My Sputnik

[cokacola]

Look at this I built, I havn't got any close ups at the moment, but here's a picture I just took from my bedroom window.

 

 

It looks like a pile of rubbish, but you know what, I think it works! My pigeons should be comming in soon

 

 

They don't come in straight away and this is something I need to work on when I finally get some young birds.

 

Tariq.

[Peckedhen]

Well done Tariq,

 

I certainly couldn't have attempted a sputnik when I was sixteen (heck, I couldn't attempt one now and I'm  a tad older than 16! :)  

 

The trick to getting your birds in, is to reduce the feed. It taken me three years to learn this!!  I was so worried that they would be hungry; it needed someone to give me a measure and insist I didn't give them any more than that.  They came in like rockets and were jumping in the feed bucket as I was emptying for them!  I upped it a bit and now they are brilliant at coming in.  Give it  try, it feels so much better when you are in control.

 

edit: typo

[matt]

the birds dont care what it looks like mate aslong as it does the job nice one ;D

[cokacola]

Cheers Guys.

Peckedhen: That's great, I had already been advised to cut back the food, but my birds have never been that hungry, I'l give it a try!

 

Tariq.

[superstar]

Welldone to you son, keep that up and you will make a great champion oneday. Most kids I know thesdays dont know what a hammer and saw are let alone how to use them. Your birds look nice to keep up the good work

[scott]

how to tell the diffrens between the cock and the her coud u tell me m8 from scott

[scott]

how to tell the diffrens between the cock and the her coud u tell me m8 from scott

[pdordin]

better attempt than mine i tried building one,after buying 3 new ones broke all 3 while trying to put together. :B :B

[cokacola]

Thanks everyone, it works too!

 

Scott - if you google it, you should come up with quite a few results, basically the cocks and hens have different shaped heads/different behaviour.

 

I havn't got any eggs from my stock pair yet, not sure when they're going to go to nest. I really can't wait to get some young birds into my loft and start training them!