Mother lode lofts
500 posts
Feb 15, 2005
6:54 AM
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Chris absouluty it is a genetic trait, if you breed out of non kitters you will no doubt end up with more of the same!!!!! Were the older birds flown before you got them ? with some families flying unflown older birds can be difficult. Generaly if I refly an older bird say that has been stocked. They have problems until they get back into shape. As for my youngsters from the time they all go airborne for the first time it takes from three to five days for them to form into a kit but I might have a stragler here and there that takes a few more days and generally it's due to they are just behind a tad in age. If I get a rare youngster that doesn't want to kit but I feel has no excuse not to kit they are automaticly culled but I havn't had one of these in a couple of years. Once the roll hits then some will start falling out and going in and out because the roll is freaking them out a bit, but it lasts from a day or two to a week or so. I will also get a bird here and there that is rolling hard but quits kitting completely, These I put up with until my patiance runs out. I think that maybe you need a little patiance, but on the same hand these outbirds will be pulling others out. I would work backwards, pull your non kitters and then add one at a time, if it doesn't kit then pull it back out. and then add another one and evaluate the same way. Some of of your nonkitters will probably kit if the problem birds are pulled, some birds are kinda monkey see monky do. Cris you have some of the best fliers in the country in Utah, have you connected with any ?
Last Edited by Mother lode lofts on Feb 15, 2005 7:16 AM
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