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Holding young ones back.
I have 3 pairs breeding now but must hold them in till at least february because the Coopers Hawks are too hungry to let these squeakers fly yet.I know with BRs it is best to get them flying ASAP when they are 6 weeks or less and I'm wondering if holding these OR squeaks in a couple more months will have a real detrimental affect on there future performance?Thanks.
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Re: Holding young ones back.
When I try and fly older young birds, I lose a lot of them due to overflies. They are also more likely to develop lazy habits.
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Re: Holding young ones back.
Yeah,,,well,,,I'll work these ones as much as I can,probably lose some allright as they will really be put to the test at a young age.Mr Coop hasn't had any luck yet but it sure ain't for lack a trying.
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Re: Holding young ones back.
Kel have them well trained to the trap. I sometimes dont start them till ten or twelve weeks old and have no problems except they will be more lazy than normal. Not a lot as they are normally lazy anyway.  It will just require more patience.  And probably a few trips down the road.
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Re: Holding young ones back.
Yeah the trips down the road are what my new bicycle is for.Especially my Doneks sometimes I have 3 or 4 boxes of birds stacked up at the gate to make lazy birds fly!
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Re: Holding young ones back.
Kel I have Doneks now as well. I have my first pair on eggs(accidentally). I am going to hand tame them and fly them out of my Eurobox.
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Re: Holding young ones back.
This topic brings questions to my mind (dumb ones no doubt), but when squeaks are brought to a new loft just starting out, does that mean they are committed to be breeders only, and never fly? Just their offspring will be the birds to train and fly?
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Re: Holding young ones back.
Depends if you can afford to lose them or not. You'll have no problem settling squeaks to your loft,but if you loose them to hawks or an overfly your all done until you buy some more. If I got some birds that would be hard to replace I would breed out of them then fly their squeaks out.
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Re: Holding young ones back.
Thanks Nick, it's a matter of wanting them to fly and not losing any at the same time  ...I suppose that happens reguardless. What I kinda meant was if you keep them in the loft til homed, and some become breeders, will they just be so lazy that all they are good for are breeders....Joe
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