Falconry Confusion

[Gryhm]

So I was looking at the skill lists and realized falconry had bird keeping but isn't that the same as animal husbandry? I was sort of confused by that, as in birds are animals and that this seems like a specialized animal husbandry that could be done with in fact animal husbandry. IE cleaning mew, providing meat, giving water.

So it left me wondering if I wanted to do other things, could I take animal husbandry for falconry opposed to birdkeeping? Or am I sort of forced into a singular obscure type of thing. The writing of falconry already seems to follow the protocol irl to take care of hawks and falcons, birdkeeping seems like everything else.

[Colt]

To my knowledge, birdkeeping relates to animal husbandry that same way as horsemanship does. Horsemanship = animal husbandry: horse, but looks prettier. Animal husbandry on its own is mostly a general understanding about how most animals work, but animal husbandry: horse is specifically geared towards the maintained of horses. It is exactly the same thing as horsemanship, but horsemanship just looks prettier on a skill list. I imagine it would be the same for birdkeeping.

Falconry, however, is something altogether separate. Knowing how to care for birds doesn't necessarily mean you know how to hunt with them, just like knowing how to breed horses doesn't necessarily mean you know how to ride them and get them to go where you want them to. The two skills go hand in hand, yes, but are not the same.

[Ablation]

What Shahar says is true, but to add to that or maybe clarify this is the difference. Animal Husbandry is care that needs to be done on all animals (and is supported by lores) For instance, you will get animal husbandry for washing an animal (any animal) and a lore that specifies what you know. You will get animal husbandry if you do something on any animal that all animals need (Including feeding, etc.).

Birdkeeping is keeping parrots and small birds, these require much different care than falcons which is why it is a separate skill. Horsemanship and Falconry are skills you will get for specifically dealing with horses or falcons respectively. Dealing with them in a way that is specific to that animal. For instant, washing or grooming a horse will get you Animal Husbandry, but learning to breed or clean out a horses hoof will get you Horsemanship. Alternatively, with Falconry, you will get animal husbandry for feeding them but Falconry for learning to fly and hunt with them.

[Gryhm]

So if I wanted to do dogs and falcons I would need something like Dog Handling, Falconry with animal husbandry ? Or would I be safe to assume with those two skills alone I'd know how to take care and train said animals ?

[Ablation]

If you want dogs and falcons you would need Falconry and Animal Husbandry (Because there is no specific skill for dog handling). The animal Husbandry XP would allow you to care for and train the dogs, as well as care for and feed your Falcons. Your Falconry skill would allow you to train your falcons and hunt with them.

[Gryhm]

That's awesome thank you both for straightening that out.