whiteracer Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 Hi people could anyone give me some advice on how to stop my yb's from sitting on my house roof?
Guest ljb107 Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 I think some of people frighten them off by tying some string round a cuddly toy and throwing it up and pulling it back down. Lloyd
Guest ljb107 Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 ok, my tumblers go on my garage so when they go on it i get a brush and tap the garage with it and it frightens them off and then they fly. Lloyd
jimmy_84 Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 be careful with this method as they may not return as they will be scared and this isn't always the answer as they will move over to the next roof or so i found but if you have a couple of old birds let them out with them and they encourage them to fly
mark proctor Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 yes mate im having the same trouble...had 5 races all bad traps...cost me alot of money... > > > > > doesnt matter how much i starve them they still hit the same part of the roof on race days.....think its time for a house move....
Roland Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 Hi people could anyone give me some advice on how to stop my yb's from sitting on my house roof? Why? :-/ Nowt wrong with that. If nieghbours moan, it's not the pigeons, it that they just love to moan. Or you have upset. No I'd have no problems with that.
Guest shadow Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 if they are not flying and exercising then they should be in the loft you should never let them get into the habit of roof sitting from an early age
Guest IB Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 Agree with Shadow. Different when they are still learning to fly, roof-hopping helps them get a fix on their home patch. But as soon as they are strong on the wing, dropping on roofs ain't allowed. Small, brightly coloured ball on tiles a couple of times is all that it should take for them to get the message.
whiteracer Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Posted August 31, 2008 ok thank you for that, some good advice taken there.
Guest 67ghirl Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 yes mate im having the same trouble...had 5 races all bad traps...cost me alot of money... > > > > > doesnt matter how much i starve them they still hit the same part of the roof on race days.....think its time for a house move.... Just an observation! On reading this out to my 11 yr old who is in his first year racing his reply was 'Why would they want to come in in if they're not getting fed' He sends his fed well on a Friday and has won 2 races and been in the result each week with his YB's Before they began racing he spent a lot of time handling them and feeding them from his hand so maybe this helped, but it's hard to know with youngsters!
gangster Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 Just an observation! On reading this out to my 11 yr old who is in his first year racing his reply was 'Why would they want to come in in if they're not getting fed' He sends his fed well on a Friday and has won 2 races and been in the result each week with his YB's Before they began racing he spent a lot of time handling them and feeding them from his hand so maybe this helped, but it's hard to know with youngsters! and his results prove he has been doing it right....and i hope he carrys on as he is he might teach his old fella a trick or 2.....
mark proctor Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 what you trying to say..i didnt play with my young birds and handle them as young birds...before you both go sprouting your mouths of come round and see for your selves that i havent got a yard ..its like a court yard...got no chance of getting them in unless they come down like helycopters... > > > >:(and for feeding them they get the best food money can buy...have you both got a great big rottwieler jumping up the back of your lofts 24/7...thats my problem.... > > >
terry mccarthy Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 throw water ballons at them they stop after a couple of days
mark proctor Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 nice one terry...good idea mate....whats wrong with p chat tel...running slow ah..... ;D ;D
pjc Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 Mark, my garden was basicaly a court yard when I raced in East London, it ws between 2 terraces of houses and the first I saw of a bird was when it fell from the sky but they still didn't go on the roof! If you've allowed them to from youngbirds they always will, dog behind the loft or not! Don't allow them to get into bad habbits in the first place as they are hard to break.
Guest 67ghirl Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 what you trying to say..i didnt play with my young birds and handle them as young birds...before you both go sprouting your mouths of come round and see for your selves that i havent got a yard ..its like a court yard...got no chance of getting them in unless they come down like helycopters... > > > >:(and for feeding them they get the best food money can buy...have you both got a great big rottwieler jumping up the back of your lofts 24/7...thats my problem.... > > > If you read the post properly all I was saying is it was merely an observation from a child! No one was 'spouting' their mouths off As for buying the best food money can buy You were the one who said you had tried starving them!!!!!!!! and no we don't have a Rottwieler jumping up the back of the loft just a Large German Shepherd Puppy and a Collie running about in front!
ALF Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 nice one terry...good idea mate....whats wrong with p chat tel...running slow ah..... ;D ;D It's that slow my pc has been timing out trying to open it : : : :
mark proctor Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 yes alf thats what mines doing mate..
mark proctor Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 pjc,, i see were your comming from mate but i think theres more than that...some things upsettng them..when they fly over the house they seem to twich every time there above my loft..in the same place every time...might be some thing in the night...foxes ...cats ...i dont no mate but if it carries on were moveing next year,.... :( :( :(ive only lived ere 1 year..and havent weighed it up yet mate.... :(
terry mccarthy Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 if i stay on there any longer ill end up smashing my pc up its driving me nuts keep cutting me off then getting error after error bonkers it is
pjc Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 if they flinch in the same position, do they do it on a sunny and overcast day? If only on a sunny day there could be something like a galvanised roof sheet reflecting the sun up at them!
Guest chrisss Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 if they flinch in the same position, do they do it on a sunny and overcast day? If only on a sunny day there could be something like a galvanised roof sheet reflecting the sun up at them! belive it or not i had the same problem,then i found out what is was,after it rained my flight [for my stock]has a flat roof the water gathered in a puddle,and when the sun came out it "bounced" of the puddle,the birds would not land near the sheds,but sat on the roof looking down.
Pompey Mick Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 What are you saying Mark, is it that your YBs are wary of flying down to the loft after they have landed on the roof. If thats what your saying, keeping them off your roof will only make them land further down the road, the problem is the loft landing area. Is it the top of the loft or a sputnik/ landing board on the front. If you have allowed them to spend time on the roof then that becomes home as much as the loft itself. If not, then you are right it is a problem within the loft area.
mark proctor Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 if they flinch in the same position, do they do it on a sunny and overcast day? If only on a sunny day there could be something like a galvanised roof sheet reflecting the sun up at them! your spot on mate ...weve thinked weve sussed it out the other day...i used to flag them out the kids bedroom window...when they fly over the loft you can see them looking at that window...so were going to try and black it of tomoz see if it makes any difference....so at the end of the day i hold my hand up...its my fault... :(
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