What's The Difference?

[SAFalconer 10]

What is the difference between a pure Gyr and a 7/8th Gyr x 1/8th Saker hybrid?

[arcticgun 4,548]

Answers in the question pal ones pure, ones a man made hybrid, we make hybrids too too try improve what naature gave us or for hybrid vigour or simply cos we can

Edited July 4, 2014 by arcticgun

[nomoon 542]

What is the difference between a pure Gyr and a 7/8th Gyr x 1/8th Saker hybrid?

1/8 is the difference,stupid question

[SAFalconer 10]

I imagine he meant 'what are the advantages/disadvantges between these birds' but I imagine you know that.\

You hit the nail on the head. I wanted to know are there any advantages in have 1/8th Saker in this hybrid. The way I see it there would be know difference between a pure Gyr and a 7/8th Gyr in terms of heat tolerance. I might be wrong but see no advantage to this hybrid. I see the point of a 50/50 GyrxSaker but a 7/8 x 1/8.

[arcticgun 4,548]

I think a lot of breeding hawk wise is simply done because it can be , theres far more produced than theres actual need for visit any sales site thats obvious, do these people's need too breed ever year likely not , fetches prices of birds down but reduces quality I would imagine, some are far more into breeding than hunting the hawks, keep too many too fly out, think it becomes pointless then, stocks just stagnant, sat in breeding pens year in year out not much of a life really, maybe better if only those with full order book breed, saves surplus being wasted.

 

Regarding why they percentages? Think most trying too rereate the wheel, generally trying too improve on natures blueprint, I cant moan I really enjoyed flying a hybrid,

[SAFalconer 10]

I think a lot of breeding hawk wise is simply done because it can be , theres far more produced than theres actual need for visit any sales site thats obvious, do these people's need too breed ever year likely not , fetches prices of birds down but reduces quality I would imagine, some are far more into breeding than hunting the hawks, keep too many too fly out, think it becomes pointless then, stocks just stagnant, sat in breeding pens year in year out not much of a life really, maybe better if only those with full order book breed, saves surplus being wasted.

 

Regarding why they percentages? Think most trying too rereate the wheel, generally trying too improve on natures blueprint, I cant moan I really enjoyed flying a hybrid,

Thanks. That was the kind of answer I was looking for. Thanks again articgun.

[nomoon 542]

I imagine he meant 'what are the advantages/disadvantges between these birds' but I imagine you know that.\

no i didnt know that as he didnt phrase the question that way,and as he already answered his own question in the post below what was the point in asking,theres also a good club and fellow falconers on hand with experience to answer any question on hand in his native land atb mc

[jakk 6]

What is the difference between a pure Gyr and a 7/8th Gyr x 1/8th Saker hybrid?

The difference is heat resistance and aspergillosis resistance in the 7/8th. Sakers are hardy birds and harden the gyrs system for hunting in the heat. 7/8th are very proven in the field and so they definitely arent a fad,

jakk

[SAFalconer 10]

Thanks Jakk . I was wanting to know as I live in South Africa.

[lady hunter 162]

just spoke to a mate he said about 3 grand is the difference

[arcticgun 4,548]

ye Gyrs very expensive bird to purchase , saker on other hand cheap as chips, cant knock Hybrids I doubt I could of done the same as I did with a pure bred falcon, the heat synching aspers etc is also a very good answer