Guest geordiejen Posted December 4, 2011 Report Posted December 4, 2011 lost my black horseman cock today,was out with his hen and she came back at last light with half her wing feathers missing.she not eating and sh*ts green.i put some brewers yeast through her food see if it will help her get ovwer her fright.
lanarkshire lad Posted December 4, 2011 Report Posted December 4, 2011 lost my black horseman cock today,was out with his hen and she came back at last light with half her wing feathers missing.she not eating and sh*ts green.i put some brewers yeast through her food see if it will help her get ovwer her fright.Sorry to hear that you might get it the morra.
greenlands Posted December 4, 2011 Report Posted December 4, 2011 They are everywhere mate,a hen sparrow hawk round here is decimating all the small birds,most of the ring neck doves have gone there was at least a dozen ,only sea gulls, maggies and crows left.Good old RSPB what's your next move. :emoticon-0179-headbang: :emoticon-0179-headbang:
Guest geordiejen Posted December 5, 2011 Report Posted December 5, 2011 hens not going to make it.still not eating and is shaking uncontrolably in a pen.think the shock is going to kill it.the cock bird was to be shown at blackpool.i was going to use him to stud a few hens next year.that will be the fourth bird taken from the scheme since late summer.surely we should be able to protect whats ours from these birds.its apparently obvious their is too many in the wild and the countryside is full of them.my thoughts are they should be erradicated from the towns and cities.small bird population has also declined sharply.havent seen a thrush or blackbird yet this year.only starlings and a few blue tits which nest in a box i put up in my tree 3 years ago.every year they raise a brood and i also have wild berry bushes in the garden that they eat.whats the point in helping something when it just becomes food for another.
greenlands Posted December 5, 2011 Report Posted December 5, 2011 Bird tables just draw BOP to your garden mate,if you're going to feed wild birds feed them in the hedge out of site,they'll find the food.
kev01293 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Posted December 5, 2011 sorry to hear u lost one of your pigeons to a bop geordiejen,they are a menace and i dont think any fanciers are safe in any areas of the uk from attacks? their numbers are now at saturation point with their offspring carving out new territories for themselves is there any fanciers on pb that havnt had bop problems?(yet) i hope your hen pulls through as we all know how stressfull it is for them,good luck kev
Guest geordiejen Posted December 5, 2011 Report Posted December 5, 2011 cheers kev i feel like packing in the horseman.since im at work monday to friday im not getting the birds out during the week.always a downer during the winter and this another problem.horseman should be out flying and im not keeping them in all the time.
Guest bluemorning Posted December 6, 2011 Report Posted December 6, 2011 Bird tables just draw BOP to your garden mate,if you're going to feed wild birds feed them in the hedge out of site,they'll find the food. good post mate.
Guest bluemorning Posted December 6, 2011 Report Posted December 6, 2011 hi i know its spoils the pleasure of your birds loft flying but have you thought of outside flight for them.the can sit in winter sun bathe etc,then loft fly from late march when female spar nests you should have a good few months of loft flying without much trouble. best of luck mate
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