by Erithacus » Tue Feb 02, 2016 7:59 am
I have 2 potentials in Eclipse and Zico. Somehow Eclipse wasn't responding well midway through the training. I moved the training ground to the playground. After a month of getting them familiarized the surrounding and also they had built up their confidence level during the 1 month at the playground, they became less afraid of those wild birds flying around. I felt that Zico is the better of the two. I gathered a few friends on Sunday. With their presence, they gave me courage to free fly Zico. I did the usual training with Zico minus the harness. Eclipse joined in the training (in harness). I spent maybe about 15 minutes of free flying. I would be lying if I say I wasn't worried at all. I don't think my bird is ready to join my other friends in free flying events.
Before that I tried outdoor recall without harness outside my house. I placed them (one at a time) on the gate. I walked back into the house and when I called or blew the whistle, they flew in.
Kilaya ...cag
Pipi, Zizi, Eclipse and Zico ... gcc