15 July Update

5.30pm - RAIN AGAIN!!!!! Flown indoors - 104g - 5 flights to fist. Fed Quail. Then manned by both son's and daughter for a couple of hours.

Weight after - 128g

13th June - Update

6.00pm - Bean - 107g - Heavy Rain AGAIN!. Flown in garage with my daughter. Weight after 7 flights - 127g

Weekend Update

Saturday 6.00pm - 114g - raining - didn't fly Bean - fed on fist.

Sunday 4.00pm - 117g - raining again - didn't fly just fed on fist and manned.

10th July

Bean - 99g - weight flown by number two boy in field. Flew twice around farmhouse and came straight into fist. Stooped towards lure but still unsure with it. Great to fist though. Fed on lure on floor. Very happy with progress.
Off the the Festival of Falconry in Reading tomorrow - early start 5.30am - aim to get get around 7.00pm will give 'Bean' a fly on return fronm the Festival.

9th July Update

5.30pm - 104g - flown free again - fed two mice.

Westerly wind and 'Bean' circled around farmhouse before returning to fist. Still ignores lure! Must keep trying with the lure.

FREE!!!

Wednesday - 7.30pm - 102g weight. Decided to fly 'Bean' free.
First 3 flights of 30metre fine. Then 'Bean' decided to strech his wings for a bit! and gave chase to a couple of LBJ's before settling into the largest Scots Pine on the farm after about 10mins had a short flight the the Rowan tree in the front of the house before returning to the fist!

Very happy on his return if not a little nervous on first free flight.

7th July

'Bean' - 5.30pm - 100g jesses & anklets only. Weather windy and raining. Flown free to fist in garage with youngest son calling 'Bean' to fist 10 times. He then took 'Bean' for a walk around the farm for about an hour after, then daughter handled 'Bean' for about 20 mins whilst I manned new Black Gyr Saker.

Update

It has been 4 days since last post. 'Bean' has progressed well - though he is indifferent to the lure but is happy fly 20 metres to the fist.
Weather has been very bad for the last few days strong winds and heavy rain so has distrupped 'Bean's training. Flown him free in the garage last night 10 flights of about 5 metres each. Fed mice - weight steady at 100g with just anklets on. Hopefully the weather will break and wind will drop before first free flight outside this week.

Update

3rd July - 7am - 110g. Placed in weathering. Flown yesterday at 6pm - weather showers -106g - OK to fist no interest in lure. 10 flights to fist.