Big Day Tomorrow

[soupie]

So after a break in the sport of 17 years I'm going to try and break a couple of birds tomorrow.

 

I only have 9 birds (all gifted by local fanciers), 3 pair on eggs and i pair with a 2 week old chick.

 

Think I'll try 2 late bred hens 1st, going to lock all others up and just open the trap and see what happens.

 

I want to try and have an older bird going out and in before my chick starts flying.

 

soupie

[Guest homestead]

So after a break in the sport of 17 years I'm going to try and break a couple of birds tomorrow.

 

I only have 9 birds (all gifted by local fanciers), 3 pair on eggs and i pair with a 2 week old chick.

 

Think I'll try 2 late bred hens 1st, going to lock all others up and just open the trap and see what happens.

 

I want to try and have an older bird going out and in before my chick starts flying.

 

soupie

try the pair feeding the chick first one at a time providing you can get them back off the fancier that gave them to you (not at Blackpool)

[Guest IB]

I'd make sure the birds know the way in before you let them out. In other words take them outside, either together in a basket, or one at a time, let the bird see the front of the loft then pop it through the trap ... then leave the trap open and wait & see, as you were going to.

[Blue Chequer Pied]

Good luck pal, I hope it goes well for you.

 

All the best,

 

Paul.

[soupie]

well lads the 2 hens went in and out the trap a couple of times, then flew very high in the sky.

 

my cheq hen came back to the roof a half hour later, stayed for 20 mins and then went.

 

seen my mealy hen flying over the roof then she went again

 

so they both had a nite on the roofs

 

the mealy went back to her old loft this morn and i have her back now.

 

my cheq hen was on her old loft's roof last nite but aint been seen since.

 

hope she turns up today.

 

i'll try again next saturday (work stops me doing it during the week)

 

I probably should've tried the pair wiht the chick 1st as IB suggested

 

soupie

 

P.S was brilliant watching my birds flying around the house - can't wait to my young birds start going in and out