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Here is my new pup I pick up this spring from Roger Boser. He will be 5mo. old next week. Im really happy with him so far. I put out his first bird at 11 weeks old and he locked up as soon a he hit the scent. Working on getting the rest of the way through gun conditioning and need to work on his rec...

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When testing my ecollar on my arm in the lowest setting I can either feel no stimulation or the correct stim of that setting depending on how I move my arm. I have noticed with my Brittany that most of the time on the lowest setting I get no reaction. After my "test", Im assuming he can feel the sti...

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Oh wow. That looks pretty bad. I had a female rott that would get them a lot. But usually one or two spot at a time.
Thinking about it now...she quit getting them after we moved from our first home back to the house I grew up in. She had a thick coat though. Not normal for rottweilers.

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So far this week has been going pretty good. He has been silent until I take him out at lunch time. Even with me at my computer. About 3:30-4:00 he seems to get a little ancy. Just some soft whines and maybe 1 or 2 yips. I got some birds out for him at lunch time and played around with him, then we ...

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Chukar, I mostly understand what you are saying. Definately not the case. Im not sure what you mean by isolated behavoir though. I have been following the huntsmith puppy video. Not to a T but same princible. I use a work bench insteady of the fance table, he has been on the chain gang a handful tim...

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No, I don't.
Should I try that?
He doesnt refuse to go in the crate, just doesn't like to be left there.

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I've never had a barker or a whiner before. My new pups has changed that. He will be 5 mo old next week and is still barking his head off when I crate him. Yeh, he settles down after 10-20 mins. but it would be nice if he would just go quietly. I would think he would have accepted it by now though. ...

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I use the EZ-Cliprings with numbers from Foy pigeon supply. I haven't had any come off yet, and they are also removable.

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Oh yeh. They are the most expensive of the other manufacturers.

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I haven't owned one, but have heard they are pretty bad. Yamahas 250 is to small, Hondas 650 is to big, and I'm not a big fan of suzuki.
I think the ktm is a good choise.

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My male Rottweilers were the same way. I think they just loved food. I fed them 2 cups, 2 times a day. With a 26/16 food. They stayed lean and looked good. You could just cut back on the amount a little bit. As long as they look good, they are getting what they need. Sometimes they just want more.

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3 months is awfully young I think. You will have only had the pup for a month. And a week or two of that time is considered the "fear period" of puppy developement. I don't start with gun into until after 12 weeks. I would take the pup out to find birds but wouldn't be shooting any birds. But depend...

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I think as long as your keep mixing it up with planting location, number of birds planted at one spot and you shoot a bird every now and then for the dog there shouldnt be any problems. Keeps the dog on their toes and fun for them. Also not overdoing doing bird work. You want to have the dog wanting...

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Did you hatch out these squeeker's yourself? I never had a problem with them. The older birds seem to bully them a bit but not serious. When they had enough they run under the nest box's. I have taken squeeker's to friends to put in with their birds. They've never said anything about a problem with...

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Ok. Ill continue doing what I'm doing then.
Thanks.

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Looks like they got left behind. Both of the younger birds were in the loft when I got home tonight.

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Does anyone have any advise on putting new squeakers in with my young bird? I put 2 squeakers out in the loft a couple weeks ago, I kept them in for a few days and then opened the bob up so they could come out. They would come out with the other birds but wouldn't fly with them. Last night was the f...

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The vet just did a general exam since he was active and acting normal. She said everything was normal. She said to keep an eye on him, make sure he is eating and drinking. If he is acting lethargic or gets wobbly again to bring him right in and they can do some test. She said he could have just been...

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Yeh, Did that. Just looking for other suggestions.

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My pup (14 wks) was dry heaving this morning when I went to take him out. I carried him outside and set him down and he was pretty wobbly, then he just sat down. My first thought was low blood sugar. I went inside to get some corn syrup or honey. I put a little bit of honey on my finger and offered ...

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If its a young pup (less than 3-4 month) you shouldn't have to worry about it as long as you have built a bond with them. They will want to be with you. As the pup matures and gets bolded he will explore farther away from you, but should still check in naturally. I start taking my pups for short wal...

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When were they fed? Young birds are controlled with feed. I fed them last night at like 6. The feeder was empty this morning, but maybe they cleaned up what was left from the previous feeding before I went to get them this morning. Im going to cut back on the food (If they return tonight :) Went ho...

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I have a bunch of young birds and were hatched out in March. They have been routing for extended periods of time for about the last 3 or 4 weeks. I took them yesterday 1 mile up the road and released them. They flew right back to the house, but did a circle and then took off. When I got home from wo...

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My dog natrualy started pointing fur. He actually points and holds better on bunnys than he does birds.

He hasn't had a lot of bird contacts but there are rabbits everywhere and he has figured out the game with them. (He can't catch them if he chases)

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I was wondering if anyone has any good techniques for using pigeons with a young pup. I have seen a lot with quail, where they take a couple out into some cover and then bring the pup into find them. Naturally the quail will stay on the ground until the pup moves in on them. Will a dizzy pigeon work...

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Tile floors have worked good for me. I have three dogs in my basement and they haven't done any damage to them.
Installation is pretty easy, but more work that floor paint/epoxy.

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KwikIrish wrote:Before you know it, you too will be racing pigeons!

I hope not. I have enough going on already.

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Neil wrote:As usual, you ask a question, argue with the suggestions, and then do it your way, even if wrong.

+1
I think you have some growing up to do.
If you going to ask question on a public forum, then you need to be able to handle the replies. Even if its not what you want to here.

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Sorry you guys are having so much trouble . In all honesty pigeons are about the easiest thing there is to raise and take care of. You need to have a good loft that is secure and provides the birds with their needs and you should have little problem from there. I have over 100 and lost one baby thi...

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Well they were all back in the loft when I got home from work last night. Im thinking im going to stop free flying them for a little while and start releasing them a distances in the morning. There are a couple hawks that have been hanging around lately. Don't want them getting picked off one by one.

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These pigeons are driving me crazy. It seems as im always waiting for pigeons to train with. They get old enough to fly, I move them out, and then something happens..... I moved all my squeaker (8) out to the flying loft like 3 or 4 weeks ago. In the last week or so they finally started coursing and...

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Hey, Do feel bad. I had a pigeon get grabbed by a hawk and it landed in my front yard. I ran out and chassed it off and picked up the pigeon. He was still alive, just had a couple talon holes in him. I took him inside, washed him up, put some peroxide on the holes and put him in his own cage for a c...

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aulrich wrote:Could have used a 3d printer to make a custom box. But that would have added 3-5 k to the project

Hmmm.....I have access to a 3D printer.

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gotpointers wrote:
JIM K wrote:i have lately used the purple cattle tags.
I'm interested but have never heard of them before. Please give some details. Thanks

I used them for the first time last year. Didn't find a single tick all season.
I don't believe they work to repel fleas though.

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I leave the trap open on mine all day and then shut it and close the predator door after dark. I had a cat get in and take out all my flyers before I started closing the predator door at night. I'm just starting over with new sqeakers now.

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You need to keep him on the table and get "hold" complete before sending him to walk down and pick up the object. Hold while standing and hold while walking up and down the table. Then you can progress to him picking it up and holding. Then progress to walking a few step to pick up. Just my thoughts...

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I recently switch to purina all flock pellets. I was feeding blue seal pigeon feed. Its was 30 bucks for a bag of blue seal. I got the pellets for 16. Pellets are not as clean but cheaper for me. I'm gonna look into feeding some grains in the evening to see if that helps any with the dropping.

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Well I am guessing ezzy isn't your friend since he is at the heart of most dog food arguments. Yep I create a lot of arguments about dog food. I still haven't ever told anyone what brand to use. I do take part in many since I have tried to educate people in an area I know something about. But you a...

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Has she had much time spent out in public places?

My daughters cocker has only been out in public places a couple times and she acts the same way. She wasn't properly socialized as a pup to become a well rounded dog. She is better off staying at the house.

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Now that heartworm testing is required annually to dispense the veterinary preventatives, we will see a lot more erlichia and Lyme's indicated because the SNAP test for heartworm also tests for those two TBIs. Doxy is gold right now, so treating may be pricey. I guess so. I just looked a some cost ...

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So I got a text message from a friend last night telling me he took his GSP to the vet yesterday for boosters and was tested for lymes and it came back a weak positive. He said they gave antibiotic and are testing again to see if its gone and then doing the vaccine. This morning my dad came in and s...

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I kept 3 quail I had left over in the same pen as my pigeons for a winter and didnt have any problems.
I think it would be ok.

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I have two of them. Have worked good so far. (3 yrs)

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I started with 13 birds in the fall of 2011. I think I only had 3 or 4 birds over the winter. The rest were taken by hawk or flew off. These were older birds that were never flown before. I got 9 more in the spring and at the end of the year I had 22. I used 3 or 4 for shooting over my dog and only ...

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I have 2 waterers that I rotate. I put out fresh water in the morning and take the other one inside to thaw. Then fill it up in the evening and switch with the one I put out in the morning. I dont have 20-30 mins a day to wait for my birds to drink. I didn't say you had to stand and watch them thou...

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Ill be going to my first one in a couple of weeks. I have been wanting to go and check them out but havent had time with most of them being so far of a drive. This one is 3 1/2 hours but I will be bringing a new pup home with me. Im really looking forward to it. Killing two birds with one stone. :D

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I have 2 waterers that I rotate. I put out fresh water in the morning and take the other one inside to thaw. Then fill it up in the evening and switch with the one I put out in the morning. I dont have 20-30 mins a day to wait for my birds to drink.

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I know a guy with one. She is a flusher. But does well hunting pheasants. Released ones. He said he shot 32 birds over her this year.

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Ok. Thanks. I guess there isn't a way to search by region then. :) Yes there is, you can go in and add as many states as you want. http://www.akc.org/events/search/index.cfm?action=refresh_index&active_tab_row=3&active_tab_col=2&fixed_tab=12 Yeh. I saw that. I was refering to AF events. I got it fi...

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Ok. Thanks.
I guess there isn't a way to search by region then.

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