chewy
97 posts
May 16, 2008
12:44 PM
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Well since many roller folks in here have been losing flyers to overflys..was wondering any ways or information that will lead us not to go that route any more..
just my thinking..
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Customkev
21 posts
May 16, 2008
1:09 PM
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The spring time is the scariest time of the year for me. I have lost more birds this time of the yr than any other. I figure most in part to the often changing weather. I try to concentrate on my young bird training this time of the yr and keep my old birds and hold-overs on a once or twice a week schedule. I try never to fly right before or right after a storm and try to keep a little weight on them so to help me keep them down at a good height and a 20-30 minute fly time. The key thing for myself is to pay close attention to the weather conditions. Another thing I try hard to keep from doing is flying late in the evening. My young birds if over fed sometimes go towards the sun as it drops late in the evening. My work schedule makes me fly in the evening so I get them out as quick as I get home. I like to allow my birds 2 hrs of day light minimum to fly in case something goes wrong and they fly longer than I expect. I hope this helps. Kev
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Square
308 posts
May 16, 2008
1:25 PM
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Im still an trying to figure it all out ,, where I live it is windy 360 days outta the year, so I have been trying to get my birds conditioned to contend with the local weather. I try to fly early and thats it...good luck,
Square
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"Home of the Ghost Town Roller"
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Scott
562 posts
May 16, 2008
2:12 PM
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The spring time is the scariest time of the year for me. I have lost more birds this time of the yr than any other. I figure most in part to the often changing weather. I try to concentrate on my young bird training this time of the yr and keep my old birds and hold-overs on a once or twice a week schedule. I try never to fly right before or right after a storm and try to keep a little weight on them so to help me keep them down at a good height and a 20-30 minute fly time. The key thing for myself is to pay close attention to the weather conditions. Another thing I try hard to keep from doing is flying late in the evening. My young birds if over fed sometimes go towards the sun as it
drops late in the evening. My work schedule makes me fly in the evening so I get them out as quick as I get home. I like to allow my birds 2 hrs of day light minimum to fly in case something goes wrong and they fly longer than I expect. I hope this helps. Kev
It is exactly the same here Keven !
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Just my Opinion
Scott
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Velo99
1743 posts
May 16, 2008
7:26 PM
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Lights and a shiny tin patio do facilitate in nightime landings. I also have lights that shine onto and into the kitbox. They have grown accustomed to eating by floodlight. Early in the year I had to fly in the evenings too.
Sometimes I only had an hour or so of daylight. Then it becomes a real juggling act to get the feed balanced. Between the short days and cold nights it was almost impossible to get them to land when I wanted them to. Hence the lights.
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V99
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