Return the ravens safely to their enclosures at night. Monitor the ravens throughout the day, ensuring the safety of both the ravens and the public and dealing with any issues arising.Ĩ. Watch the ravens’ movements as they make their way to their territories, checking and recording any wing or leg damage.ħ. Release the ravens from the enclosures for the day.Ħ. Feed the ravens administer any medicines, such as worming tablets monitor their food intake.ĥ. Check each raven closely for any health issues.Ĥ.

Clean their enclosures and remove any food they’ve discarded from the night before.ģ. Clean and prepare the ravens’ water bowls for the dayĢ. The Ravenmaster’s basic duties and responsibilities can be summarized thus:ġ. Now that you have a good sense of where we all live, you’ll probably want to know about our daily routine. A rewarding, intimate, and inspiring partnership has developed between the ravens and their charismatic and charming human, the Ravenmaster, who shares the folklore, history, and superstitions surrounding the ravens and the Tower. In The Ravenmaster, he lets us in on his life as he feeds his birds raw meat and biscuits soaked in blood, buys their food at Smithfield Market, and ensures that these unusual, misunderstood, and utterly brilliant corvids are healthy, happy, and ready to captivate the four million tourists who flock to the Tower every year. The title of Ravenmaster, therefore, is a serious title indeed, and after decades of serving the Queen, Yeoman Warder Christopher Skaife took on the added responsibility of caring for the infamous ravens. The ravens at the Tower of London are of mighty importance: rumor has it that if a raven from the Tower should ever leave, the city will fall.

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