ranging

I let my young birds out today and 3 of them loft flew then started ranging. They would be missing for about 5 minutes then I would see them back then would fly away again then after the third time they were gone. One of them came back about 3 hours later, and the other 2 are still missing. It's...

I let my birds out this morning at around 10 AM. They usually stay put and they loft flew for the very first time yesterday. Today, I let them out and they have been out of sight for about an hour now. Does this mean that they are ranging?

When the ybs are out for hours, does anyone know if they are flying the entire time? Ive noticed some nasty green droppings in my loft. I was wondering if they got into some nasty food/water. I guess this is a two part question. I gave them aueromycin-sulmet (sp.?) in the water. Is this a...

Hi, I read Snowbirds method of training --- very informative, thank you. Our birds (mostly white homers) have been released from loft several times over past three weeks. They are about 7 weeks old. Usually they fly around the house then settle on the ground or on the house roof. There...