Red Youngsters

[billt]

Used to think reds/mealys got the attention of BOP.Now think its Black/dark uns that attract them.

Don't say that, apart from the one red all my stock birds are Dk.Cheqs

[yeboah]

Used to think reds/mealys got the attention of BOP.Now think its Black/dark uns that attract them.

Mate o mine that i worked with rung the falcons and he said when studying them on race days he reckoned they had the one picked from the batch up to a mile away he was of the feeling first choice seemed to be reds and mealys but he said if the initial strike was not a success they took the easiest option thereafter. Another interesting point he said when the lanarkshire stopped initially racing this route some falcons stopped breeding at certain eeries because of food source (or lack of it )

[jonl6280]

law of averages are, that a blue will win.

but if you have a few reds then there doing ok

unles yur old da say's they red are noo worth a *expletive removed*....

av got a theelen...........

[THE FIFER]

2 nice looking birds m8, the parents,and youngsters

[just ask me]

Mate o mine that i worked with rung the falcons and he said when studying them on race days he reckoned they had the one picked from the batch up to a mile away he was of the feeling first choice seemed to be reds and mealys but he said if the initial strike was not a success they took the easiest option thereafter. Another interesting point he said when the lanarkshire stopped initially racing this route some falcons stopped breeding at certain eeries because of food source (or lack of it )

 

i think most of the time when falcons are hitting a bunch of pigeons the first strike is to split the bunch then they pick there victim most predators hunt this way

 

especially when the hen and cock hunt together

[yeboah]

i think most of the time when falcons are hitting a bunch of pigeons the first strike is to split the bunch then they pick there victim most predators hunt this way

 

especially when the hen and cock hunt together

Witnessed the hen peregrine strike and take a bird out of the batch at such speed the others just keep on racing over in a second only cause real mayhem with the batch when first strike is unsuccessful ,cock bird struggles to carry anything of any size any great distance but piece of cake to the female and i have seen some big females

[billt]

The first red's I've bred for 27yrs.after buying in a red ch.cock for stock,He's paired to a dk. w/f hen so I was hoping for not too many reds,all reds seem to get hawked pretty quickly here, is there anywhere left in the UK that you can fly them?

 

An update on the reds, The one on the left went the end of April and the other today, also a red sibling at the end of June, They have fared better than the Dk. Ch. youngsters, I've lost 4 of those, all not returned from ranging, I can keep on top of BOP around the loft but when away ranging they are on their own. From 2 pairs in the stock loft I've shut up tonight with 4 and it should be 11,