I took four birds out last night at 6:00PM for their first 1/2 mile toss. Sunny skies, direct line to the loft. Simple, right? Wrong!!
21, 79, 89 and 97 were released at 6:00PM. They fought like crazy in the basket. They did not want to fly at first and had to be gently urged out of the basket. Two took off north and landed on top of a nearby train. The other two birds started circling and (I thought) headed home.
At 6:24PM one bird was seen flying off to the East of the loft. At 7:15PM 21 (Chile) landed on the roof and immediately trapped. Another bird was seen circling for a few minutes but never came in (predator?)
The birds were loft flown this morning. I was hoping they will pick up some of the missing birds. All birds (except Chile and Jack) flew but did not range. All 12 trapped immediately on the feed can.
As of 1:33PM, 79, 89 and 97 are still missing.
Plan of attack: The birds must be flown every morning (with the exception of bad weather). They cannot be permitted to hang out on the roof. I must get strict about this if I want to stop all these crazy losses.
Marty: Last night fecal showed coccidia. Sigh. Started him on Coximed.
Fantails: Moved into the house. Must build second loft for fantails and one set of breeders.
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