hectorvicki2003@yaho
81 posts
Nov 23, 2007
12:36 PM
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I think im going to nial my kit box shut,throw the food through the trap door.
I just lost one of my best birds to a hawk.i know better but man i cant seem to control myself.
i get so board not flying ,i cant help it i need help,its hard to just feed them and walk away,im down to 16 in my A team.
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Hector Coya
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J_Star
1321 posts
Nov 23, 2007
12:55 PM
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Was it a crest or a regular one? Just kidding....
Sorry to hear about your loss. It is discipline, but once you lock down you won't have a problem doing it again and again.
Jay
Last Edited by on Nov 23, 2007 12:56 PM
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
520 posts
Nov 23, 2007
1:00 PM
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I never have a problem locking down...
B.O.P.see one in every year..migrating
Birds need to come out and do there thing....
Is like a human being in prison not being able to go nowhere. Only my 2 cents...PEACE
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RXR Loft
71 posts
Nov 23, 2007
1:28 PM
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Hector, I am sorry for your loss.. ?
I too, feel badly for locking up my birds but its for their own good…
I made a attachment for my kit box I call the COOPANATOR
It allows the birds to stretch their wings, it not the same as flying but a lot safer..
Just yesterday I heard the birds get scared and all fly in to the kit box, I seen the shadow of Mr. Cooper go right over the kit box.. So I guess I am one up on Mr. Cooper..
here are some photos I just took...
Rudy
RxR Loft
Last Edited by on Nov 23, 2007 1:48 PM
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gotspin7
564 posts
Nov 23, 2007
1:33 PM
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Good Idea Rudy! I usually just pluck them! I can't fly them
if they have no wings!LOL
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RXR Loft
72 posts
Nov 23, 2007
1:42 PM
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these guys are rolling in this thing.. hitting 2&3's
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Rudy
RxR Loft
Last Edited by on Nov 23, 2007 1:48 PM
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Windjammer Loft
51 posts
Nov 23, 2007
2:48 PM
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I keep these settling cages on the outside of my kit boxes. The birds can always go out into the fresh air and sunlightwhenever they want to. I remove the cages when I fly them
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
Last Edited by on Nov 23, 2007 2:52 PM
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
531 posts
Nov 23, 2007
2:51 PM
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CSRA
520 posts
Nov 23, 2007
3:07 PM
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Pluck they wings until the spring
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spanky
106 posts
Nov 23, 2007
3:59 PM
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was up hector sorry for your lost. it was hard for me
to lock down. but whem i notice that my kit box's were
getting empty i said the hell with it. LOCK DOWN STATUS.
i'm not flying till march is just not worth it.
SPANKY
SGVS
Last Edited by on Nov 23, 2007 10:33 PM
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hectorvicki2003@yaho
82 posts
Nov 23, 2007
4:21 PM
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I think im going to klip their wing that way if a get i hair up my A,,, i cant fly them.
It was a red chk,not a crest. it was out of the Bob Scott tuff.
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Hector Coya
Last Edited by on Nov 23, 2007 4:21 PM
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PR_rollers
91 posts
Nov 23, 2007
5:23 PM
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sorry Hector for your loses,but you ask for help i think you need to go to rehab..lol....roller rehab....i made a big fly pen attach to my three kit boxes i feed them in there bathe them and let them fly around in there with me in there too.. I too had to learn to lock down,,i ain't the falcon's Father i damn sure not feeding him or her...----------
Ralph....
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cardo2s
17 posts
Nov 23, 2007
5:27 PM
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Hector, It takes self discipline, which I have very little of, I know how you feel as I'm guilty of flying and losing all my birds during these tough months in SoCal. This year I made a promise no flying until March/April. I like that setup by RXR, thats in the works. Sixteen kit birds left, hope to have all by spring. Good luck to all.
Cardo Gallegos
LAFD ROLLER CLUB
Last Edited by on Nov 23, 2007 5:37 PM
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Santandercol
1673 posts
Nov 23, 2007
5:33 PM
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What I do during lockdown and can't watch the Rollers do their thing,is tune in to other birds,the wild ones and watch them fly.Keep you eyes on the sky and soon you'll see some kinda hawk or falcon or BIG SOB BOP and remember why your birds aren't flying.
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Kel.
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Alohazona
350 posts
Nov 23, 2007
6:37 PM
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Hector,
I can lose just as much birds on overflys as the mainland guys lose to BOP's,because of my location close to the mountain as well as close to the ocean.One thing that has help me resist the urge to fly is Racing homers and bowl my parlor rollers.I not sure if this is an option for you,but I thought I would mention it,because when overfly conditions appear,out come the racers and the rollers.I can count on one hand how many I lost since I have worked this into my routine....Aloha,Todd
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J_Star
1325 posts
Nov 23, 2007
6:53 PM
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Hector, won't you get couple of your freinds which I think there are many of them to come over your house and help you build something like Rudy's (RxR). Have a few cold ones and some meat on the gril and in about a few hours you will be in the business of lock down. Don't forget to put a fresh coat of paint on it to finish it. If I live somewhere near you, I would come and build it for you.
Jay
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