slack trappers

[jupiter_19630]

Give them nothing at all to eat when you do get them in,if they do this the next day give them nothing again,,,they should be the first ones in after missing a few feeds,if they still dont go in well i wouldnt waste my time with them..

 

I agree. I used to have the odd bird that would refuse to come in with the rest of the pack. The answer is most definitely food.

I feed mine twice a day after exercise. I have a small bucket with a lid for the food which I shake to call them in. I feed them by hand as much as they want for 5 minutes or so then remove the trough.

I make no allowance for slack trappers. If they don't come through that trap while I,m feeding they don't eat.

They soon learn!

[NANCYVIEWLOFTS]

we have all had them at some time

normally its a nervous thing that turns into a habit

we had 1 cock in particular that would make several attempts to drop trough the door each time turning just as he was about to enter the loft door especially when you wanted them in before going to work

but he was a good cock a winner of several firsts inc first fed he never did it on a saturday when he knew is hen would be there

and he would never do it in the week when he won his first prizes on the saturday so it was always the pool bird that week

but yes they are a problem and shutting them out or not feeding them can cure some but not all

a lot of good birds have little idiocyncrises but i would not keep a bad trapper if it did it reagular on a saturday

[Roland]

Went to fetch a few y/b' back in 96 - 16 days old and the fancier doing his nut, threathening to dispose of them saying they wouldn't hone till yearlings-

Any way he had  had a couple of mishaps and I was 4 y/b's ligt, so his mate said I could have the two bred for him. There was another couple, and did they look nice. The parents were great lookers, especially the cock bird. He saw I was interseted and said they would be no good for racing as they were a family of bad trappers! But I had them, and he swore I'd never get them to tarp fast, race yes, but not trap, and sooner or ater I'd have to end the line throgh fraustration. A great fancier, very knowledgeable and forthright.

Well the y/b's were great straight off after I'd followed his instructions. The family of bad trapper flew ay where and every where. Most often first birds home.... never ever trapped, 15 - 30 minutes. Last one is two year old... but I've let the line end. All great lookers, and loverly trait etc. Won't trap and I've tried everything, nest circles, aay from home, jealousy etc. etc. Flew great, never in the clock!