trapping

I've been watching about tipplers on youtube and I keep seeing some sort of trap cage on top of lofts or kit boxes that the tipplers use to enter their lofts. What do you call this? And is this really needed? Won't tipplers land and trap on a simple landing board and trap door? Sorry for too...

I thought I'd share this story with folks here and maybe get some feedback on what I could do differently with my loft or flight training. This Wednesday I had 6 young birds ready for their first flight out of the loft so having only fed them in the morning, I opened the aviary and let them...

First, I'm sure that this topic has been explained to death somewhere else on the site, but I couldn't find it, so I apologize if this topic has already been covered. I've only been keeping pigeons for about six months. I started out with nothing but racing homers but, due to a few unwanted...

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Hello everyone, I am new to pigeon keeping. I am in the process of turning my barn loft into a pigeon loft. In the making of an outside aviary that I'm going to bolt to the side of the barn to let the birds get some sun, what's the advantage of building in a pigeon trap (like a Sputnik trap)...

Hi everyone hope all is doing well. I was told this AM by someone who knows the person who was contracted by the city of Redondo Beach to clear the pier of all pigeons nest and birds. This trapper say's he traps them all and then has them all tested for diseases, which he was just hired...

My friend bought me a small green trap. I set it up, and tried to show my birds how to use iit. they couldn't figure it out so i moves it lower down to the floor..they still dont know how to use it! no matter what. help

Hi i'm new to this website but not completely new to pigeons, i have had a few pet pigeons in the past. Okay so here i go. A few days ago while on a morning jog i discovered about 4 or 5 pigeons sitting on a parking lot and i spotted a sick bird among st the 5 birds. So i walk up to them and 4...

I have just got back into keeping pigeons after many years and started out with six excellent birds. I am not racing them, rather just keeping them for the pleasure of it. Having lost a couple of birds (hawks, lost, wire I' not sure) I am now down to four young birds no older than three...

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When i go into the loft, they go out into the aviary. I put food into the feeder, shake the can and whistle. the birds stay in the aviary. I go outside and close the door, the birds stay in the aviary. So im thinking that i must be overfeeding them correct? So my question is, should I starve...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFhAWx8MLEo&feature=related this video shows the fastest trap ever. no more feed call. Just straight to the trap.

Hello everyone, I was making my trap door and I was wondering what design of trap door works better: the bobs, or just or the traditional piece of wood pointed inwards? I heard the pigeons might hesitate with the bobs, is this true? Thanks

Hey guys, I recently added a trap door on my coop for my tipplers and IHF. So, I was wondering, is a 6 inch by 6 inch trap door would be big enough for the birds?(the birds CAN EASILY fit through the door) but is it too small? Also, how can I start trap training?(I have kept them for a month...

Hey everyone, I ve been reading this forum heavily the past two nights learning about calling the birds in with a tin can. I am off to a good first season but I recently released after hitting 30 mile tosses that my birds where taking to long to trap. About an hour and forty five min. To trap...

Hello all, I am back in Bristol and currently doing a project on feather pecking in hens. Im now stuck in Bristol for the next 5-7 weeks doing work and exams. I am trying to organise to go home soon but really don't know if I can. Last week we drove through Chatham (Kent) for the first time...

rite now i have a few ybs and i would like to train them to fly around. i was wondering how i should trap train them and how long it would take? please help with any suggestions. thank you.:)

Any tips how I can trap my birds faster. It takes me 2-3 hours to trap them. I give them half of feed and they still dont want trap in.

All: I'm having an issue with some YB's trapping. I've been trap training them for about 3 weeks. The last week or so, we've been trapping them twice daily. Birds are all 7-8 weeks old or so... First week, I had the settling cage on the loft door, and they could come and go at will... it was...