Pogohawk
42 posts
Mar 06, 2010
10:29 AM
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I finally released my young birds from hawk lock down today. Every thing went really smooth. The morning was crisp and cool with a beautiful blue sky. Plenty of crows in the area and I felt confident. They got up for a good 45min and were very excited to be out. Not a BOP in sight today, thank heavens. They flew nice a tight together and even broke as a kit twice. Unfortunately we had a roll down when all of the birds came in. This particular bird has done this twice now and always very close to the ground. He seemed a little dazed but not broken. I am wondering what to do with him now?
(Moderated) Any suggestions would be nice. Thanks
Last Edited by on Mar 06, 2010 11:43 AM
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steve49
446 posts
Mar 06, 2010
11:32 AM
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i think you should rest him and give him another chance. btw, how did you get your birds ready for release? did you do anything to get them into shape?
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Steve in Blue Point, NY
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Pogohawk
43 posts
Mar 06, 2010
1:13 PM
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Not particularly. Kept them a little light on the feed and backed off the popcorn for two days. They really seemed energetic today though. I was happy with the results, Id really like to get a few more kit birds but am still in the process of finding some I'd like to get into.
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steve49
449 posts
Mar 06, 2010
1:37 PM
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Pogohawk, all that i've read so far says to take a few weeks to get the birds lean and mean after a lengthy lockdown. i'm sure your birds are fine, but i'd like mine to be strong enough to outfly any sky sharks that maybe lingering around. i plan on taking at least 3 weeks to get my kitbirds into flying shape. first cutting their mix feed with 1/4 barley for one week, then increasing the barley to 1/2 ration for another week. final week strictly 50/50 red wheat/white milo, with some peas or mix tossed in.
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Steve in Blue Point, NY
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lew3015
97 posts
Mar 06, 2010
3:45 PM
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I'm going to take mine out to ruby Tuesday's for dinner, anyone want to join us.
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Lew
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steve49
451 posts
Mar 06, 2010
4:16 PM
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so Lew, what exactly would you be ordering? ;)
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Steve in Blue Point, NY
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