Flashing Orange Light

[Sajfos]

After reading one of the "Champions of the World" Books recently , I have been considering the use of a Flashing Orange Light as described therein to call My 2008 Young Birds into the Loft from exercise, training , etc ...have any Forum Members tried anything like this ?

Conclusions , opinions or better constructive comment would be appreciated ?

 

Steve..

[883girl]

The only flashing orange light i know is the one i drive through every time at the traffic lights.  LOL  ;D ;D

[Guest dogeon]

yes ive tried it with flashing blue lights and orange not with much success as in the summer when the sun is bright the lights arn't as bright, i found that using a door bell works really well

[GREENGRASS]

steve the only time i have seen the flashing orange lights used was to keep the hawks away.

[little sam]

a door bell good idea

[Guest dogeon]

steve the only time i have seen the flashing orange lights used was to keep the hawks away.

the lights dont keep the hawks away i have one regular every day and did when i used the blue and orange lights

 

[Guest casbri]

only see orange lights when at traffic lights...lol

[DOVEScot]

After reading one of the "Champions of the World" Books recently , I have been considering the use of a Flashing Orange Light as described therein to call My 2008 Young Birds into the Loft from exercise, training , etc ...have any Forum Members tried anything like this ?

Conclusions , opinions or better constructive comment would be appreciated ?

 

Steve..

 

I was a bird training show where the guy explained and showed how to train all types of birds, including pigeons,

I cannot remember the colours of discs on the boards he used, but as soon as he displayed them he got certain pigeons in by the colour displayed

He trained them to come and get fed as soon as they seen the colour they associated with feeding time, he let the audience pick the colours randomly, over the course of time we were there he was spot on every time,  :-/ :-/ :-/

[Guest]

WE CAN SEE WHO,S SMOKING THE WACKY BACKY ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[jimmy white]

After reading one of the "Champions of the World" Books recently , I have been considering the use of a Flashing Orange Light as described therein to call My 2008 Young Birds into the Loft from exercise, training , etc ...have any Forum Members tried anything like this ?

Conclusions , opinions or better constructive comment would be appreciated ?

 

Steve..

 

pigeons will get used to most anything that ass. with feeding time,, a bell , a rattle of a tin of grub, a whistle even just your own voice , so really the choice would be yours , personally i have never tried the flashing lights , but would prefer the birds being used to my own voice as this can be used to calm the birds inside the loft providing they have confidence in my voice making them tamer therefore less stressfull  

[paddymac]

Agree totally Jimmy. everything seems to be going new age :-/. Nothing beats the rattle of the corn tin or the sound of the whistle.

[ALF]

WAS TRAINING 47 YOUNG BIRDS AT THE START OF THE SEASON AND EVERY TOSS WHEN THEY ALL LANDED TOGETHER I COULD GET THE LOT IN THROUGH THE TRAP IN UNDER 10 SECS 2nd Y/B RACE THIS YEAR TAMMY WAS WAITING ON MY BIRDS WITH ME 2 CAME UP THE PARK RACING 1 ANOTHER AND WERE IN THE TRAP WITHIN A SECOND OR 2 OF LANDING ;)

 

GET THEM USED TO A SYSTEM AND THEY WILL TRAP NO PROBLEM ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Chatrace]

In the 100 member cub in Florida, called Unit 10 they have lights of all colors ,bell Whistles you name it they have it as there are like 90 lofts all in one housing unit. the birds come to there light and noise as the mostly return in a large group even though they were released with other birds. You know when they hit the short end of the unit as it sounds and starts to look like a police raid,lol

[DOVEScot]

Agree totally Jimmy. everything seems to be going new age :-/. Nothing beats the rattle of the corn tin or the sound of the whistle.

 

True, just pointing out that birds can be trained to more than the shake of a tin ;D

[Sajfos]

Thanks for the great answers..

Reason Im looking for something other than the whistle is ,

No-one to call the Birds in from training , I could educate them to the light & leave it running whilst I am down the road ....cant wake the neighbours .

 

Any more suggestions ?

 

 

Steve..

[Guest Paulo]

got an orange light on my new van wil have to park it outside the cree now

[jimmy white]

maybe a school bell  ;D ;D ;D  only kidding    a handfull of coditioner on the floor on their home comming, theil soon all try to be in first ,,,to get a seed

[me]

Tried it but the planes heading for the airport had a few near misses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!