Finding your bird's flying weight
Your flying weight is the band where your raptor is keen but strong.
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Written By Davide Del GattoLast updated 9 days ago
Your flying weight is the narrow band where your raptor is keen to hunt and respond, yet strong enough to fly well. Too heavy and she ignores the lure, too light and she loses condition.
How to find it
- Weigh at the same time every morning, before food.
- Note the weight alongside behaviour: response to the lure, footing, mood. Logging an activity after each session does this for you.
- After 2 to 3 weeks, the weights on her best days form your window.
Take it slowly. Never drop weight by more than 2% a day.
Next: set a flying weight window so Falconry Scale can tell you when she is ready to fly (see Setting a flying weight window).
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