Why Oh Why Did I Let Them Out

[buckingham]

Hey all

 

let my birds out for the first time since racing finished as i built a new front onto my loft and a new trap, a couple of em was playing up abit coz of the new trap when a hawk hit takin 1 of my young cocks. The others after they settled came in quite quick after that, might wait now till pairing em up before i try again bad enough losing em racing but not round ur loft.

 

Hope u and ur birds are ok

 

Buckingham

[andy Burgess]

i used to lock mine up all Winter , but am risking some late breds out this time . its a sign of the times unfortunately.

[buckingham]

Hi Andy,

 

yea i guess it is i had a couple of strikes in the season 1 being taken out by a peregrine, ill just see what happens dont wanna lose anymore before i get a chance to breed out of em lol

 

Buckingham

[andy Burgess]

best of luck.

[OLDYELLOW]

complete lock up for me no point feeding them through winter , hope the winters harsh and there numbers cut back

[K J Young]

My racers have been locked up since end of September, but my latebreds are on open hole everyday lost one of roof and one to bop , but it won,t do it again

[victorious]

Hi Andy,

 

yea i guess it is i had a couple of strikes in the season 1 being taken out by a peregrine, ill just see what happens dont wanna lose anymore before i get a chance to breed out of em lol

 

Buckingham

[victorious]

must be terrible tryin to race over there i never ever get trouble with hawks ,simply they cant catch them the birds r to quick and crafty as ther on 24hr open hole with a pit bull dog patrolling the garden my birds r what is known as street wise u never see hawks take ferals or woodys ask urself y cause they know ther streetwise they would rather have a big fat slow easy caught homer any way hope ur birds r ok my heart goes out to any one is troubled with that vermin good luck mate it angers me.

[Guest Owen]

If you could put a couple of budgies or cockatiels in an aviary the hawks would draw to them. Obviously, you would be able to catch them and relocate them to somewhere better suited to there needs.

[just ask me]

i keep mine locked in too

[Guest geordiejen]

i see the hawk almost every day and unfortunately its at all different times.

[glenrandal]

a cock sparrowhawk came into the loft yesterday caused panic and one young bird flew into the house window breaking its neck think its time to keep them in :angry:

[OLDYELLOW]

If you could put a couple of budgies or cockatiels in an aviary the hawks would draw to them. Obviously, you would be able to catch them and relocate them to somewhere better suited to there needs.

Owen have been trying to get others to get canary's bops are lured like sirens to there song , they also like rollers and these birds can be attracted to our gardens so we all can take a few photos of them