silent187
54 posts
Apr 16, 2008
11:53 AM
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man yesterday i flew my youngsters and they stayed on the roof so i threw a rock and scared them to get them to fly they all flew for like a minute but my white one kept flying for a long time and eventually vanished for 2 hours and was flying over my house and left again but didnt come back the whole day now today i saw him why does he fly over my house but not land?????????//// what can i do
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flo
67 posts
Apr 16, 2008
11:58 AM
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Try flying a few of the ones that are familiar with homing and also put some in a visible cage on top of a roof. If it is his/her first time flying, they aren't familiar or comfortable with the landing zone. If it's been flown before, it just might be scared but if he/she goes hungry, they will return if you have birds visible for them to see.
Hope this helps.
flo
www.blacked-out-loft.webs.com
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gabe454
727 posts
Apr 16, 2008
11:58 AM
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Cant realy do anything about it i lost two yesterday and 1 today if they come back fine if they dont oh well.
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TRIPLE "G" LOFT
L.P.R.C
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silent187
57 posts
Apr 16, 2008
12:01 PM
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dang its just that i really liked this color man all my white ones i ever get are cursed two eaten my falcon and this one lost imma stop getting whites ohhhhh plus is it that maybe im forcing them too try to fly too soon? theyve been in cage for a week and outside for 4?????
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yang501424
119 posts
Apr 16, 2008
12:35 PM
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Only if Rollers had homing pigeons brain we wouldn't have to deal with so many lost rollers.
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Mount Airy Lofts
671 posts
Apr 16, 2008
12:43 PM
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It happens! More often then not, it is the one we like most.
Good luck trying to coax the bird back,
Thor
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It's all about the friends we make :)
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c robbo
309 posts
Apr 16, 2008
2:01 PM
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you do not own the bird untill its back in the shed.
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quickspin
511 posts
Apr 16, 2008
2:34 PM
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You are forcing them to fly too soon I think. When I use to buy birds and try to fly them I would stay with them for arouund 3 weeks before trying to fly them. 1 week out side on a cage on top of the roof. when I release them I would not try to scared them to fly but let them fly for them self. Or If I knew I didn't wanted to risk loosing them I would just plug there wings out. By the time they grow back they would of stay already.
Keep flying birds in till it comes back and put a bucket for them to take a bath outside. Ones he sees them he will come down and you grab him when he is taking the bath.
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SALAS LOFT
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Electric-man
1447 posts
Apr 16, 2008
2:57 PM
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I forced some youngsters up the other day (9), when I realized how strong and hard they were flying, then I remebered that I had given extra feed the night before! They just got farther and farther, they were just young birds experiencing their first major flight! 6 came back in singles and doubles over the next 24 hrs, but 3 just disappeared!
Mismangement was my problem! Overfed and forcing them up to get a late evening fly!
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Val
"Site Moderator"
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4nkroLLs
22 posts
Apr 16, 2008
3:40 PM
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Sucks to hear that.. Yeah I would try and leave some birds in the roof don't scare them up let them just hang out up there eventually they will go and fly on their own
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D.T.R.C
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bman
570 posts
Apr 17, 2008
6:44 AM
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flo has got it correct. Put some birds out that are homed or in a cage where he can see them. If he is flying over he knows where home is just wants some company. He probably won't land till late in the evening,if he doesn't trap wait till it gets dark and nab him with a flash light.
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Ron
Borderline lofts
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silver tail
163 posts
Apr 17, 2008
7:00 AM
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Hey silent where in Rialto do you stay give the two main streets.
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0016
68 posts
Apr 17, 2008
10:07 AM
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stop throwing rock's at them,would you stay home if someone were throwing rock's at you,would you ,give them time,bird's have wings they will fly when they are ready,let some babie's stay out walk around for a long while when he get's hungry he will come down then NET him?
Last Edited by on Apr 17, 2008 10:11 AM
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bigwilly
514 posts
Apr 17, 2008
10:17 AM
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I agree with 0016
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silent187
59 posts
Apr 17, 2008
1:37 PM
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ummm i live on randall and cactus why???????? plus thnx for all the help but i already got him back it was hard but i did it almost fell of the roof though
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jerries loft
155 posts
Apr 17, 2008
1:57 PM
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good going on getting the bird back.Next time just let them just take off on their own.Like 0016 say do not throw anything to scare them up.
My brother in law stays of Merrill and Sierra.I know there is a few people that raise around there.
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Jerries Loft
Last Edited by on Apr 17, 2008 1:58 PM
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silent187
60 posts
Apr 17, 2008
2:06 PM
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yeah ill be more careful with that man i should hit them up to see his rollers huh?????? i would buy more too i just need more expirence im a newbie
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silver tail
167 posts
Apr 17, 2008
5:00 PM
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Silent trying to see which one of the guys you live close to there are a few guys around im not sure of hand where Randall is but do know cactus. How close is baseline to you? I live up the 210 from you so im not far but not in walking distance.
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silent187
61 posts
Apr 18, 2008
11:42 AM
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thats kool silvertail well i wish i could see ur rollers and yeap basline in right next to me i think ive seen ur rollers
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