luis
280 posts
May 07, 2007
11:32 PM
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After much frustration,i have a new kit of birds flying.I locked up my older kit and plan on getting rid of most of them.Unfortunately i ruined them with bad management(landing on the telephone lines and refusing to fly).I'm glad to say i learned my lesson and my new kit is flying and landing where they are supposed to.No more hasseling with trying to get them off the wires!
I hope i don't have to many hard learned lessons ahead.It certainly feels like wasted time!
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W@yne
399 posts
May 08, 2007
12:38 AM
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luis.
Glad that things are starting to look up for you . One thing in this roller business is you will never stop learning. Each year will get easier than the previous year. Every flyer on this site will agree with me on this one. But every year you will better yourself with the art of flying and managing these wonderful birds. Even the old timers on this site will tell you that they are still learning anyone who says different are telling porkys. This hobby is hard but when things start to go right it makes flying these birds very worth while luis. I wish you the best of luck in the future.
Regards
W@yne uk
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Last Edited by on May 08, 2007 12:40 AM
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C.J.
1178 posts
May 08, 2007
4:04 AM
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Luis live and learn. You will be a better hobbiest for it.
C.J.
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Spud
106 posts
May 08, 2007
4:33 AM
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So Luis, what was your mistake? were you feeding too much or too little?
Spud
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Huey
54 posts
May 08, 2007
8:39 AM
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I started my first kit last May. I think I pushed them off the kit box to early and to aggressively so they started landing on the power line and in the trees.
My second kit I didn’t feed enough and they would not fly but a few minutes and they flew to low. I started flagging them off the kit box to make them fly 20 minutes and they went to the trees and power lines.
My third kit was doing well BUT. I had one bird that would bump the power line coming in. She alone did this for several months. One day another landed on the line with her for a few seconds. Within two days they were all sitting on the line for a couple minutes when trapping in. If I cut their feed they reduced flying time. When flying time got down to about five minutes they quit landing on the power line and trapped straight in. When feed increased, flying time increased, and back to the power line they went.
My next kit has just started rolling a little. One bird bumped the line once. He doesn’t fly with them any more. One bird flew below the kit twice and landed early. He doesn’t fly with them any more. I am careful how often and how I flag them off the kit box. It seems important that they feel safe and secure on top of the kit box.
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nicksiders
1655 posts
May 08, 2007
11:21 AM
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luis,
I am still making errors in my management of the lofts. So, don't get down on yourself. Make sure your feeding the kit birds properly so they want to return to the kit boxes pronto. It will also keep them from developing bad habits........these little birds can be frustrating as hell. I am happy for you my friend.
Nick
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luis
281 posts
May 08, 2007
11:42 PM
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Thanks for the comments guys.I was told that any bird that acts up should be removed quickly and it has worked thus far.Got that advice here!Thank you all for sharing in your knowledge of these little guys.
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