Falconry: Costs?

Question

Curious- What costs are associated with falconry? About how much do the birds cost?

I know there's laws & regulations regarding falconry. I know it's a lot of work... I'm just curious of price of birds.

Answer 1

Quite a bit. As the other person said you need to know rules and regs. and zoo's might be a place to get your bird but first you need to have a mew for it, hood, jesses, small game (don't expect it to feed it self always) A good bit of land to hunt and exersise your bird on. As for the bird i don't know for sure but your probably looking at 5-10 thousand at least. If you look at pet stores and see what thier highest price bird is it might give you an idea. Unless you get a common one like (merlins?) Your going to be looking at prices alot higher then pet store prices for reg. birds. What kind of bird were you intrested in?

Answer 2

I'm not sure about where you are, but when I spoke to a group in CA, there are rules & laws about owning some of these birds.

If you can't seem to find a group in your area, try looking at local Renaissance Fairs - they may have Falconry groups. Also local zoos may be able to get you the right contacts.

These beautiful birds can be a lot of work, so finding out about a group where you might be able to be involved before owning one yourself will give you a good indication of the commitment involved.

Best of luck (and I think they are great, but just go and enjoy other people's birds, myself!)