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Thanks Nick & Alan for the advise. I tied a trash bag at the end of an 8 feet stick. As soon as I toss them both in the air, then I waved the stick tied to a trash bag, I guess it's working so far. The oldest cоck would usually land as soon as I toss him into the air. They both flew high like about 600 to 500 feet for about 20 to 25 minutes today this afternoon and the oldest fehrholz is getting the hang of tail riding then rolling after, but in slow motion. The cool part about this bird and the other sibling is, I've been hand feeding these two birds, and when I whistle and shake the feed can, I guess these two birds know there's food and would land on my arm or sometimes on my shoulder. I have two of them that I'm hand feeding everyday and are very tame. The other two are not so easy to tame? Anyways, I fly them twice a day, one in the morning and in the afternoon like around 5 to 6pm. Oh! I almost forgot to mention, that it was kind of windy today and I seen him also simulate like a hawk gliding without the wings flapping at all really looks fun to watch. Thanks again Alan, I'm VERY HAPPY with these birds.
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Rey,600' is nothing for the Fehrholz birds,mine used to go up in the pins,I mean specked out.That is were they usally did their best performance as well.Almost sounds like they need a little more feed,to get them up higher and longer??? what's the temp out were you are? None of my birds like to go much in the heat,except the Iranians.Wait for a few more of the guys to answer,before you mess with the feed,as it's only a guess.Good luck with them,it sounds like they're going to work out good for you. Nick
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Hey Rey,I should have looked at your origional post again before I answered,if you have only been flying these guys a week or two,they're doing fine.Give them a little time and they'll really go up.  Nick
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I love the variable antics they do in the air. That's what makes them so entertaining to me. It's obvious they are enjoying themselves by "show-boating" in the air.
I understand what you mean with the "Hawk circle." Sometimes when there's not many other birds in the air they will spread their wings without a beat and just glide, around and around for quite a while. You can almost feel their joy.
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I like when they turn the glide into a corksrew and still don't beat their wings,mine would do it when it was windy and they were gliding real fast. Nick
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I added 7 more Fehrholz birds to this kit box. I settled them in a big settling cage above the kit box for a week or so before adding them to the kit box 4 days ago. I taped up their wings this morning and let them all out this afternoon 3 hours before dusk. Everything went fine. I now have 13 Fehrholz and one Kelly in this box.
The tape should be falling off the first group soon, it's like 100 degrees every day and low humidity.
These Fehrholz are sure smart birds and easily trained.
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Sounds good Alan,except for your wheather forecast.I don't know how you can live in that climate,my nose is so dry when I've travelled in your local.I remember one time a Shindy whippped through my truck window and picking gravel from between my teeth.Love the adobe around Tuscon tho.Beautiful colours.
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I guess it's what you get used to. A few years ago I left here in the summer when it was 107 and stayed at a friends place for a week in PA where it was only 75 but I about died from the humidity. I had trouble breathing.
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Yeah thier 100 is like our eighty and thier 30 is like our 50 all due to the humidity. Probably doesnt get 30 where you are huh Alan. I was in the White Moutains for a while and it got right cool sometimes when the wind blew.
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The White Mountains area is a totally different world than Tucson. Tucson is about 2500 feet, the white mountains are 6000-12,000 feet. It snows every year and they have skiing in the white mountains, it snows about once every 10 years in Tucson. The white mountains are green with huge Ponderosa Pines and Alpines, Tucson is the high desert, with Saguaro Cactus and Mesquite trees. When it's 107 in Tucson, it's 75 in the white mountains. In January when it's 20 and snowing in the white mountains, it's 70 and sunny in Tucson. Arizona is a big and diverse state. Remember those old Westerns with the rocky desert mountains, dry washes and the forests of 30 foot Saguaro Cactus? Most of those were filmed in the Tucson area.
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