jnyce
23 posts
Jun 01, 2008
7:29 AM
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so i let about five birds i got a few weeks back and 4 of them went strait for the roof of the loft and one took off on me im not mad about the one that left just that they didnt fly it was roof then back in should i be pissed off or were they just getting to know what its like on the outside it was there first time out since i had them the other one circled the loft 3 times and bounced on me ----------
jerry t
Last Edited by on Jun 01, 2008 7:48 AM
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rtwilliams
61 posts
Jun 01, 2008
8:14 AM
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I flew my birds yesterday to. I have had them about two weeks. They have been in and out and on top but always in a cage. I took them out Friday and taped their wings. Saturday i let them out and some flew around and some went to the ground to eat. One flew away. I am happy that they stayed around the kit box. I hope that I am doing it right but I plan to just let them get used to the new area the first couple of flights. After that I will flag them up and keep them flying. I want them to know how to find the kit box, and know that it is safe, and that is where their food is, then I will push them. That is my plan. i hope it works.
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RT Williams
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Scott
690 posts
Jun 01, 2008
8:48 AM
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If I was trying to home in birds for the first time I would only want them going to the roof, and then back in , that is called "homing".
RT , sounds like you are spot on with it, they gotta know where their perch is, that is theirs and that is what they bond to.
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Just my Opinion
Scott
Last Edited by on Jun 01, 2008 8:52 AM
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jnyce
24 posts
Jun 01, 2008
10:32 AM
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its been to hours and still no sighn of her
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jerry t
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PR_rollers
1107 posts
Jun 01, 2008
10:48 AM
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Yeah RT you going good.. slow, patience is the key. and don't worry if a bird goes to a rooftop the first time out,just make sure they are hungry so they don't stay too long .let them hang on there rooftop and know it is safe and they can trust you around them..soon they would wanna go up and back to home..where they is food and a safe perch waiting for them.
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Ralph
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PR_rollers
1108 posts
Jun 01, 2008
11:04 AM
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Jerry make sure that birds is really hungry next time out and don't force her out until she want to come out.she tell you when she is ready, you control then with the food remember.. and if she goes back to the same spot don't let her out till a couple of days and don't let her fly with the other ones because she will take all of them with her.. better to spot a trouble maker from the beginning and adjust from there.I had birds the first time out fly to a roof two blocks down but never to do it again.they scare nervous.feeling things out.but don't get mad or piss you want nothing to block you from learning...good luck.
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Ralph
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sippi
301 posts
Jun 01, 2008
2:14 PM
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Letting them go to the ground and eat is a really bad habit. I would be tickled if mine went to the roof and back in the first time. I never let mine land anywhere but the roof or the landing board. Anything else is bad news later on.
Sippi
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PR_rollers
1112 posts
Jun 01, 2008
2:18 PM
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Thats true Paul youngster are only young once any bad habit they learn while in their learning stage is hard to break when they mature..everything must be learn right from the beginning.
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Ralph
Last Edited by on Jun 01, 2008 6:58 PM
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WaTtS UpP
914 posts
Jun 01, 2008
6:54 PM
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starve them let see if they fly
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Watts uppp homeboy
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Electric-man
1669 posts
Jun 02, 2008
5:40 PM
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Thats good news! I don't normally have any problems with one after they make it back!
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Val
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rtwilliams
62 posts
Jun 03, 2008
9:38 AM
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My fly away came back the next morning. the birds got a little extra food and it went right in. I have let them out again and they trap pretty quick. I have one bird that I have used to help train the others. It is worthless other than it knows how to find the food dish quickly. The others follow it right in. It must hate me it goes in takes a few with it, I catch it, throw it out, it comes back taking a few more with it. lol
unfortunately it likes to eat off the ground, and takes them to the ground with it. I will have to hold it until I want them to come in. But for now it has helped home the others.
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RT Williams
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