Thank you for watching the video! By the end of the video you will have the important basics to cope your bird's beak. There will be birds that will be more difficult both to handle and to cope but with time and experience as well as keeping these basics in mind, you can cope no matter the bird. Please reach out if you have any questions. And let me know if this video was helpful and hit the like button if you want more videos like this. You can also make suggestions here in the comments!
Appreciate this in depth video from you. I've always allowed my vet to be the bad guy and cope Yiska's beak, but I'm going to need to do it myself this time. Even though I stood their and watched the vet do it every time, I still needed a refresher for sure. Appreciate the obvious love, respect and care you show to your birds. Again thank you for this excellent video.
Thanks for sharing, I want to do this to my HH , I have nipped the end off a couple times and got him pulling at rabbit bones, I think it’s time to make a better job , so the video was helpful. Thank you.
Yes, thank you for the additional information. I am well aware of the importance of bones and taring. But I’m sure you are aware that you can’t feed them necks, wings and bones only or in large quantities without the ‘soft meat’ during hunting or they will not get the nutrients necessary. Raptors require a whole body diet and during hunting season you cannot feed a whole body and expect them to fly. Regardless of the diet, a good diet that includes bones and tarings will almost always require coping with raptors in captivity.
@@raptorfalconry I had Raptors for some years , never had problems with the Beaks , - , and I remember my Saker would love rabbit heads ,completely take them apart - ,into little pieces , . Mammal bone 🦴 is not like Bird bone 🦴 . Most Falconers are to ""lazy ,"" don't have time to feed a ""ziget "" on the fist . Any ways - Falconer s Greetings from Vancouver island .
@@mrkus-nc7od Good for you, you are the only one who doesn’t have to cope a beak. Which the point of the video, to show the rest of us that do how to cope a beak and not to discuss diet choices; it’s too complex to make causal conclusions in the comments. I have no idea what a ziget is but feeding on the glove does not resolve the problem of an overgrown beak. And feeding some species/birds on the fist creates aggression. I have several birds that I NEVER feed on the fist for that reason. It’s not lazy it’s smart management. My Saker Falcon enjoyed a rabbit head this week but if I expect her to actually hunt I cannot feed her a rabbit head frequently and it also does not have the protein needed to build the muscle required. And feeding rabbit consistently is not ideal, it’s a white meat and will not provide the needed nutrients over time. This is why you provide a variation such as mice and quail, which does not provide the bone size to wear down the beak sufficiently. You must have never hunted your birds. A full understanding of the individual bird’s nutritional requirements must be the goal not the goal of never needing to cope a beak.
@@raptorfalconry you know my stepfather "" Frank Beebe gave me his Gyr Falcon named Lill because she was getting to heavy for him , all she had for a diet was vita hawk and Drum sticks , her beak was like a chick eating hawk overgrown, after 6 months the problem was gone , but the argument between me and old Frank was not because of Raptors Diet . I think 🤔 I am the only one ? That ever got a letter ✉️ resume from Frank - stating condition of my Raptors besides my Falconry skills . I am looking to leave Canada - do you have a job for me ?🤔
Thank you for watching the video! By the end of the video you will have the important basics to cope your bird's beak. There will be birds that will be more difficult both to handle and to cope but with time and experience as well as keeping these basics in mind, you can cope no matter the bird.
Please reach out if you have any questions. And let me know if this video was helpful and hit the like button if you want more videos like this. You can also make suggestions here in the comments!
Appreciate this in depth video from you. I've always allowed my vet to be the bad guy and cope Yiska's beak, but I'm going to need to do it myself this time. Even though I stood their and watched the vet do it every time, I still needed a refresher for sure. Appreciate the obvious love, respect and care you show to your birds. Again thank you for this excellent video.
@@vickigower8125 Thank you very much for your kind words. And I’m glad that the video helped. 🤗
Thanks for sharing, I want to do this to my HH , I have nipped the end off a couple times and got him pulling at rabbit bones, I think it’s time to make a better job , so the video was helpful.
Thank you.
Diet ! Given soft meat is the problem, bones help, necks and wings
Yes, thank you for the additional information. I am well aware of the importance of bones and taring. But I’m sure you are aware that you can’t feed them necks, wings and bones only or in large quantities without the ‘soft meat’ during hunting or they will not get the nutrients necessary. Raptors require a whole body diet and during hunting season you cannot feed a whole body and expect them to fly.
Regardless of the diet, a good diet that includes bones and tarings will almost always require coping with raptors in captivity.
@@raptorfalconry I had Raptors for some years , never had problems with the Beaks , - , and I remember my Saker would love rabbit heads ,completely take them apart - ,into little pieces , . Mammal bone 🦴 is not like Bird bone 🦴 . Most Falconers are to ""lazy ,"" don't have time to feed a ""ziget "" on the fist . Any ways - Falconer s Greetings from Vancouver island .
@@mrkus-nc7od Good for you, you are the only one who doesn’t have to cope a beak. Which the point of the video, to show the rest of us that do how to cope a beak and not to discuss diet choices; it’s too complex to make causal conclusions in the comments. I have no idea what a ziget is but feeding on the glove does not resolve the problem of an overgrown beak. And feeding some species/birds on the fist creates aggression. I have several birds that I NEVER feed on the fist for that reason. It’s not lazy it’s smart management.
My Saker Falcon enjoyed a rabbit head this week but if I expect her to actually hunt I cannot feed her a rabbit head frequently and it also does not have the protein needed to build the muscle required. And feeding rabbit consistently is not ideal, it’s a white meat and will not provide the needed nutrients over time. This is why you provide a variation such as mice and quail, which does not provide the bone size to wear down the beak sufficiently. You must have never hunted your birds. A full understanding of the individual bird’s nutritional requirements must be the goal not the goal of never needing to cope a beak.
@@raptorfalconry you know my stepfather "" Frank Beebe gave me his Gyr Falcon named Lill because she was getting to heavy for him , all she had for a diet was vita hawk and Drum sticks , her beak was like a chick eating hawk overgrown, after 6 months the problem was gone , but the argument between me and old Frank was not because of Raptors Diet . I think 🤔 I am the only one ? That ever got a letter ✉️ resume from Frank - stating condition of my Raptors besides my Falconry skills . I am looking to leave Canada - do you have a job for me ?🤔
@@mrkus-nc7od no