Okay. Not that you asked. Here's the lowdown on tethering a bird.
Falconer's knot. I'm rather proud of myself here. I just don't know any knots other than a square knot, but now I know how to tie a falconer's knot. It's basically a slip knot. 
This is the swivel. One end is stationary and the other swivels. (Hence the name) 
These are jesses. The straps are made of kangaroo leather. The loops on the end are placed around the bird's legs. The ends have slits where the swivel is fed through twice. 
The lead is fed through the movable end of the swivel and the leather at the end
of the lead stops at the swivel.
Jesses 
Completed jesses/swivel and lead.Now you know!
5 comments:
Neat - thanks!
The birds wear the jesses all the time, right? You hook them up to the swivel thing on the rope when you have them out, is that how it works?
Fun information - now we want to know more :)
Yes, the birds wear the jesses all the time. And once they are secured with all this stuff, they CAN'T get away from you. (Which would be bad, since they can't hunt for themselves)
FYI: Only the educational birds are outfitted with jesses. The rehab birds are not handled in the same way. They are handled a bit "rougher" to keep them in fear of humans.
Let's see if I've got this right. The jesses stay on the birds all the time?! Don't they get damaged by the heat during roasting? Or are they used to keep the stuffing inside until you are ready to serve them?
Julia,
Wow, that does look like a casino. Where are the nickel slots?!
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