Is It Too Late?

[FoxesFan4Ever]

Hi Guys,

 

OK so on Saturday my birds went to Alnwick whish is almost 200 miles to me. I was almost inside out when I saw my first arrive at 3h 10m which works out at 1680 ypm and is the fastest any of mine have flown race day all season. That is until the damn thing decided to sit on the house for 35 mins despite me whistling, shaking the tin, chucking the fantail mentioned in an earlier post up etc. It was joined a few mins later by another 1 who also decided to sit there until my lil breeder/buyer hen who is a good trapper arrived and then all 3 dropped together.

 

So to make a longish post even longer, is it too late to retrain them? They trap well on training flights usually so I'm not sure where to make improvements really. They do sit on the house roof on sunny days and I have in the past tried to discourage that but then they tend to sit on the roof of neighbouring houses which I have no control of at all so I would rather them be on mine where I can at least protect them from cats etc.

 

Any ideas or do I call it quits with them and use what I learn this year for next season?

 

Thanks all

[Delboy]

Train only, no letting out, just in basket then in loft.

[Guest alangee]

stop them sitting out altogether. if they are not flying get them in.

 

train them and soon as they come home get them in.

 

always give something (small seed) when trapped, if they sit on roof give nothing till next fly.

[Poppy Loft]

stop them sitting out altogether. if they are not flying get them in.

 

train them and soon as they come home get them in.

 

always give something (small seed) when trapped, if they sit on roof give nothing till next fly.

 

Spot on! I had one always last in from training so he got no grub two or three times, now he pushes rest out of way to get in!