victor1967
46 posts
May 01, 2008
7:46 PM
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i have 20 young bird.their homed&trap trained.my problem is they will not take flight.3have started to fly.the rest sit on the roof.they will fly from roof to roof,but not much more.the birds are all roughly the same age 50something days.i dont want to through them up.is it a waitting game at this point?
Last Edited by on May 01, 2008 7:48 PM
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gabe454
793 posts
May 01, 2008
7:55 PM
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if they are trapping and are homned scare them up if not it will be hard to get them flying.
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victor1967
47 posts
May 01, 2008
8:02 PM
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tried that,they just move to another part of the roof.is there something i can do or use to scare them
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RXR Loft
210 posts
May 01, 2008
8:05 PM
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you can also use a long pole with a flag on the end of it that works well..
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RxR Loft
Roll'em if you got'em...
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diamondrollers
259 posts
May 01, 2008
8:22 PM
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i was haveing that same problem this year i would scare them and they woul;d just move from one side to the other. I tried the flag and didnt work so good for me so i walked them to the front yard in my carring cage and released them there and know there flying it might work for you
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victor1967
48 posts
May 01, 2008
9:06 PM
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yes i also tried the flag thing,its not working so good for me.i'll try the walking them to the front yard.how far from your back yard to your front yard?
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Santandercol
2407 posts
May 01, 2008
9:10 PM
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Don't toss 'em up.They'll associate your hand with the bad guy.Carry 'em a few hundred yards from the kitbox and let 'em go.If they're roof sitting,get some heavy fishing line on a stubby casting rod and tie a tennis ball on the end.Don't stop casting the ball at them till they take off.If you have a good throwing arm,use a basketball and keep throwing it at them till they up.Half full 1 gal.buckets of water work good too.Lots of noise!Drives the wife and the dogs nuts tho.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
Last Edited by on May 01, 2008 9:13 PM
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black_hawk_down
108 posts
May 01, 2008
9:20 PM
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remember to starve them try flagging them once in a while apon releasing them but keep in mind to not scare them make them know that the loft is the safe place to be. it might be a waiting game but your patience will pay off in the long run.-joe
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victor1967
49 posts
May 01, 2008
9:38 PM
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thank guys!if anyone has any other ideals i would really enjoy the knowledge.
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rollsoffury
94 posts
May 01, 2008
9:48 PM
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If all that ball throwing, flag waving, noise making doesn't work maybe you have to change their diet. But, when I've had that problem I just let go the ones that fly and throw up a lazy one right away. Don't throw up too many cause they'll re-group and land. This could take some work and a few days before you see results, and don't worry about handling them, they'll get over it.
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Roll it
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flo
92 posts
May 02, 2008
1:49 AM
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Victor 1967.
I have an idea but I haven't tried it yet. I was thinking of getting one of those "Air hogs" remote control airplanes...cost roughly 20-50 bucks at walmart or target...My plan was maybe I can scare the heck out of them if they decide to just chill. I am gonna try this in the near future but just wondering if you might want to give it a shot.
Flo
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PR_rollers
1011 posts
May 02, 2008
6:09 AM
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What you can do is just take them farther away from the kitbox box up and release run to the spot that they like to bank on and wave a long pole with a flag and a black garbage bag tie to the end of it you have to break that bad habit first .now since they haven't been flying due to banking they are not in shape to be flying long so after 5 minutes call them down and feed them reward them call them in .keep doing this everyday and increase the time.hide the flag pole,let them know its safe to be on the kitbox. always do this on an empty stomach (the bird not you) ..... try it with 5 or 7 at a time including the three that like to fly so you can see who is bringing them down..but if they bank and you whistle them in and they don't budge you feeding them too much.. now if you wave the flag pole also
do it behind the kitbox so like surprise and quickly run to the spot they bank on..if this don't work either you made lazy bummers out of them or you need birds that like to fly..but if you consistent you can train any animal to do what you want ..---------good luck..
Ralph....
Last Edited by on May 02, 2008 6:30 AM
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Richard
94 posts
May 02, 2008
8:17 AM
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Three things either you are feeding to much or not enough, or you have one or two birds that just don't want to fly and they will pull a kit of young birds down. cull them
richard
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Windjammer Loft
281 posts
May 02, 2008
8:40 AM
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Their are some good suggestions given 1967....When I have this problem I cut the feed down, take them a few 100 ft away from the loft and release them. REPEAT as often as necessary until Iam satisfied with their preformance. Just keep tryen, don't be impatient.
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
Last Edited by on May 02, 2008 8:41 AM
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916fastspinner
55 posts
May 02, 2008
1:53 PM
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victor1967,
maybe you feed them too much or something...cause babies like to fly...if not then try to toss them up like a football and throw one of your flyer with it ...it might work...but you can give it a try...
san
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