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- Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:30 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hawk Problem with Homers any tips?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 13751
Re: Hawk Problem with Homers any tips?
I don't let my birds sit in trees. I make them fly by trowing stuff at them or something to get them going. When they stop flying a call them in to trap. You maybe letting them out too late. My birds will usually stop flying 30 minutes before dark. I get real scared if they don't stop flying a while...
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:03 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: stimulation levels on shock collar
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3107
Re: stimulation levels on shock collar
Innotek sucks but "I think" that innotek is now part of sportdog. They bought the company or something. Anyway the 1-8 or 1-15 is just the power adjustment and when it is at the top number it is the highest. You will never need 15 levels and 15 may have the same amount of power as 8.
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:31 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Question for OHIOGSP
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1508
Re: Question for OHIOGSP
If they are routing out of sight then you could start small tosses. Just be sure to not go further until they all come good from each distance. The one once per day should put you about right feed wise. They should loft fly and listen to you also.
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:21 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hawk Problem with Homers any tips?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 13751
Re: Hawk Problem with Homers any tips?
You don't have many options, really. You will not be allowed to trap this or any other hawk unless you are not caught or get a falconers permit. Good luck with that! The reason your birds are a target is because they are weak. Get enough birds and fly the heck out of them get them strong and the haw...
- Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:22 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: flying pigeons
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6814
Re: flying pigeons
mine have been flying quite a bit, a lot of the time they will sit in the tree above the coop, or on top of the coop until they are ready to go in. am i feeding too much? Are you measuring it out? How long have they been flying? Have you been whistling when you feed? Do all the bird fly right to th...
- Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:16 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: flying pigeons
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6814
Re: flying pigeons
I use a large shallow pan and they get it once a week to bath. They like it alot.
- Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:18 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: old pigeons killed my new bird...Help!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1002
Re: old pigeons killed my new bird...Help!
Put some stuff on the floor like 5 gallon buckets or boxes and make small spaces for them to hide like in a corner or something. They will get into the small spaces and the others will let them alone "sometimes". It is best to wait til they can fly to put them in with the older ones but if you can't...
- Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:16 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: flying pigeons
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6814
Re: flying pigeons
I also want to add that fat pigeons are not strong flyers, not good breeders, and are not healthy. Last week I took my birds on a long training toss and they did not get back for 6 hours. How many people have dog training birds that would fly for 6 hours? Mine eat 1 once a day per bird.
- Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:09 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: flying pigeons
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6814
Re: flying pigeons
They will eat 4 times what they need if they are alowed. If the feed is not gone in 10 minutes pick it up. Fed is the one key to starting pigeons and once you have that right you will have alot less problems. Even my race birds that have flown 100's of times "that will trap at anytime I whistle" wil...
- Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:13 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: HELP, DOG DOESN'T POINT
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5372
Re: HELP, DOG DOESN'T POINT
The dog won't flush a bird on his own if you let him?
- Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:51 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Waitin on pigeons
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1910
Re: Waitin on pigeons
How you get some back but I don't think you will. I start mine the first time in the yard, then to 1/2 mile, 1mile, 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, 50,100. They have to be loft flying for more than 2 week and staying up for a while. They also have to be routing (flying out of sight). They also have to be flying i...
- Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:52 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: agree or disagree
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3625
Re: agree or disagree
I know this and try to buy flowers every once and a while and do something to show I care but I will never turn into loving, caring, emotional, metrosexual that my wife thinks she could turn me into. Yeah right!! I've never met anyone fron OHIO that wasn't a metrosexual by default!! :lol: Says the ...
- Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:09 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: agree or disagree
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3625
Re: agree or disagree
I agree with most said on this post, and range can be brought in on a big running dog. Dogs have a natural range that they want to run if they are not trained to do differently. They can be trained to run close, and alot of dogs will adjust with the cover very well. The only problem some people have...
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:42 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: FEMALE 80% of Pups Sucess?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 12953
Re: FEMALE 80% of Pups Sucess?
Until scientifically proven wrong I will continue to believe that genetically it is 50 - 50. And since we usually pull the pups from mom at 6 weeks, I am not sure what long lasting effect she might have in socialization. On the pups I keep, I have been allowing mom to introduce the pups to birds. F...
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:37 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Strange e-mails about buying a puppy
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3693
Re: Strange e-mails about buying a puppy
Yep a scam. Let me tell you how. First it is a way of money laundry or what seen personally when I posted there. A person is writing fake checks that a company don't know about and they want you to cash it. It will clear but a month or 2 down the road they will come after you for check fraud. Reason...
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:29 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: pigeons want to walk around
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2544
Re: pigeons want to walk around
PIgeon walking around pecking at the ground is very normal if they are left outside to do what they want. I have 2 kinds of grit in my flight loft and my birds love to eat off the ground I believe they are looking for trace minerals and stuff they might not get in the grit.
- Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:14 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: FEMALE 80% of Pups Sucess?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 12953
Re: FEMALE 80% of Pups Sucess?
Some maybe more like dad and some maybe more like mom but both contribute 50/50.
- Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:42 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Baby Pigeons... Now What?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1041
- Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:41 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pigeon coupe plans
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2155
- Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:54 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What kind of snake is this?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10137
Re: What kind of snake is this?
Here is the same snake from wildrose's link. It is an older snake and alot darker (alot of snakes can vary in color) but the pattern is still there exactly like the original poster pic.
http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txher ... bifer.html
http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txher ... bifer.html
- Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:47 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What kind of snake is this?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10137
Re: What kind of snake is this?
I am 99 percent sure this is a juvinile Diamondback water snake. I bred snakes for 10 years. Here is a pic of one. Here is how I came up with this. The head shape is the first thing, plus with vertical lines on the sides. The pattern on the back is the same as the sides but it is offset the exact sa...
- Sat May 31, 2008 8:36 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What kind of snake is this?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10137
Re: What kind of snake is this?
Everyone is so quick to "By god I'll hack one into tiny peices with a hoe" If people took time to see how many disease carrying rodents snakes eat,may I point out also that the rodents also carry parasites that carry disease that very well could end up on your dogs when they come to look for lost d...
- Sat May 31, 2008 8:31 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Do pigions lay more than 2 eggs?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4459
Re: Do pigions lay more than 2 eggs?
They don't lay more than 2 at the same time. You can have 2 hens for sure. If you get 4 eggs they are both hens for sure. Sometimes anouther hen will lay in the box also. I have never seen 3 eggs come from one hen in consecutive days but have seen a hen drop 2 then lay anouther about a week later. T...
- Fri May 30, 2008 5:36 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pigeons 1st flight....0 birds in the coop 8 in the trees
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5488
Re: Pigeons 1st flight....0 birds in the coop 8 in the trees
Get your 3 birds so they will fly around the loft good and trap when you whistle. Basically train them good. Then get more, pigeons are very much "monkey see monkey do". The trained ones will teach the others. Get yb's that are between 1 month and 1.5 months old.
- Thu May 29, 2008 10:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What kind of snake is this?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10137
Re: What kind of snake is this?
When I first sam it I thought bull or goffer snake. They are the same family and look simular but the pattern on that snake is differnt. I am going to guess you have some water around you there cause what you have there is a Diamondback water snake. It is a non-venomous snake.
- Wed May 28, 2008 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pigeons 1st flight....0 birds in the coop 8 in the trees
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5488
Re: Pigeons 1st flight....0 birds in the coop 8 in the trees
20 minutes is alot of food. 10 minutes is more like what you want. Take the feed out and leave it out. Always close the trap at night. If it is dark they aren't coming in. Put 1 ounce per bird down everyday for the amount of birds in the loft. Do this in the evening right before dark. Then close the...
- Tue May 27, 2008 3:06 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: dead pigeons
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2207
Re: dead pigeons
I guarantee it was not a sickness unless you are not even looking at your birds. They would have had to all be very sick. They do show sickness very good if you watch them and it takes 3-4 days for a pigeon to die usually after signs of sickness that is. They become very non active and not good look...
- Mon May 26, 2008 7:28 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Looking for photos to use for sporting dog artwork
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12615
Re: Looking for photos to use for sporting dog artwork
Very nice pic!gonehuntin' wrote:
- Mon May 26, 2008 7:24 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Looking for photos to use for sporting dog artwork
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12615
Re: Looking for photos to use for sporting dog artwork
Here is a couple pics.
- Mon May 19, 2008 10:15 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Feeding pigeons have they have learned to home
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1505
Re: Feeding pigeons have they have learned to home
If you want to keep control over your birds and your feed cost down, feed once a day. Alot of pigeons will eat 4 times what they need to survive and will also not be good flyers once they are fat. Also if you free feed and you want the birds to trap for any reason when you shake your can they will n...
- Sat May 17, 2008 7:11 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: wow...
- Replies: 79
- Views: 14064
Re: wow...
Try to keep up, is it "natural" for your neighbors dog to chase deer? I will give you a hint, NO. Are you really saying it is not natural for any dog to chase/hunt deer? Or is it just the muts you are talking about? What kind of dog is your neighbors dog? Do you think dogs were not used and trained...
- Sat May 17, 2008 6:52 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Opinions/Comments on Running my Dogs off of a Bike
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9142
Re: Opinions/Comments on Running my Dogs off of a Bike
http://www.dresslersdog.com/dog-harness.html#4419
The one that says Scotts padded pulling harness is the ones I have they work very good.
The one that says Scotts padded pulling harness is the ones I have they work very good.
- Fri May 16, 2008 9:50 am
- Forum: GDF "Hall of Fame" Posts
- Topic: "Starting with pigeons"
- Replies: 47
- Views: 144158
Re: "Starting with pigeons"
Well, you can fly them off eggs but I won't pull them off the nest to do it. If they are sitting eggs I would leave them. You can talk them and toos them 1/2 mile,1, 2, 5, 10. I assume you are tossing them 3 blocks away? Are they loft flying? The eggs are incubated for about 3 weeks and the babies s...
- Thu May 15, 2008 3:37 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: wow...
- Replies: 79
- Views: 14064
Re: wow...
I have anouther thing to add. Are we talking about bow hunting here also? If so unless the deer hunter is on his personal property and he hasn't gave permition to anyone else to hunt he has no right to do anything but just say "oh well". We get permission to run the coyote dogs here on a crap load o...
- Thu May 15, 2008 3:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: wow...
- Replies: 79
- Views: 14064
Re: wow...
Anyone that lets their dog roam the county and do what it pleases all day long is not a good dog owner. That being said what if my dog ran off on me and that happens about once a year. I don't care if it ran a deer or not if someone shot it the person would meet his maker. I have deer hunted for yea...
- Mon May 12, 2008 3:45 pm
- Forum: GDF "Hall of Fame" Posts
- Topic: "Starting with pigeons"
- Replies: 47
- Views: 144158
Re: "Starting with pigeons"
Same thing here. The coopers are the worst for me.Coveyrise64 wrote:RedTails are not much of a problem, it's the Coopers and Sharpshins you have to worry about. I saw three flying over my house last week. I just hope my breeders can stay ahead of them.
Coveyrise64
- Mon May 12, 2008 3:42 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Killdeer Plains Update and Request for Help!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3386
- Fri May 09, 2008 6:49 am
- Forum: GDF "Hall of Fame" Posts
- Topic: "Starting with pigeons"
- Replies: 47
- Views: 144158
Re: "Starting with pigeons"
The problem with putting lofts in wood areas is hawks. They use the loft just fine but the hawks can hide to easily and they can be a real problem.
- Fri May 02, 2008 8:40 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: smallest short haired breed
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7241
Re: smallest short haired breed
I see Trey beat me to the Braque du Bourbonnais you can check them out at http://www.rufnitkennels.com I have got to see several of Shari's dogs at NAVHDA events and have tried to smuggle a few home :D I don't know alot about these dogs but they have some on the site here that weight 60lbs. There i...
- Fri May 02, 2008 7:39 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: smallest short haired breed
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7241
Re: smallest short haired breed
I have a adult female shorthair that weights 40lbs.
- Fri May 02, 2008 7:36 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: A Must See - Bridleless Championship Ride
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1219
- Fri May 02, 2008 6:30 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: I'm buying some adult homing pigeons tonight
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1560
Re: I'm buying some adult homing pigeons tonight
The birds you got are not really YB's if they laid a egg they would be at least 4-5 months old. The guy that sold them to you should give them back to you if they return to his loft. They will probably be ok if they have not flown but you may loose some just be carfull not to scare them when you sta...
- Fri May 02, 2008 6:20 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: my coop pics
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9234
Re: my coop pics
I did not see any nest materials in your pics? Dry pine needles or straw work good but this is usually nessesary breeding. It looks like you have some cocks and some hens for sure in your pics so you should be good to go.
- Fri May 02, 2008 6:17 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: my coop pics
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9234
Re: my coop pics
Usually pretty quick this time of year. How long you had them?
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:03 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: my coop pics
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9234
Re: my coop pics
Nice coop. Where did you get your birds? I never seen a coop like that before but I almost built a aviary just like that one on one of mine.
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:32 pm
- Forum: GDF "Hall of Fame" Posts
- Topic: "Starting with pigeons"
- Replies: 47
- Views: 144158
Re: "Starting with pigeons"
Use the cedar to make the nest boxes it is a natural bug deturant and will work great. I used osb to build some of my lofts but stopped doing that cause of the constant painting and work to keep it nice. Plywood is much better. Here is a link to a small cheap trap and you will have to build you own ...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:05 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: My baby pigeons keep dying
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2127
Re: My baby pigeons keep dying
Well, pigeons need grit and even more when they have babies. Pigeon grit is made up on stone, calcium, charcoal, and trace minerals. When you are breeding they will eat as much of this as food. It helps them break down food plus gives them stuff them need like calcium and salt being the biggest mine...
- Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:37 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New GDF!!!
- Replies: 56
- Views: 14547
Re: New GDF!!!
When I tried to get on the board it said my password did not transfer. The e-mail it sent my new password to was an old one. I e-mail you grant but thought I would post it here also. I need a new password for my origianl ohiogsp login. Thanks, Grant. I am sure the board will be way better from the ...
Re: opinions
I like shorthairs of course but setters are beautiful on point with their long coats. Plus love a pointer with his head cranked way up and tail too.
- Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:29 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: My baby pigeons keep dying
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2127
Re: My baby pigeons keep dying
How old are the breeders? Is there any damage to the chicks? bloody? You said their is food in the crop? You feel seeds in there? Has the birds bred before? succesfully? Is there grit in the pen at all times? Are these from multiple pairs or the same one over and over?