 |
Same as yesterday |
1lb 13 1/2 |
| 25/09/97 |
Tried to get her to jump to fist, no go. She will step onto fist. |
1lb 13 3/4 |
| 26/09/97 |
Jumping a couple of feet to glove. Manned four a couple of hours |
1lb 13 1/2 |
27/09/97
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Flying 15 feet to fist, very good but wont let go of glove when truing
to get her back on the flying perch, hangs on with one foot. Tried picking
up off bow perch with food, still bates every time |
1lb 13
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| 28/09/09 |
Flying in garden |
1lb 13 5/8 |
| 29/07/09 |
Flying in garden |
1lb 14 |
| 30/09/97 |
Picking up off bow perch well, flying in garden |
1lb 13 1/2 |
| 01/10/97 |
Flying in garden |
1lb 13 3/4 |
| 02/10/97 |
Flying well, let her free in avery |
1lb 14 1/4 |
| 03/10/97 |
Tried her in travel box, ok. Did not feed much, going out tomorrow |
1lb 13 3/4 |
04/10/97
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Out in the fields at last. Trouble getting her into the travel box
but eventually managed it. Slow on the first flight but did well after
that, coming full creance length.Still holding on to glove with one foot.
Went for a walk with her on fist with Melvin and Tarra. |
1lb 13 1/2
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05/10/97
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Out again, flew once on the creance then let her go. No problems, coming
out of trees etc. Not really following on but flew without being called
twice, landed on the ground. A bit slow while a horse and rider were going
past. Very good. |
1lb 13
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| 06/10/97 |
Really good. Following on, trying to soar. Only problem is the sticking
to the glove |
1lb 13 1/8 |
07/10/97
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Not so good. Flew with Melvin and Tarra, no problems. Tarra was a bit
high so Melvin continued with her on the fist. Furn was following on well,
then she circled in front and put in a great stoop at some rabbits, I ran
over but she had missed, she darted into a double, thick hedge over a small
stream, looking for the rabbits, and there she stayed. She was there over
40 minutes, and it was getting dark. I was waving doc around, throwing
them, etc., not even looking. She kept scanning for rabbits. then she put
a foot up ! I just couldn't get her attention. I desperation I tried to
climb up to her, she then shot out of the hedge to a tree. I climbed out,
called her, and she came first time, bur veered off when she was about
a yard from me and landed in another tree. She stayed the for a couple
of minutes, then came down to a doc. I cant believe she needs to come down,
I was going to put her up! |
1lb 13
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| 08/10/97 |
Wet and windy, and it gets dark to early, only flying weekends now. |
1lb 13 1/2 |
| 10/10/97 |
Started off well, a bit windy but copping well. Started to slow up.
Ended up refusing to come to a full chick. Then just took off, went with
the wind and disappeared into the distance. Tracked her down and eventually
she came into the fist. Still hard to believe she's too high but she's
not responding well |
1lb 12 1/4 |
12/10/97
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Following on well, went into a wood, called but she wouldn't come down,
kept catching glimpses of her circling above, then no sign of her, couldn't
hear any bells. Got the telemetry out and the signal was just in front
of me. Went to climb over fence back into the woods and there she was at
my feet on a rabbit. Got out a chick to reward her but as I offered it
to her over the rabbit she let go! I managed to hang on to it, dispatched
it, got her back on. Covered rabbit and she came of well to the chick.
Fed her up on the fist and gave her the rabbits head when we got home.
Entered but still not obedient. |
1lb 12 1/4
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18/10/97
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Got the weight all wrong,started ok but soon started to squabble with
Tarra. We separated but then she just turned off and wouldn't come in.
Eventually got her in to a full chick, too high now to fly tomorrow |
1lb 14
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25/10/97
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A lot better, no fighting. Following on and coming in well. Saw a couple
of rabbits but she was out of position. Had a long stealth flight at some
wood pigeons. Later Tara had a hare. |
1lb 12 1/2
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26/10/97
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Very good, trying for everything. Had a rally good go at some crows
but they were flying rings round her. |
1lb 12 1/4
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29/10/97
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Been out exorcising everyday this week, copping with wind well but
coming in to the fist a bit fast! I have been taking the dog out to try
and get her going as well but today Furn took her out twice, fortunately
no damage was done to either but the sight of Velvet running round in circles
yelping with Furn attached to her head has me worried. I wont be taking
Velvet out again (at least for a time) but I'm also worried how she will
react to other dogs. On Saturday (25/10) she flew over to some dogs but
thought better of it and veered off |
1lb 12 1/4
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| 30/10/97 |
Going well, caught her second rabbit |
1lb 12 1/4 |
| 1/11/97 |
A good day, didn't catch anything but had some good flights at pheasant |
1lb 12 |
2/11/97
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Out with Melvin and Tarra (as usual) and Gary with his female, Kate.
Gary had his ferrets so I had to fly from the fist as, although Furn has
a ferret run in her aviary she still looked like she wanted to get at them.
Didn't have much luck with the ferrets, Furn had another good chase after
crows. Saw 4 Hares, Tarra hit one but was kicked off. Tarra and Kate both
had a rabbit each |
1lb 11 3/4
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08/11/97
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Out with Melvin and Gary. Very windy. Loss sight of Kate and Furn in
a wood. When we found them they were on the ground locked on to each other
surrounded by (their) feathers. Separated ok but on inspection one of Furns
eyes was half closed and there was blood in the corner of her mouth. Took
her straight to the vet ( Neil Forbes) who found that a talon had entered
behind the eyelid and come out through her cheek, miraculously missing
her eye. She also had a puncture wound under her neck. Neil gave her shot
for shock and pain relief and I have eye drops and antibiotics to give
her three times a day. Could have been worse but its put me off flying
with Gary/Kate ! |
1lb 13
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