roller0
20 posts
May 08, 2007
1:49 PM
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I have a kit of birds that i had locked up due to the pedator attacks.I started flying them about 4 days ago everyday with no preds in sight(knock on wood)but they dont stay up very long,and havent started kitting, what are some ideas you guys might have to solve the problem.THANKS.
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kcfirl
87 posts
May 08, 2007
1:53 PM
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Keep flying them. In can take several weeks or months for a kit to come back into form.
Firl
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roll-n-4-ever
23 posts
May 08, 2007
2:07 PM
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KEEP FLYING IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.... HOW LONG HAS THE BIRDS BEEN LOCKED UP? WAS THE BIRDS KITTING AND ROLLING BEFORE YOU LOCKED THEM UP? IF THE BIRDS WERE ROLLING AND KITTING BEFORE YOU LOCKED THEM UP AND IT TAKES THEM MONTHS TO BECOME WHAT THEY WERE THATS ANOTHER PROBLEM.... LOL KEEP EM IN THE AIR 2 TIMES A DAY IF YOU CAN UNTIL THEY GET RIGHT..
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fhtfire
941 posts
May 08, 2007
2:09 PM
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put them on wheat and milo....and fly them everyday....if you can fly them twice a day...try that too...they will get back into form...it just takes time.
rock and ROLL
Paul
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W@yne
400 posts
May 08, 2007
2:20 PM
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Roller0
More info needed really
How old are the birds.?
Did the birds kit before lock up.?
The birds most certainly be overweight and carrying a lot of fat that needs to be replaced with muscle.
Try splitting the kit in three and start flying the birds observing and adding 1 to 2 birds at a time each day you fly and also watch for the lazy birds.
The lazy birds just add them to the kit when you notice the kit lowering say for the last five minutes of flying time this way you will condition the overweight birds eventually. It will just take time and observation. Like kcfirl says it will take time.
Hope this helps
W@YNE UK
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roller0
21 posts
May 08, 2007
2:30 PM
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The kit has been locked up for maybe three going on four months.they were just starting to kit when i locked them up.im going to switch to the wheat milo mix,they are a little out of shape i had them on 14 percent during the lock up.They were born at the end of november 06
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George Ruiz
261 posts
May 08, 2007
3:06 PM
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The lock down does not effect them as bad as people think.
I locked down when I lived in So Cal. and the birds were always easy to get going again .
If the birds were trained the right way then they will not forget the routine ,it will take a few weeks of flying but thats no big deal.
Thanks
George
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JMUrbon
253 posts
May 08, 2007
4:54 PM
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The kitting will come back around but you need to keep them in the air and the best way I have found to do that is to box them up and take them up the road about 1/4 mile and release them. This will also aid in the kitting department but primarily in making them gain altitude in order to find their way home. Joe
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nicksiders
1659 posts
May 08, 2007
7:09 PM
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Joe suggestion is a good one. Has worked for me on several occasions. They will cling together and climb to search for thier home. It will shorten the training time to kit. If you got some lazy birds who like to land early this will also help bring that out of them. That kit box is a safe haven for them. They will learned to fly and the will learn to kit. You might have to do it more than once, but it works.
Nick
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Last Edited by on May 08, 2007 7:10 PM
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roller0
22 posts
May 08, 2007
9:03 PM
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Thanks everyone for the tips.I flew them twice today and each time they stayed up longer than the time before.I flew my second kit for the first time today they have never been out and im missing 4 out of 20 thier a younger kit im just getting in from the backyard trying to wait on them but i gave up im hoping they will be back in the morning i seen a few from the distance on nieghbors roof tops.
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kcfirl
91 posts
May 08, 2007
9:11 PM
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If they were just starting to kit when they were locked up, it will take a few months and some may never develop the roll properly. That is my experience.
The birds that get locked up should be kitting well, flying 6 months, and well into the roll before locking up if at all possible.
If not possible, plan on flying them for a few months in the Spring before you see anything good.
Firl
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