A. DEPENDS ON THE BIRD, FROM £50 TO £10000S.KESTREL TO EAGLE.
Q. WHAT DO BIRDS EAT.
A. RAW MEAT.
Q. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO TRAIN A BIRD OF PREY.
A. DEPENDING ON THE TIME YOU HAVE TO GIVE TO THE BIRD IT TAKES A FEW WEEKS. AS I WORK IT TOOK ME THREE WEEKS.
Q. WHAT ABOUT A LICENCE TO BE A FALCONER.
A. YOU DO NOT NEED A LICENCE BUT SOME BIRDS DO HAVE TO HAVE PAPERWORK AND YOU CAN END UP IN TROUBLE IF CAUGHT WITHOUT IT.
Q. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO KEEP A BIRD.
A. FOR ONE BIRD IT WILL APPROX COST AROUND £50 A YEAR DEPENDING ON FEEDING.
Q. CAN YOU GET PET INSURANCE.
A. YES AND IT IS NOT ALL THAT COSTLY, AROUND £15 TO £30 A YEAR DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU WANT COVERED.
Q. CAN KIDS GET INVOLVED WITH THIS HOBBY.
A. YES AND YES, REALLY GOOD FOR THE KIDS, MINE LOVE IT AND MY YOUNGEST LOVES HUNTING BEST.
Q. WHERE CAN I BUY A BIRD OF PREY.
A. THERE ARE ALOT OF PLACES AND ALOT OF BREEDERS BUT MUST ADVISE TO LEARN ALOT ABOUT IT BEFORE BUYING. GETTING A BIRD IS THE EASY PART.
Q. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO LEARN.
A. FROM £200 TO £500 OR £O IF YOU CAN FIND SOMEONE TO TEACH YOU THATS NOT INTERESTED IN MAKING MONEY OUT OF IT. I HELP PEOPLE BECAUSE I ENJOY DOING SO AND THEY CAN LEARN AT THEIR SPEED.
Q. WHERE DO I LEARN.
A. FIND YOUR NEAREST BIRD OF PREY CENTER AND ASK THERE OR YOU CAN CHECK THROUGH THE NET .
Q. WHAT ABOUT GETTING OWLS.
A. I WOULD ADVISE THAT IF YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE AN OWL IS NOT EASY AS YOU REALLY HAVE TO IMPRINT AN OWL TO GET IT TO WORK GOOD FOR YOU. OWLS ARE NOT AS BRIGHT AS THEY SAY INFACT PROB NEARER THE DUMBER END OF THE BIRDS.
Q. HOW LONG DOES A HAWK LIVE.
A. IN CAPIVITY APROX 25 YEARS. IN THE WILD AROUND 8 TO 10.
Q. WHAT AGE DO YOU HAVE TO BE.
A. THERE IS NO SET AGE BUT RESPONSIBILTY IS THE KEY WORD, IF YOU CAN'T LOOK AFTER THE BIRD DON'T HAVE ONE.
Q. WHAT KIND OF BIRD IS BEST TO HAVE.
A. THIS DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT ANYONE WHO IS JUST STARTING WOULD BE BEST WITH A HARRIS HAWK, AND ANYONE WANTING TO WORK WITH A FALCON WOULD BE BEST STARTING WITH A LANNER FALCON. FOR ANYONE WANTING TO KNOW WHY E-MAIL ME AND I WILL EXPLAIN MY VIEWS BUT THEY ARE ONLY MY VIEWS.
IF YOU NEED ANY QUESTIONS ASKED JUST E-MAIL ME AS ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE CAN HELP OTHERS AND I WILL PIN THEM UP.
