Anyone fancy this job ?

I'll stick to hedgehogs then.

They're much easier to catch anyway

[chris8886]

Originally Posted by figaro

I'll stick to hedgehogs then.

They're much easier to catch anyway

quite right, they are, lol.

[Littlepeahead]

If that hawk doesn't catch anything when we go out on Saturday I'll be most disappointed. I expect a rabbit at least.

[chris8886]

Originally Posted by Littlepeahead

If that hawk doesn't catch anything when we go out on Saturday I'll be most disappointed. I expect a rabbit at least.

well make sure you tell grant that and he shall bring the better hunting pair then, rather than the pair that fly better from tree to tree and down to the glove.


try and let him know asap, so he can try and prepare them (getting them to their hunting weights etc.) properly, so they'll perform at their best.

[ophic]

Originally Posted by chris8886

(getting them to their hunting weights etc.)

is that like balancing a wheel? little clip on weights on each leg so they can fly straight?

[L3nny]

Saw a thing on QI about this it was well...... quite interesting.

Apparently it's a very hard to learn skill and the best chicken sexers earn mega bucks.

Originally Posted by L3nny

Saw a thing on QI about this it was well...... quite interesting.

Apparently it's a very hard to learn skill and the best chicken sexers earn mega bucks.

Surely you could tell them that you can do it, by the time they find out you're just guessing randomly, you've made a stack of money?

[jambo]

Originally Posted by ophic

is that like balancing a wheel? little clip on weights on each leg so they can fly straight?

I chuckled

[L3nny]

Originally Posted by Amadeus

Surely you could tell them that you can do it, by the time they find out you're just guessing randomly, you've made a stack of money?

I've been doing that with my job for years so I can't see why not.

[chris8886]

Originally Posted by ophic

is that like balancing a wheel? little clip on weights on each leg so they can fly straight?

no, lol. with birds of prey, their weight differs every day. it depends on how much food the eat the day before and if you are flying them or whether they are in an aviary. too much food and they won't fly back to glove or will at least be very slow in their response (because if they are not hungry, so why would they fly?) and just an ounce too heavy or too light can make all the difference!