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What Should You Expect Coming Out of Lock Down?
DIR By: Quailtail
Date: March 19, 2012, 7:17 pm
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BOP were bad this past fall and winter. Had to lock my birds
down. Now trying to get them out some. What should you expect
as far as fly time, height, etc after being up 2 or 3 months?
#Post#: 10830--------------------------------------------------
Re: What Should You Expect Coming Out of Lock Down?
DIR By: oldfart
Date: March 19, 2012, 8:17 pm
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Be patient, they are out of shape. Bring them back as if you
were training a young kit.
After they start flying the time you want and kitting is back
then you can start working them
as a team.
Take care my friend
Thom
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Re: What Should You Expect Coming Out of Lock Down?
DIR By: jnyce
Date: March 28, 2012, 4:56 pm
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of course no one but old faithful tom responds lol but i was
gonna post the same thing my birds have been down since sept and
they ony fly 3 min sometimes five i have been letting them out
for almost a week now they are back to l=kitting but how long
will it be before i get the time back
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Re: What Should You Expect Coming Out of Lock Down?
DIR By: wishiwon2
Date: March 28, 2012, 5:12 pm
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Well I dont lock down for extended periods like that, so my
comments may not be helpful.
The only thing comparable that I do is re-fly breeders from time
to time. Typically they are kitting normally again within a week
and flying time with the kit by the end of the second week and
within a month have resumed their former performance.
I prepare them to return to flight ready starting a week or so
prior. I'll put them on a reduced ration to bring excess weight
off them. I will also run them through a trap train routine
again too. I'll restart them with a kit of youngest birds I
have, although I typically feed them seperately so I can
regulate down their ration.
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> BOP were bad this past fall and winter. Had to lock my birds
down. Now trying to get them out some. What should you expect
as far as fly time, height, etc after being up 2 or 3 months?
>
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If you mean 2-3 months of being flown again, I would expect them
to be fully back in form and flying where (height and duration)
you are training them to be. If you meant 2-3 months of being
locked up, see above.
#Post#: 10879--------------------------------------------------
Re: What Should You Expect Coming Out of Lock Down?
DIR By: 2y4life
Date: March 28, 2012, 11:24 pm
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I locked down my portable for 3 months straight with about 6
days flying within those 3 months. They came out, would not fly
no matter how I flagged. I fly in a open parking lot and they
would take flight, land, I chase, they take flight, and land
further away...rinse wash and repeat for 1 week. This is week
two and they started to fly for 5 mins on Sat, 5 mins Monday, 10
mins yesterday, and today, they flew for 20 mins...yay :). Takes
them some time to get back into flying shape, at least for me.
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