What do you think about these vs. flight harness?
What do you think about these vs. flight harness?
Dangerous! IMO, Jesses are safe for Hawks because they have muscled legs and are designed to carry prey. I don't believe Parrots have comparable leg strength to make the Jesses safe for them.
Agreed with Karen.. not good! Parrots do not have the leg strength of a bird of prey and should never have any kind of tether around their ankles... harness for a parrot, leash for a bird of prey.
The idea is interesting, but I'd be worried about the joints on a parrot holding up as well as musculature.
No, no and no.
Parrots legs are much thinner than the birds of prey these are used for
Did I say NOOOOOOOOOO?
Hmmm, is your reasoning based on scientific research or just based on the fact that parrots legs look too skinny? Parrots are quite happy to hang upside down from one foot when they are playing.
"A busy beak is a happy beak" - David Strom
You don't hear about it much anymore but I'm sure a lot of the older experienced parrot owners will remember when people would tether their parrots to their stands or themselves causing all kinds of problems. The tether can cause legs to break, if they take off flying from being spooked or whatever it can also pull their leg right out of the socket. Over the years people have stopped practicing it because of all the dangers. It's a shame someone like him is trying to bring such an awful thing back.
Karen (05-18-2016)
Thanks Shyra, I did not know that. I am neither for nor against the use of Jesses at the moment apart from my belief that no bird should be unnecessarily restrained. Were the historical ones elasticated? I imagine the ones in the video (which I watched without having the sound on) are safer because they are like the elastic ropes used by bungy jumpers, gradually stopping rather than jerking. But what happens to a bird that is pulled up when trying to fly away? Does it keep flying whilst remaining stationary on the end of the tether or does it twang back to its perch leaving it surprised and confused?
"A busy beak is a happy beak" - David Strom
Casper's 2nd best friend (05-19-2016)