rookie from ct
GOLD MEMBER
191 posts
Dec 08, 2009
10:43 AM
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In the early 70eys when I had rollers i was told that you couldn't fly your birds if there was snow on the ground and the sun was out, they called it snow blind.What do you think on this. Thank You Dennis
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Oldfart
GOLD MEMBER
1556 posts
Dec 08, 2009
11:48 AM
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Dennis, If it's white all over, how can they find home? I don't know if they can be trained to see only shape, like buildings, loft, kitbox but I would just keep them in, I hate being cold anyway! :)
Thom
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wannaroll
103 posts
Dec 08, 2009
1:32 PM
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get the snow off of your kit boxes or you may never see your birds again.
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Dave - Hesperia, CA.
(San Bernardino Mountain Spinners)
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Sunflower
GOLD MEMBER
573 posts
Dec 08, 2009
4:21 PM
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Dennis,
Mine do fine flying with snow on the ground,only way I can fly in the winter. Make sure the loft roof is clear of snow and they should do fine. Overcast is best but I have flown them in the bright sunshine with snow on the ground as well. Young birds sometimes
get spooked first time out but adapt pretty quick.
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Keep em Spinning
Joe
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rtwilliams
GOLD MEMBER
530 posts
Dec 08, 2009
5:13 PM
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Mine see plenty of snow and fly just fine. It takes a minute for them to land in the snow the first time.
I do clear a landing spot, that probally helps them find the right roof.
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RT Williams
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wishiwon2
249 posts
Dec 08, 2009
8:14 PM
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Joe and Trampas I agree, snow makes little or no difference. The first time out in it they are a little buzzed up, but it doesnt stop them from flying and rolling well. I do have to clear off a spot for the to land on, they should already know where to land ...
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Jon
If it were easy, everybody would do it
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winwardrollers
347 posts
Dec 08, 2009
9:03 PM
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I would just say that right after a big storm and if it is over cast it is hard for the birds to see depth. These days are few.
I would wait for roads to clear and the sun to come out so lines and shadows are cast to define obstacles. I have lost birds to adverse weather that comes in quickly when the birds are up. The problem is when the birds have been feed well and they are feeling good and want to fly for a long time.
I think that the sun is only a good thing not a deterring factor for flying in the winter months.
RT Williams has Ceder trees all around his house,even these full of snow would cast plenty of shadows for the birds to determine depth.
bwinward
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JMUrbon
776 posts
Dec 08, 2009
9:08 PM
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I flew in the snow in Susanville for a few years and never had an isue with it. I would scrape the snow from the roofs but just enough to land and they were still all white. Never any problems. Joe
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J.M.Urbon Lofts
A Proven Family of Spinners
http://www.freewebs.com/jmurbonlofts/
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rookie from ct
GOLD MEMBER
195 posts
Dec 09, 2009
6:14 AM
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Thanks guys I will make sure kit boxes are clear,and fly on. We get plenty of snow here in NEW ENGLAND> DENNIS
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viper
70 posts
Dec 09, 2009
8:34 PM
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Clean the roof off and I have a pink or green paint I put on the roof to help them find it not the whole roof just some lines or dots and it wheres off by spring from cleaning the roof off.Blake
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JBow
144 posts
Dec 09, 2009
9:14 PM
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If birds have been flown on a regualar schedule and you get a snow they do get a little messed up but generaly they can handle it. I don't fly after a snow because its to cold for the birds and to cold for me. lol
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Windjammer Loft
1024 posts
Dec 10, 2009
4:26 AM
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All I do is sweep off a portion of the loft roof. It's green, so it is very visible
Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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