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sticking the landing
sticking the landing
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Pinwheel
21 posts
Nov 27, 2009
10:13 AM
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Hi, I need help understanding how to get my birds to land. I fly portable and unfortunately at best can fly once a week maybe once every two weeks. My birds are trapped trained and can be put on top of the kitbox or allowed to fly up to the top from inside and trap back in quickly. the only problem is when they do fly, they take forever to land, and make many attempts to land, but spook off... Where am I going wrong... I just took my birds down to the parking lot of a stadium, hungry, and they decide they like the top of the stadium better then the kitbox(1 our of 4 trapped in). now it usually has taken 1-2 days for them to finally trap in especially in a new place. I feed nutrena pellet, twice daily. Do they want a bigger landing area? What are the possibilities.
This is from nicks post
(5)The up tight easily frightened spooks have to go. ( they haven't adapted to the artificial environment and they upset the other birds.)
(6) The one that persists in landing alone on a structure higher than the one the kit is supposed to land on. ( Sure, you can starve it down. But the bird obviously has a screw loose, so why bother?)
(7)Those that don't believe that birds of a feather should flock together have to go. ( their is safety in numbers, as in schools of fish, flocks of birds, or herds of animals. If they don't know that instinctively-- Good bye!)
if i followed these cull parameters, i dont think i would have any birds.
Last Edited by on Nov 27, 2009 10:22 AM
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pigeon pete
440 posts
Nov 27, 2009
11:25 AM
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Pinwheel,
we often judge our birds hunger by how long they fly and howfast they trap.
Even when they are fat, captive birds can fool you and scramble for food as though they are half starved.
Flying them once or twice a week allows them to develop fat, lose condition, and they can loose the habit of trapping straight in even though they don't fly for long time.
I never flew mobile so I think anyone that does it must have more knowledge than me, but I would think that it is imperative to fly good trappers, and also fly birds that respond well to a dropper or a whistle to call them in.
Pete.
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Pinwheel
22 posts
Nov 27, 2009
12:10 PM
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well its a management on my part most likely. I try to trap them everyday at feeding time if I can( so as to . But sometimes, I can only put food in and get going.
I suppose consistency on my part...
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wafer kits
126 posts
Nov 27, 2009
4:04 PM
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Pinwheel;
If your birds know they should come in when you call them,and ignore you, try this. Make sure they are hungry when you let them out and, if they won't come in on signal, pack up your portable kit and leave. Go back several hours later and they will trap in quickly. (they will still be there when you return). Al
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