If this opening is not large enough, the hood will not fit properly and the bird will resent it. A hood that did not fit perfectly has slightly bruised this bird. Simply replacing the hood with a better fitting one will let this heal in a couple of days. This is very minor. The widest point here is where the eye area is. You would measure this distance across the top of the hood. Hood by Larry Ray. This bird had a hood that appeared to fit perfectly, but in fact was rubbing the chinstrap against her mandible wearing a spot raw and creating an open wound.
She healed quickly once it was noticed and corrected. Dutch style braces Note that the hood itself is not a traditional Dutch hood, this just illustrates the braces. Photo courtesy of Griff Morgan-Jones. Falconers all over the world have hooded birds for centuries. The use of the hood in falconry birds has been documented in most historic falconry resources; but why? Can you answer that? They may even be able to agree on some of the behavioral benefits, even while still not understanding the mechanics of how and why a hood works.
I may not have decades of falconry experience, but I do believe in the value of hooding. I have spent a lot of time the last few years reading falconry texts, talking to successful falconers, observing them, and applying that knowledge to my own birds to include broad wings, short wings and long wings.
A very common trend that I have seen in successful game hawkers is the extensive use of the hood. Hooding is both a learned skill and an art form. It can be as difficult or as easy as you make it out to be. It is my opinion that the reason hooding appears to be on a path of becoming less common compared to the use of giant hoods which can be a successful alternative in certain situations or not hooding at all is that often during the apprenticeship process, fewer and fewer apprentices are ever taught the values or the mechanics behind hooding.
The primary key to the value of hooding, based on my observations, is the ability to control the experiences that a bird is exposed to. The birds, regardless of whether they are chamber, hacked, passage, wild or captive bred, relate their relationship to the falconer based on their visual interactions directly and indirectly.
The proper use of the hood allows you to control those interactions. When hunting with a falcon or hawk, the bird is prevented from seeing unsuitable or untimely prey that it would want to chase, until the falconer is ready to release it with a good chance of success. Experienced falcons learn that the hood means they are going hunting and can become quite excited to accept it, knowing that when it is removed there will be something to chase. Falconry is legal in the UK but the birds used must have been bred in captivity.
In the United Kingdom it is illegal to take any bird from the wild. This includes the taking of eggs or young. Birds of Prey used in falconry in the UK must by law, have been bred in captivity and wear closed rings on their legs. Furthermore, falconers using birds of prey for public display should be inspected and licensed to do so by the local Council Environmental Office.
There are a number of breeders up and down the country who breed birds of prey for falconry. You should not attempt to acquire a bird of prey unless you are trained in its upkeep and know how to train it. There are a number of falconry courses available for this, both formal and informal.
Having an experienced mentor is also invaluable to avoiding the many pitalls of working with birds of prey. There are also many local falconry clubs and groups to join, which will help you along the way. The main thing is to ensure you know what you are doing before acquiring a bird. We hope this explains some of the reasoning and good practice in falconry. We also hope this goes some way to answering the question Is falconry cruel?
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