classicpony
454 posts
Oct 18, 2007
5:42 PM
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The wind the other day was South West about 10-15mph and they put on a clinic for anyone. Midway though this show they did the famed waterfall effect. Coming to almost a stop. Facing the wind the birds started with just one rolling down then the rest of the kit seemed to follow suit, I was seeing there version of a waterfall. All I could do was drop my lower jaw and lips and say WOW! It was pure eye candy to me. I was sure proud of them that day.
Jim
Illinois
@thebirdhouse
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Velo99
1347 posts
Oct 18, 2007
5:52 PM
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Sweet bro,
Ya just gotta love it.With the seasons changing the birds getting thru the moult their performance should improve in a big way. Least ways that what I am experiencing.
The last primary is aaaalmost in on all the birds. A few are still full of blood and a little sore. Probably why I had more outbirds than usual.
How bout yours?
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V99
Flippin`The Bird!
http://www.bluedotloft.50megs.com
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classicpony
455 posts
Oct 18, 2007
6:26 PM
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Velo99,
Yup seems like they are spinning more as they come out of the molt, I have been mixing Safflower as an extra on top of there feed. This seems to being paying off now.
Jim
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J T
33 posts
Oct 19, 2007
3:40 PM
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All seeds that contain high oil content
are good for birds during the molt
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fhtfire
1139 posts
Oct 19, 2007
6:05 PM
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That is not really waterfalling...water falling is more like one bird...then three...then two...then 1 about a split second apart. If one dumps....then a whole group dump ...then I would count the whole group as a break and not count the single that rolled first...you would not count it because it was not scorable....so if 1 dumped and then two seconds later 8 dumped...I would give you an 8 as long as the 8 jerked the chain together.
As for waterfalling....true warerfalling is like this....put some water in a bowl...put 20 pieces of cereal in the bowl...then slowly dump the water out...the cereal will fall over the edge in little groups or one at a time...like..doink...doink doink doink......doink...doink....picture your birds rolling like that....that is waterfalling...So you were most likely getting a bird or two jerk the chain and then the whole kit would dump....to me...and that is just me...true waterfalling is groups of less then five dumping more then a second apart. If they all dump within a second...one one thousand one...according to the rules...that is a break...within a second of the first bird...and the birds that break together better dump together....of course you have to be there....
rock and roll
Paul
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classicpony
459 posts
Oct 19, 2007
6:06 PM
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JT,
Today they flew high and was up a long time. The extra oil is helping from the Safflower. I still feed them there normal feed and add the Safflower as an extra. They love it. After about 10 minutes I pull the feed bag and when I do, its all gone, as they say good to the last seed. :)
Jim
Illinois
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