sundance
33 posts
Nov 17, 2006
8:16 PM
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A while back I read somewhere that someone thought the hawks didnt like the birds with paint on them. I use halloween hairspray on my young birds to help identify them in the air. the other day I had a hawk hit the kit but he singled out a bird without paint on it. was this just a fluke ? Man if this would help I would paint all my birds. Any thoughts??
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belle
36 posts
Nov 17, 2006
8:22 PM
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I saw that to, can't remember were. Maybe it dose work, hairspray to help identify the birds that is a good idea I will have to do that.
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sundance
34 posts
Nov 18, 2006
11:46 AM
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Belle
If you try it , my personal oppinion, is the pink or hot red color is best to see in the air. Flourescent green works well also. On dark birds I`ll paint one left wing, one right wing and the tail of anouther.If necessary I have then painted both wings on a bird if I got too many that all look alike in the air. Now is a good time to find it at stores selling halloween stuff on sale and stock up. Good luck with it.
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belle
40 posts
Nov 18, 2006
1:28 PM
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You don't think blue will work. LOL I have a lot of black birds.
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Alohazona
205 posts
Nov 18, 2006
1:50 PM
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In our futurity fly earlier this year we used food coloring to mark the birds.I was against it at first,but once I saw it,I enjoyed watching the kit and noticed the neighbors watching more too.I'm not quite sure if it will stave off a hungery predator,whatever color you use.It will defintely be an interesting sight in the air though,predators aside.Don't get the food color on your hands,its pretty permenant stuff...Aloha Todd
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sundance
35 posts
Nov 19, 2006
12:39 PM
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Belle,
I have tried about every color I could find at wall mart or any other discount store. Blue is ok on some grizzles with a lot of white feather, but on brack, it sorta blends in. And true, Todd, it does make a cool site for visitors. Pink, Red and Bright Green seen to work best for me, especially on white flights, which I get a lot of. But try any color you can find, you may be able to see better than myself. Without my glasses on I can hardly see the computer screen...LOL.. Gettin older sucks some time...
Last Edited by on Nov 19, 2006 12:40 PM
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