lee72
1 post
Nov 23, 2007
1:26 PM
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can somebody please tell me why my birds wont fly for longer than 10 mins,fly no higher than 100ft.i feed them once aday on a wheat and barley mix(1.5 tbs each bird)i give them conditioner in their water once a week ,and also i give them a bit of budgie seed once aweek but still wont fly.i have also wormed them ,what am i doing wrong
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gotspin7
562 posts
Nov 23, 2007
1:28 PM
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First Welcome to the site! And second you got to feed them up, I would recomend you give them a mix blend of 16% to get them going and then you can always cut back! Good Luck!
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lee72
2 posts
Nov 23, 2007
1:47 PM
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shall i add peas to the mix and feed 2 tbs per bird
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Windjammer Loft
50 posts
Nov 23, 2007
2:35 PM
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Welcome Lee first of all. How old are your birds? They could be TOO hungry, not wanting to fly. If they are very young, I would feed them up. Give them all they can eat for about 4 days, then fly them on the 5th. But then it will be a good idea to keep them alittle hungry,cut back on the ration of feed to about 1 tbs per bird, to get them easier to trapp for you the next time you fly them.
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
Last Edited by on Nov 23, 2007 2:36 PM
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
528 posts
Nov 23, 2007
2:42 PM
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ZUPPPPPPPPPPP lee
welcome to RPDC
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CSRA
517 posts
Nov 23, 2007
2:45 PM
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feed them extra and give them vitamins
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big al
253 posts
Nov 23, 2007
7:09 PM
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Hi lee72,
Try them on a 12 percent mix for a while flying 2 days off and one day on if they are mature birds. Everyday if youngsters. If there is no change, assuming you have 20 birds in the team or close to it, find out which bird/s is bringing the team down early by splitting the team in half and flying seperately for a few days or until you spot the stiff.
Easy on babying them too much if they are mature birds, they don't require much outside of preventative maintenance every so often.
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See you in the roll!
Allen Strother (Big Al)
"High Plains Spinner Loft"
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J_Star
1328 posts
Nov 23, 2007
7:16 PM
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Lee, welcome to the site.
At times like this, that is when I want a cooper to come by!!!
You never answered how old your birds are! That makes a big difference. Also what type of conditioner you put in their water. Also tell us how you wormed them and what did you use to worm them and how long. All this information will help. Thanks,
Jay
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quickspin
143 posts
Nov 23, 2007
7:41 PM
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Hi
Feeed them 2 table spoons per bird of 12% or higher protein for 2 days ones a day. Feed them in the morning every day and them give them water for 6 minutes then take it away. The 3rd day give them pure wheat 1 tbs per bird, water after. The 4th day fly them in the morning only. If they don't want to fly make them fly, use a flag or a ballon to scare them or even take them down the block and release them. Fly older birds together and no young bird. This will make them fly for sure.
You need to have them in a kit box also if you have them in a big loft they have plenty of fly time and don't want to fly.
I hope this helps, let us know what work.
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lee72
3 posts
Nov 24, 2007
8:51 AM
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thanks everybody,idont realy know how old the birds are because i bought them from an auction and some aint rung im going to try your methods i will let you koow how it gos on cheers
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