stitching up

[REDROCKET]

hi due to jimmy w being on holiday i decided to give our young birds there first training toss on friday it was a nightmare after what should be a 30min toss 1 turned up after 2.5 hrs then the rest appeared over sat & sun a couple well cut up (wires) i had to get these birds stitched with the help of a very handy man called jim mclean of the newmains club i'de like to take this oppertunity to thank him very much and was wondering who does the stitching for you guys and girls do you do it yourself. (thanks jim)

[Guest]

have done others , eyesight not so good now. an uncle done my last 2 and doesnt live too far .                          andy.

[Guest shadow]

yes I used too :)

[REDROCKET]

thats a thing my wifes 38 she couldnt sow a hole in a pocket never mind a hole in a bird ah they dont make them like they used to lol

[Roland]

25 years ago had a fellow in the club done it ... like most of us. Now I either bind with Tape or glue. Haven't stitched for 25 years.

Had a yearling hen bird once a few days late from a training toss. Was walking on it's wings when she trapped and ate.

Both legs were ismashed to pieces. Worst was right at the to. I got a mate to hold her and matches and sellotaped her from top to bottom. Yes and left her to fend as I wasn't into hammocks etc. Was in two minds actually as to whether ... Well three weeks later took of the tape, yes pains takingly with saop water. Yes she wobbled about for a bit. But then hardly limped and flew Pau 2 years later.

Knew she was full of guts .... like her brother, nigh certain first birds back.... never trapped though. After 3 or 4 generations I took Tom's advice and never bred fom them again.

Break a legs... not a bad trait.

[Guest IB]

Over the past week I've been removing the tape from my 'patch-up' job, bit by bit. Needed  to do a barber-cut trim of the feathers either side of the wound to get the stuck tape off, but it worked OK and the bird is fine.