The Flying Vet By Colin Walker . Get one that goes to 400 power if ya can, 100 isn't really that good. a 400 will let you see just like in the book. The color is even right.And yes get one with the light . the adjustable slide is nice but you can move the slides by hand .
Put him in a box and slap him silly, watch him if he goes aftr another bird slap him again. he might understand his own actions can be reversed :-) If that doesn't work give him about 4 inches of oxygen.
Cut the feed back, they will learn to be first in if they want to eat, the other birds eat to much if you have it all in. so only put 1/2 the daily amount in to start,if they all go in add the rest.
I only feed once a day when loft flying and it is after they fly. When I start road work they get 2/3 of the daily feed on return and the last 1/3 with the late afternoon loft fly
I got another bird yesterday, he is already sending for himself and said he would put one more in the box for you. D. Brooks you will see his name on the flyers page. I'm try to get him to come here also. Still 2 spots open, I'm sure we will fill them for you.
I find it is needed if it was a hard windy race. I think they are a bit spooked when trying to land in the wind and seeing a dropper makes them feel its safer
I like the one we have. The 2x4s run horizontal instead of vertical and the birds have to turn there vent to the outside to go and it drops past all the other birds who are sitting sideways on the perch. As you see it is also easy to clean with the dividers being cut off 4 inches up from the perch for just one sweep of the scrape.
We have had some go bad and even had some that came bad when new. I would sugest you put them all in a clock and try them a couple times in a training mode. and yes you could always fly to the band # and have it assigned to another snap-on chip like we do now. Of the 300 bands I have bought maybe 4 were bad or went bad.
I See your a carpenter by looking at your Avatar, and could build one square in the middle of and open field, the Sun is your friend, If you can have it hit the loft it is a plus.