If they cannot see it, then it must not be there. A freshly trapped bird with a hood on will eat on the fist within minutes or hours of trapping, even if it is standing on the fist of a person. Simply because she cannot see anything alarming, there is nothing to be alarmed about. Hoods protect the bird and allow ease of control of situations that otherwise could be startling to the bird.
A bird should hood calmly note the large crop on this bird Bird being hooded - Kb Hoods are made of leather, either calf skin or more preferably kangaroo hide. Thinner and more stiff for certain styles is preferred.
Braces are traditionally made of leather, but more recently made of GoreTex strips. Decorations can be done using dyes, various skins such as lizard, or feathers.
Stitching should be done with waxed thread to ensure strength and longevity. Hoods should always be stored open, not closed. Leather hoods made with the smooth side out around the face are lacquered for the longest life-span. This means when unpredictably scary stimuli arise and we have a raptor with us, it can associate us with the fearful situation, whether we choose to restrain it on the glove or it flies off, leaving us in a lose-lose scenario.
The same can also be said for changing and unpredictable circumstances when we can no longer rely on food motivation to help us work the bird through in a calm manner.
It cannot be understated that the manner in which a raptor is trained to wear the hood has a huge impact in the comfort that it exhibits. Hooding can be trained through choice-based training that includes positive reinforcement utilizing tidbits and negative reinforcement that uses distance to reinforce the desired response.
Both have their merits and drawbacks, as detailed in our hood training course in the Avian Behavior Lab. There are some methods hood training and hood use that are on the other end of the spectrum, leading to hood avoidance and overuse. At Avian Behavior International, the hood has a context: a bird that is hooded is typically going somewhere to hunt or exercise. Therefore, the hood gains the added quality once trained of being a means to a very valuable end.
For falconers out in the field, the hood can also be used where carrying around a crate is virtually impossible, to move the bird easily from one field to another, avoid stressful encounters, or return a bird to the vehicle or crate after a hunt that has taken falconer and raptor far afield.
It is understandable that many raptor trainers may simply not have a need to train a bird to wear a hood simply for lack of need. This does not, however, mean that hoods are never needed. For an animal who is frequently looking for his next prey opportunity or watching over his back for his next battle, being on the constant lookout can conceivably be quite stressful.
A well-conditioned raptor, whether in falconry or education, can calmly accept many different situations but there is a still a need to help control negative scenarios to minimize stress. Training a raptor to wear a hood is a valuable tool when trained through choice.
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