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I've been letting my young late hatch birds out of the loft for the last few nights. 12 birds all not been flown before. I settled them into my new loft for more than two weeks. I let them out before feeding them approx. a half hour before sunset. They don't seem to want to get out and fly much yet. Just up to the roof of my house or over to the fence. I'm sure they will get out and fly more within a few days.
My concern is this..... The birds are content to just sit on top of the aviary in front of the trap all night long. The first night I went out after dark and caught them then put them back in the loft. The next night I left them to see if they would trap on their own. At 4:30am it was still dark when I left for work and they were still sitting there. When I got home at 2:30pm, they had all trapped. Last night same thing. I left them out. I assume when I get home from work they'll all be back in the loft.
Should I be concerned about this? I never had any trapping issues with my old smaller loft. Do you folks think they will start trapping better on their own? Maybe they weren't hungry enough?
My concern is this..... The birds are content to just sit on top of the aviary in front of the trap all night long. The first night I went out after dark and caught them then put them back in the loft. The next night I left them to see if they would trap on their own. At 4:30am it was still dark when I left for work and they were still sitting there. When I got home at 2:30pm, they had all trapped. Last night same thing. I left them out. I assume when I get home from work they'll all be back in the loft.
Should I be concerned about this? I never had any trapping issues with my old smaller loft. Do you folks think they will start trapping better on their own? Maybe they weren't hungry enough?