turkey buzzard
147 posts
Apr 14, 2010
9:05 AM
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Since I am offically divorced(not happy at all), an having to move. What is the best way to home in birds that 2 to 3 years old? Other than killing or eating them and starting over. What losses are expected?
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Alohazona
705 posts
Apr 14, 2010
10:39 AM
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Turkey B,
I will be facing a move shortly and have been wondering the same thing.What I have worked out is keeping only proven breeders or high potential breeders.The flyers will be given away to new guys.I will be moving in close location to where I live now and would rather not put up with the confusion of homing.There are also guys that can really use the help.I will enjoy the birds this season in the breeding pen.Utilize your time with out the flyers for restoration.No losses,only gains.
As for the divorce thing I have been through that.
The power or marriage is greater than an atomic bomb.This is why evil[Satan and his cohorts]target marriages and move aggressively so.The unhappy feeling you have is because you have been soiled on by the devil.He will look to surround you with confusion and bitterness,etc.,thus keeping the door open for his commings and goings.
I wish to pray a cleansing prayer in Christ Jesus over you.I can e-mail you the cleansing prayer as well....aloharoller@yahoo.com...Aloha,Todd
In Christ Jesus name I lift you up and give you encouragement to triumph over your current situation,knowing that what Satan meant for evil,it will be made good in Faith[trust]in God our father.
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michael salus
197 posts
Apr 14, 2010
11:10 AM
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I have homed a lot of old birds with very few losses. There are many ways to do it, but I take a wire cage and put the birds in it and usually put the cage on my garage roof, where they can see the kit boxes and then move it to the kit boxes and any where else where they can see the area and the kit boxes. I do this for a week or so. Then when I let them out I make sure they did not eat the day before. Let only a few birds out at a time, with the rest in the wire cage on the roof of the kit box. Do not scare the birds up, just let them go in and out of the box. In a few days they should be up and flying. Some people also tape the last few flights on the bird, so they can't fly to good, but you should stick around in case there are cats and dogs around. I'm sure others will jump in on this with more suggestions... Good luck...
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MJ
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wannaroll
182 posts
Apr 14, 2010
1:15 PM
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Sorry to hear about the big "D". If your kit birds are good and I assume they are. I would bring them with you. Keep them in for a 2-3 weeks and cut back on their food on the days leading to their first release and also, put them on top of the kit box in a wire cage during the week. Hold the food out completely the day before. When you let them out just open the kit box and don't scare them up. You may lose a few birds, but should be fine.
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Dave - Hesperia, CA.
(San Bernardino Mountain Spinners)
Last Edited by on Apr 14, 2010 1:17 PM
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steve49
501 posts
Apr 14, 2010
4:26 PM
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hey Carl, sorry to hear about your divorce. i also heard you got that bow from 'you know who'. i'm sure you're familiar with all the ideas mentioned so far, but i would emphasize about only letting out 3 at a time on first release. i would think once they get airborne, the real test would begin. however, homing older birds is not rocket science, you can do it if you're patient, just like when they were babies.
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Steve in Blue Point, NY
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J_Star
2292 posts
Apr 15, 2010
7:59 AM
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2 to 3 weeks won't cut it with older birds and the old home is not too far away. Consider taping their wings when you are ready to let them out for the first week so that thy hang above the kit box for a while before the real test. A few birds out at time when they are ready to be liberated is good idea.
Jay
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Ballrollers
GOLD MEMBER
2395 posts
Apr 16, 2010
5:06 AM
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Carl,
I agree with Jay. In 2005 I moved a mile or two away and taped the wings of my competition birds and other flying birds. Only one bird went back to the old loft. And he was settled soon fter that. Once they trap into the new loft they are less likely to leave. Good luck......with everything!
Cliff
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TheGame
728 posts
Apr 16, 2010
6:46 PM
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Carl sorry to hear that. But you can send all of your best birds to Steve and I :) LOL
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rollerpigeon1963
308 posts
Apr 19, 2010
7:09 AM
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Hey TB
There is a lot of good information on here most of it is what I do. I to have been faced with divorce more than once while in the pigeon hobby. As a matter of fact just a few weeks ago I just got back some of my birds. I wanted to fly them out and see what and where they were at. So I placed them in a settling cage for 2 weeks. I cut the feed back so they would be hungry when released. I pulled the water the night before I planned on letting them out. I did tape the last 4 to 5 flights on one wing. Blue painters or frog tape works well. I opened the kit box trap door and allowed them to come out as they pleased. Now I did this around 6:30 and it gets dark around 7:30-8:00. This way it allowed them an hour or so of freedom before they had to trap back in. When they trapped back in I closed up the trap door and put the water in for morning. I pulled the water the next morning early and again that evening I did the same thing I did the night before. Ok when they trapped in the second night I pulled the tape. The following evening I allowed them out throught the trap door on there own. and that night they all trapped in but one. And from then on they were home. Lost 1 bird out of 60 not bad since the other place was only 7 miles away.
Brian
http://rollerpigeon1963.tripod.com/
Last Edited by on Apr 19, 2010 7:11 AM
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