Quote Originally Posted by keitht View Post
Also Jeff: I hope I didn't sound negative about the 15 day thing. I didn't mean to. Some people prefer later taken chicks. It's a trade-off in regards to behavior.
Keith: No problem . I would have preferred a younger chick but since it was later in the spring and he just sat there it was decided to give him the same treatment. If he had acted fearful in the nest I wouldn't have taken him at all.

After consulting with a wiser and more experienced accipiter guru my bird is back outside preening in a tree. My neighborhood is similar to Joe's except that I'm on the edge of a subdivision next to woods. In my previous post i was referring to my neighbors bottle rockets, not mine.

I'm curious to see if completing the tame hack is going to smooth out or magnify some of the fear issues.

-Jeff