nicksiders
2486 posts
Nov 15, 2007
7:26 PM
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I was missing a youngster this morning. I later found him on the outside of my fence.
It just never ends and probably will never end as well.
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BigRiverRollerLofts
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washington86
108 posts
Nov 15, 2007
7:29 PM
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wow..that actaully happen to my young bird 3 days ago. the same thing happen, but when i open the gate to go look for my youngster, i saw the cooper hawk chewing my bird. i was so pissed. all was left was that puddle of feather..sad thing
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spanky
84 posts
Nov 15, 2007
7:32 PM
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hey NICKSIDERS sorry for your lost. i got tired of loosing bird's to the BOP. that's why my bird's are on lock down status. till next year.
SPANKY
SGVS
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Santandercol
1632 posts
Nov 15, 2007
7:39 PM
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If we could train them to pull out of that dive as fast as the damn Coops,,they might have a better chance,eh.At least you're still flying,Nick.Too many winter residents here to fly till april.
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Kelly
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lionel
29 posts
Nov 15, 2007
7:44 PM
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Wow that sucks sorry to see that
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Lionel
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Electric-man
859 posts
Nov 15, 2007
7:52 PM
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I had one setting on my loft when I came home today! My birds were freaking out!
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Val
"Site Moderator"
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Santandercol
1634 posts
Nov 15, 2007
7:56 PM
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I'm sure mine get scared by that coopers out of the flypen into the loft at least once a day.Nasty.
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Kelly
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Donny James
109 posts
Nov 15, 2007
8:40 PM
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hay nick i lost one today to i'm locking mine up for sure this time................donny james
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quickspin
112 posts
Nov 16, 2007
12:04 AM
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Bad Day
I release 12 birds yesterday that have not proven them self at around 7 in the morning. Not even been 20 seconds out a cooper came and almost took one, making them sky high. Ones they were sky high the female Peregrine diving out of no were took one in less than 2 minutes out. They drop diving and the cooper took one right when they landed on my roof. The rest Sky high again and two young peregrines came and chase one bird and grab it. 3 hours later some birds were coming in and another cooper came and chase the birds up. The Red Tail dive at the birds but was not lucky or either the other cooper. I'm in lock down the rest of year. I had just lock down 2 birds that were coming in nice before the fly, good thing I did that. I lost 2 birds that never came back I hope they come back.
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luis
325 posts
Nov 16, 2007
1:33 AM
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It's a never ending story guys To make it brief,i purchased 125 bands.To date i have about 18 bands left and about 25 birds to show for it!!You do the math!
Its not easy raising these rollers!!
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
479 posts
Nov 16, 2007
2:52 AM
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Hey Guyzzzzzzzzzzzzz,,
You all need to move to west tx B.O.P. FREE........
Seriously u will see the high flying migrating hawks only.
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gotspin7
470 posts
Nov 16, 2007
5:02 AM
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Wow not good Nick! It is that time of year! Good Luck!
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quickspin
113 posts
Nov 16, 2007
7:53 AM
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You sure are lucky Rudy, been BOP free. Here is crazy with the bop the good thing was that I had lock down early all my good performers. The same thing happend last year but I lost all my good ones in one month. The worse month last year was on March. I don't have any birds from last year, my last 3 were taken yesterday.
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1-bad-57
28 posts
Nov 16, 2007
7:57 AM
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Same here in northwest Montana. I've lost one bird to a hawk in 2 years. I try to fly at least 2 kits a day weather permitting. I've lost 3 birds to a resident great horned owl. It's bad news if a bird stays out at night here.
Joe
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Oldfart
235 posts
Nov 16, 2007
4:50 PM
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Sorry Nick. :-(
Thom
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PR_rollers
72 posts
Nov 16, 2007
5:47 PM
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----------I thought i was lucky here in PR with the BOP, the Hawks are too slow for my birds here in fact sometime they fly next to them ,but the Falcon thats a different story he is so than fast ,the minute i let my Henderson baby's out,boom he grab one in the air it look like that pic you posted Nick but in the air .so fast that the birds didn't know what hit them and never broke up from the kit like if nothing happen i still can't believe it/
Ralph....
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Santandercol
1642 posts
Nov 16, 2007
5:53 PM
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Get used to it.
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Kel.
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PR_rollers
74 posts
Nov 16, 2007
5:59 PM
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------Kel, you can never get use to it .every time it happens i tell my wife now i know how these guys feel..i told her i will get a remote airplane and chase them away with it ,,not doing nothing illegal just chasing them away....
Ralph....----
Ralph....
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CSRA
466 posts
Nov 16, 2007
6:04 PM
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Its time to shut down
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Santandercol
1647 posts
Nov 17, 2007
3:18 PM
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Ralph,
I stopped telling the wife when a bird gets hit,she hates that part of our hobby.
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Kel.
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Windjammer Loft
40 posts
Nov 17, 2007
4:28 PM
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Nick...Sorry for your loss. I think all of us in the hobby can honestly say that we all can feel your pain and anger. But, we just gota keep on keep'en on with it. Maybe someday we'll have an answer to the BOP attacks.
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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Steve_uk
273 posts
Nov 18, 2007
12:33 AM
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Probably just havin a bad moult.
Steve0...
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