dogfish Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Earlier this year I advertised a male Harris Hawk for sale on behalf of my wife - he was subsequently sold privately elsewhere. However we still have still his Aviary for sale, as you can see from the pictures this accomodation is large enough for a Harris Hawk (or similar size bird of prey) to live leash free and has a built in "overnight" box in which a bird can be closed in overnight during particularly cold weather. This Aviary is well built and substantial, it is NOT sectional and would need to be moved on a fairly large trailer. I have already moved it once myself so it can be done by a couple of reasonably strong guys. Buyer Collects. (Aviary is situated in North Yorks near Northallerton) £75.00 ono. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 101 Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 (edited) That sounds like fun keeping a bird locked up in a cage to play with , no wonder the mrs wants shot of it , Dave Edited November 9, 2010 by Dave 101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfish Posted November 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Firstly I will apologise for making a mistake, I inadvertantly typed the word play instead of PREY in the title of this post, I did realise soon after posting but the edit facility would not let me change the title line. I thought that most people with a modicum of sense would realise that this was an unfortunate mistake when they read the text in the post - it seems not. Dave101 may be you are having a little joke, Its not quite clear from your post if so, then crack on but I just didn't get it. Maybe you are suggesting that a bird of prey should not be kept in an aviary, if that is so then where would you suggest it should be kept. Clearly he required some kind of accomodation in order to protect him from the elements and facilitate his general care and well being, you know in the same way that a dog, cat, ferret or any other creature needs accomodation. Perhaps you are suggesting that nobody should keep birds of prey in captivity, If that is so than perhaps you should keep that opinion to yourself as I dont feel inclined to take any kind of moral or ethical advice from anyone who indulges in any other kind of field sport, nobody who shoots any animal for pleasure or entertainment can be critical of another who chooses to hunt with a bird of prey. My wifes bird was not a plaything, he was well cared for, well trained and flown regularly. If you had taken the trouble to search the previous post you would have discovered that my wife has had to stop flying him due to chronic ill health, she was very attached to him but sold him very cheaply to someone who would be able to offer him more than she now can. She is still poorly, we all have bills to pay, the aviary is for sale.... Funny Eh !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bali Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Hi mate if only I was nearer it would be gone now.Have you tried http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/index.php these guys and girls no there stuff and will see a bargain. All the best Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Aviary for Bird of Play? Where do you want it posting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 101 Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Hi Just a joke my apologies if I have caused any offence , weird sense of humour . Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfish Posted November 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Dave, Fair enough, I dont mind a joke but thought the forum had been infiltrated by the enemy for a moment ! Apology accepted - rant over. Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfish Posted November 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Nick - thanks for the tip. Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfish Posted November 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Oh.. and if anyone does know how to edit a title line, feel free !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughcoat Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 If only you were closer nice aviary mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegner Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 what are the dimensions please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfish Posted November 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Tegner... sorry for delay - The Aviary is a hexagonal shape, each side is approx 1 metre wide. This effectively gives a width and depth of approx 5ft, and the highest point of the roof is 6ft 8in. The overnight box is attached to the back wall and is about 28in by 28in this extends to the rear of the aviary. The box has a door on it so the bird can either use it at its own discretion, or you can close him/her in or out. Although this overnight box was built for a male Harris, he did have particularly long legs and tail feathers, so it would still accomodate a larger female. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfish Posted November 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 The green doors which are open in the pictures are waterproof fabric shutters which shield the open sides from excessive sun or driving rain. The front door is perspex covered, so the whole thing can be shut up to be draught free during periods of bad weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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