George R.
135 posts
Feb 09, 2008
5:20 PM
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any one Fly thier birds Today ?
I flew three Kits.
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Missouri-Flyer
1294 posts
Feb 09, 2008
5:23 PM
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Yep George,
I flew 2 kits, like I do most days. We had our club meet and flew 2 other kits..Great day
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Jerry
Home of "Whispering Wings Loft"
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Sandy91, SA Region 3
157 posts
Feb 09, 2008
5:28 PM
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I also flew two kits 20 hours ago. I am gonna put up another two kits in two hours.
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Donny James
288 posts
Feb 09, 2008
6:07 PM
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nope to much snow at my place about foot of snow ...........................donny james
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nicksiders
2561 posts
Feb 09, 2008
6:11 PM
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I flew 3 kits.........they are too fat and looked like poop(LOL), but what the hell I'm fat and look like poop too.
Nick
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
1125 posts
Feb 09, 2008
6:33 PM
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Yep flew my 2 kits...............
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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sippi
13 posts
Feb 09, 2008
6:39 PM
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I couldnt stand it. I fly mobile. I was going down the road today with my kit box and came upon a hawk. He was sitting about fifty yards off the road. I stopped and released my FOR hawk kit. He paid little mind until the started rolling over him. Then he made a pass or two and they just went up above him and kept rolling. After about five minutes he gave up and flew away. When they trapped I released my Fireball kit and flew them with no problems. I fly like this every day that it isnt raining I have five kits and hope to have fifteen by mid summer.
Sippi
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Electric-man
1120 posts
Feb 09, 2008
6:48 PM
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Nope, spent the day with my son wrestling at the state regionals! Got home just in time to feed and haul butt to work! Night shift!
Had a coop attack Thur. night anyways. Only second one I've see in a couple of months! I will try again next week! Got some young ones that look promising! Got to get em some air time!
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Val
"Site Moderator"
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Werstler
13 posts
Feb 09, 2008
9:40 PM
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I flew 3 kits 2 together and one alone. 3 feet of snow but the roofs are cleared off and no problems
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7001
38 posts
Feb 09, 2008
9:48 PM
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flew today also,also came the falcon and cooper,they had a
good lunch,took 3 birds
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wafer kits
70 posts
Feb 09, 2008
10:27 PM
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Hey Sippi......3 questions for you. What state are you in, what time of day do you fly and how long have you been flying mobile? Al
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birdman
481 posts
Feb 09, 2008
10:42 PM
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I flew for the first time in a long time. Big Mistake too! I lost three birds to three separate attacks. Back to lockdown status.
Russ
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elopez
461 posts
Feb 09, 2008
11:34 PM
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Flew 2 kits, Lost 2 on my 2nd kit and cooper chased my #1 kit till it was too late for them to come back home. 19 birds went up only 7 returned... Hope I can get them back tomorrow.
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Efren Lopez
SGVS
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kopetsa
249 posts
Feb 09, 2008
11:38 PM
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That sucks! Good luck elopez!
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elopez
463 posts
Feb 09, 2008
11:40 PM
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Thanks Kopetsa! It's happend a couple of times and I was lucky then. Hope my luck hasn't ran out.
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Efren Lopez
SGVS
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Mount Airy Lofts
472 posts
Feb 10, 2008
12:24 AM
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Na Da... it is -40 'F today. Too dam cold even for my MN blood.
Thor
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Alohabirds
90 posts
Feb 10, 2008
12:28 AM
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Aloha Efren,
That sucks. Hope you get the rest of your birds back.
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Aloha, Dexter
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luis
633 posts
Feb 10, 2008
12:34 AM
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Thor is that 40 degrees or 40 below 0?Is that ok for the birds? The -40 i mean.
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Mount Airy Lofts
473 posts
Feb 10, 2008
12:41 AM
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- 40 'F ... I only wish we were in the positive 40s. That would be mild temps for us. The birds do fine. It is not so bad, just stay out of the winds. Flew the birds once when it was 2o below 'F. They flew well but landed after only 15 mins in the air. Not a good day to fly them when it is 40 below tho. Too dam cold to be outside waiting for them to land.
Thor
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luis
634 posts
Feb 10, 2008
12:48 AM
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I don't think i would live to long in that type of weather.I usually get sick when it gets to cold,had asthma when i was little! I come from the tropics.When the temps hit the low 30s around here...i consider that cold..LOL !!Hope you get warmer weather soon!
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Mount Airy Lofts
475 posts
Feb 10, 2008
12:51 AM
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We are suppose to be below 0 'F for highs the next two days. Than gradually make it to milder temps... which for us means mid 20s for our highs.
Probably do some ice fishing,
Thor
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
1129 posts
Feb 10, 2008
4:17 AM
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70 s here in west tx excellent flying weather...........
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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sundance
438 posts
Feb 10, 2008
5:16 AM
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rub it in Rudy, LOL It`s suppose to be around 20 here today. I flew yesturday and they looked like Nicks kit. POOP
If the wind dies down I will fly today. I got a new kit that I need to let out to start homing them in but not in this wind.
Viva la rollers !!!!!!!!!! LOL ye haa!
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Butch @
Sundance Roller Lofts
Last Edited by on Feb 10, 2008 5:17 AM
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maxspin
180 posts
Feb 10, 2008
6:57 AM
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My birds are locked down. I am saving my birds for comp season. No need to feed them to the Hawks this time of year.
Keith
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sippi
14 posts
Feb 10, 2008
7:00 AM
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I live in North Florida. I have been flying mobile kits for three years and I love it. I cant fly around my house because of thick timber. Too easy for the hawks to ambush. We have a lot of timber land that is harvested regularly and I fly in the cut over areas where my birds can see the nasty little BOP coming. We dont have Perigrines much. I have only went against one and it was a little hairy. The rest are no problem for the Hawk Kit. My regulars just quit chasing them at all. I flew the other day with one fifty yards from the kit box and flew three kits. He just watched. We have coopers, sharpshin, and red tails mostly.
Sippi
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sippi
15 posts
Feb 10, 2008
7:02 AM
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Left out one, I fly mostly in the afternoon, but occasionally by ten in the morning. Hard to get caught up in the morning to fly. I like between two and four.
sippi
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SpinCityRollers
102 posts
Feb 10, 2008
8:56 AM
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flew everything twice got hit at the end the second time didnt get any though.
hey george they did respectable i would be worried !!!
Madmax2@@8
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3757
605 posts
Feb 10, 2008
12:33 PM
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George - Spanky was here when my young birds were coming down and I had 7 red tails and a cooper flying around.
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washington86
268 posts
Feb 10, 2008
12:51 PM
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You know what, I did fly my birds today. There wasn't any kind of hit. After releasing some of my older birds in the sky and nothing happen. i just decided to put out a few of my youngster. Today was a very hot day, and nice too, yet I just like it when there is no BOP around.
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wafer kits
71 posts
Feb 10, 2008
3:52 PM
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Sippi
Glad to see you in here....I'm getting kinda lonesome without any portable fliers to converse with. Been flying mobile for going on 18 years except for a few periods when I couldn't for health reasons etc. It's the best game in town! Al
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Snake Doctor
198 posts
Feb 10, 2008
4:03 PM
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Wafer Kit,
Will you please send me an email, I'm wanting to fly portable and need info.
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"Semper Fi"
SD
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sippi
20 posts
Feb 10, 2008
4:04 PM
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Hey Al I know the feeling. I am just putting the finishing touches on a twelve kit box so I can fly them till I am exhausted. Hope to fill it up by mid summer. It will hold 192 birds without crowding. I like smaller kits any way. Plan to compete in the eleven bird fly next year. Do they allow mobile kits to compete with everyone else? I know they used to have mobile kit comps.
Sippi
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Sandy91, SA Region 3
174 posts
Feb 10, 2008
4:06 PM
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How do you "home" a kit in a mobile box?
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Velo99
1575 posts
Feb 10, 2008
4:42 PM
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I have been flying for the last 4-5 days. It has been NICE here.
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V99
Keep the best. Eat the rest.
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
1132 posts
Feb 10, 2008
4:46 PM
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I flew again today have to keepem in shape (MAYBE)....
i CAN COMPETE WITH MY bUDDY v99................LOL
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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wafer kits
72 posts
Feb 10, 2008
4:54 PM
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Hey gang;
Let me answer 3 of you at the same time. Sippi.....yes they will allow a mobile kit to compete although very few will try it against stationary lofts. Sandy-91.....You train them the same way you do those in a stationary loft but be sure they are only about 4 weeks old when you start them out...in other words before they can fly. Snake doctor.....I don't know how to reach you but have been waiting for your questions. Maybe Tony would not mind you starting another thread on his forum. Al
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sippi
23 posts
Feb 10, 2008
5:07 PM
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Sandy it is just like a stationary kit box except I never leave it in the same place two days in a row. I may only turn it ninety degrees but I move it daily. I also have my feed pan and perches painted hot pink as well as the roof of my kit box. I trap train for three weeks and after that they will come to the pink. I never fly the same place more than every third day. I can release my birds from any where I like after they learn how to trap home to the color.
Paul
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Windjammer Loft
231 posts
Feb 11, 2008
6:21 AM
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Sippi.....glad to see you on here too. Haven't flown my birds in about 2 months. The WEATHER here has been terrible. Like yesterday and today SNOWY, WINDY and the temps 3 and 4 degrees, feels like -12. But spring is right around the corner, as they say...........LOL
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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