Transport birds for training
Transport birds for training
I am considering picking up 3-4 quail to train my dog on. For those of you who do this what do put them in when you pick them up? Did you make a small cage? If so how small should the wire on the floor be or should it be solid?
Thanks for any pics and advice.
Greg
Thanks for any pics and advice.
Greg
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Re: Transport birds for training
anything from a used cardboard box with some holes in it to my pigeon carriers. small animal crates work too.
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Re: Transport birds for training
Are you buying from a state licensed propagator? My bird guy has them ready to go in a cardboard transport box.
Otherwise use a box, wire cage ( easy to make of hardware cloth) or small crate. Definitely have a bottom on it, those birds are messy.
Otherwise use a box, wire cage ( easy to make of hardware cloth) or small crate. Definitely have a bottom on it, those birds are messy.
Re: Transport birds for training
I use a dog crate. Make sure it is secure . Nothing like driving down the highway with birds flying around inside your car. :roll: Yes, it happened to me.
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Re: Transport birds for training
I have a puppy sized crate I use. It is great for a half dozen quail. it has a handle which makes it easy to transport and a solid floor to contain most of the mess.
I cut the center section out of the metal door and put two overlapping strips of bicycle innertube over the hole in the door. I stretched them fairly tight and sewed them in place with heavy braided nylon(I think) fishing line. Then I crazyglued the stitching and the seams. I can put or take the birds, one at a time with the others staying put. Been using it for over ten years.
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I cut the center section out of the metal door and put two overlapping strips of bicycle innertube over the hole in the door. I stretched them fairly tight and sewed them in place with heavy braided nylon(I think) fishing line. Then I crazyglued the stitching and the seams. I can put or take the birds, one at a time with the others staying put. Been using it for over ten years.
RayG
Re: Transport birds for training
Sharon wrote:I use a dog crate. Make sure it is secure . Nothing like driving down the highway with birds flying around inside your car. :roll: Yes, it happened to me.
I have a small crate so that will be an easy try for the first run.
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Re: Transport birds for training
I would suggest a box for transporting pigeons. Reason being when you reach reach in to grab a bird with to big an opening, you leave lots of room for birds to get by you. Next, in a box for pigeons, you reach through a much smaller opening and down from the top, much easier. For taking birds out to work with, pigeons, on my 4 wheeler, I carry them in a milk box with a wood top and a small door on the top. Close the top door with a small wood latch, nothing special, just works! Draw back to the milk box is to much light in it. Darker inside seem's to settle down birds some.
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