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I would think you would want to go with bobwhites or Tennessee reds I don't think coturnix quail recall or even fly that well.

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I was thinking the same thing. Cabelas did have a bunch of boxes of primers. I was also thinking of cutting down 2 20 gauge shot shells and just keep replacing the primers? any one ever try this?

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I cant find crimps anywhere I have been to the local outdoor stores and to cabelas. I have some blanks for my concrete nailer but they are to long to go into the cylinder. The cylinder has an internal ring and if I filed or drilled it out I could get a blank in there but not sure if I will end up hu...

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Mine never shut off just was curious if it would if i took to long to get there thanksfor the replys

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How long after you activate the receiver on the launcher will it shut off on its own? I have planted it with pigeons but came back in less than 20 min with the dog and now I want to set it out a little further and work him a little longer but don't want it to shut down before I get there.
Thanks

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At that age it seems at times they don't have ears but as long as its a safe place. I always leave a CC on them as an insurance policy. Keep working on your recall and have fun they don't stay little forever.

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I planted a few pigeons in the back of our yard and tried to get my wife to video it. the pup ended up on the wrong side of a bush but was locked up good. she tried to go around but he broke and moved forward so I launched it and fired the blank. Maybe next time but the pup did good

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is your pup a young pup coming home or has he been at a trainer either way I would keep him on a check cord for a while.We have the same issue that most of you have. The house to the left was forclosed on and they left their cats. The house to the right of us is your typical 75 yr old cat lover that...

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I would think about getting a launcher. Gun Dog Supply has a few reasonably priced ones I know they seem pricy but well worth the money and you can set up your own wild bird situations.

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very nice very intense looking. all good pics keep up the good work

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how much waterfowl training have the dogs had(retriever training ,marking,blinds ect) had a 2 year old lab and he always had a hard time sitting still I would let him move around a little about every 15 to 20 min.then back in the blind beside me.

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His register name is Jacksons double barreled Big Hoss and we just call him Hoss and a few other choice names

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I love seeing a pup do what it is supposed to do and not know why its doing it just that it feels right to do it. keep the pics coming

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+1 on the obedience class it done wonders for my lab +1 on finding an hrc club and join even if it is a drive to get there it is worth it +1 on a good training program and stick with it. patients and consistency will be your best friends Take it easy on the retrieves I know it is hard and you would ...

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man you got a hunting machine on your hands I love seeing videos of pups on birds keep up the good work and keep posting videos.

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I would think for your $ you should be able to find a ruger red label they are very nice guns.

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thanks for the info here in ohio it is 86 right now but cooling down so Im going to go plant a few birds and work the pup for about an hour.

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between the rain and the heat it has been a little hard to get any training in. My plan is to try to run him this evening and early in the morning. What do you trainers in the south do? I take plenty of water with me but just wondered what you southern guys and gals do?

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I lost 1 chick at about 16 days old and now the other 25 day old chick I found dead this morning. The parents of these chick just laid 2 more eggs on the 4th and 5th. the chick had flown out of the nest and I put it back in and it came right back out so I left it out. We have had a lot of rain where...

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Thoughts and prayers for all.

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Gonna need to have dog on check cord but i would think it would work .

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I did 2 more pigeons yesterday and he did fine again i can see we are heading in the right direction. next time we are heading to a differant field so as to not get place oriented thanks

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the pigeons flew off back to the loft next time I will take 4 with me ( don't want to over due it ). maybe today have to wait for it to cool down a bit and hope it doesn't rain anymore. Kind of feel bad about complaining about the rain when some are going through the drought .

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good job young man don't get in a hurry take your time this is probably in my opinion one of the most important steps. I have used a different path in the past but have stopped being old fashoned and will do that method from now on good luck and keep up the good work.

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what kind of antibiotic should one use can any that is good for birds work(hoping tractor supply has some)?

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yes I thought it would never happen and I was gonna have a pointing flusher :D but it is great to see them figure it out. Not sure if it was because the pigeons don't land back on the ground or the quail I was using were just flying to low and seemed like a easy target to catch. cant wait to get out...

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My Brittany is 7 months old and every time I have planted birds he will catch sent and rush in and bump the bird or I have to launch it so he doesn't get into trouble with the launcher. I set the first pigeon in the launcher and brought him around as soon as he caught sent and turned I launched the ...

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so at 20 days old 1 of them died today. I know from raising quail and chickens that sometimes stuff just happens. There is nothing out of the ordinary with the chick aside from it was the smaller of the two (I think it was the second to hatch) is there anything I should be on the look out or just le...

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So they have been free flying for about a week or so and went out of site a couple of times. Today I plan on taking them about a half of mile up the road to a wider area in the road (I live in a pretty deep valley) and let them go My question is there are 2 that haven't really flown out of sit shoul...

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try to find a local NAVHDA and join them they will have training days, Find a good modern training program and follow it to the "T", be consistent in your training and have patients. if you can start a pigeon loft with some young birds or a couple pair of breeders it will save you a ton of money and...

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so I was out side in the garage and the little guy just came home he was gone about 3 1/5 hours. my plan is to keep flying him and the one that flew earlier and rotate others with them.

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when you free fly your birds do they stay together? I let three birds out 2 flew on top of the garage the other on top of loft. the bird on loft flew off to the south but circled around a few times and headed east one of the birds on the garage took off and flew west but circled around nd up and dow...

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Duckdog why don't you just cut a piece of plywood the same size and sit it in top of your door when you open it this way no fabricating is needed.

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On the first two days (sat and sun) I let them out about 10am and on sunday they made the circle but the rest of the days it is after work around 3pm and after i have feed them. maybe i shouldnt feed the flyers untill they go in at night

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any one using these low pressure paper shells in their classic or other guns?

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Im not sure you would call it free flying or free sitting. I let them out and they fly up on top of loft and peck at the grit on the shingles the did make a pretty big circle on day and flew out of sight for a few min then returned. and once they flew to the garage roof but a cat scared them of and ...

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Gentleman it seems to be the way of the world. where I work they have out serviced our tech support and it is a little frustrating when you cant understand the person on the other end of the phone. as for cooper I hope they don't change the quality I just had a set of coopers on my wifes van and we ...

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I could be wrong but I would think if you let the male fly he might not return either but at least the three stooges returned and the one who trapped right away so ya still have a few to train with . hope you fine a few more breeders

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nice stuff they look great good job.

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I ask the same question a few months ago about keeping quail and pigeons together and some seem to think it is ok. Are the quail only going to be on the bottom of your loft? if so they would never have access to the quail droppings. I was going to move my breeders to my quail pen so I could just ope...

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I have been told that food is the only control you have on pigeons. By the way nice looking loft.

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duckdog did your mamma bird ever show back up at your loft?

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I have the sd-400-s had it on my lab and now on my Brittany I have considered the new 425 (due to it having vib) I have not had a problem in the 3 years I have had it.it holds a charge and after conditioning my dogs to it it is a fine tool in my opinion. If it were to go bad I would buy another spor...

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I have picked them up about 4 times for pics and I thought that holding them would tame them a bit. should I clean the old hav out of the nest its pretty dirty around them?

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this is the third day of free flying my birds. I have 6 young birds so I only set 3 out to fly incase something scared them off I still had 3 left. they have flown to an A frame ladder I have setting in front of the loft then back to the landing board then up on the roof. yesterday one of them flew ...

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So my 2 squabs are 11 days old should I put them on the floor of the loft or will they go on their own when they are bigger? I was hoping if they were out the breeders will start another nest.

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leave everything that you and your wife would like chewed up with in pup reach and he will do the rest it just comes natural no training needed. My brit has chewed shoes,tv remotes books ect. and he only has to be out of sight for 10 seconds and it is on. good luck and enjoy the ride. ps get a good ...

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woo hoo I put the first 18 eggs in the incubator about 22 days ago and and I got up to 11 peeping quail. I have had eggs last year take 26 days to hatch so Im still waiting. I put the eggs I collected all week (usually around 20) in on Fridays so every Monday or Tuesday I should have some hatch. So ...

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nat geo wild has a show on called pigeon genius. it is on right now and again on 6/22 at 7 am pretty neat stuff just thought I would share.

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So this weekend i was letting the young birds out about 10 am but through the week i dont get home untill around 3 pm is that to late to let them out

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