Dale
46 posts
Sep 17, 2009
4:34 AM
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Hey guy's and gal's,
Any suggestions on how to get your more frequent birds to take over the lead bird position. Alot of times my lead bird will just glide through the breaks, pulling half the kit with it, resulting in small breaks. I've removed these birds, but to me it seems like the bird that takes over this position starts doing the same thing. My more frequent birds never make it to the front, they seem content to stay in the middle. This kit is made up of 2 and 3 year old birds, hen's and cocks, same family, and fed 50/50 wheat and milo. Flown every 3 days, 18 birds, feed amount determined by fly time( usally 3/4 cup).
I know this is a stupid question, but it bugs the far out of me !!!
Dale
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JDA
GOLD MEMBER
497 posts
Sep 17, 2009
8:18 AM
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Dale... If you know what bird it is,You need to pull it. If you can,t tell,You need to mark the ones that look alike. Do you know what to use if you want to mark there wings or tail or whatever? I have used alcohol and food coloring.Red, green, Use gloves.JDA
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Dale
47 posts
Sep 17, 2009
12:30 PM
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I know what birds are leading, I've pulled 2 cocks and 1 hen in the last 2 months, hoping that a more frequent bird would take over the lead position. The 3 that I pulled are fly'ing in other kits now, and only the hen has taken the lead position.( Maybe not the very lead but always fly's near the front)I have a trigger bird that fly's in the middle, and when she goes the ones behind her go. I'm hoping that a bird like her will move up.
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J_Star
2182 posts
Sep 17, 2009
12:34 PM
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Slow their wing beat down a little.
Jay
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Spin City USA
247 posts
Sep 17, 2009
1:36 PM
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I dont know of a way to make a bird move up to a different position in the kit. Some of that has to do with the birds personality and the stronger personalities taking the lead. I just keep pulling the birds that have a negative influence and putting them in a cull kit. Then I start adding new promiseing Y/B's to the good kit and watch and see what they do. My best kits have always been made up of holdover birds and I keep adding better birds to it.
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They gotta Spin to win.....Jay
Last Edited by on Sep 17, 2009 1:38 PM
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Squabby*32
69 posts
Sep 18, 2009
1:26 AM
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I believe the more time you have to fly and spend with your will give you this answer. Being in the military, I only have enough time to fly on the weekends for sure or maybe 1 - 2 times during the week if I don 't have to work late. I had a overfly the other night because I flew them after 6 P.M. Luckily, they all made it back the next day but I did learn my lesson and will not repeat that error.
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DJJeffman Spinners
ATAPWGIYAHTLY
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steve49
251 posts
Sep 18, 2009
2:28 AM
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do young birds pick up and learn from the older flyers? i'm referring to speed and pattern, like figure eights. since i'm only flying young birds, i don't have the older bird kit to put young birds into, or vice versa.
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Steve in Blue Point, NY
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donnie james
747 posts
Sep 19, 2009
1:51 PM
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hay dale i talk to the '93 and '94 world cup winners time and time again on lead bird and they keep on saying had 2 to 3 lead birds in their kits as soon as 1 lead bird went and short after that another one went and the 3 one went and each time the 1 lead bird get back and it had enough birds with it will go again....and i wish you all the best with your birds this year...........donny james
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