how many members use droppers

never used one don, suppose always been lucky........have had birds out that didnt go to the race pecking around the garden.

i donk think anybody can say that there birds will come straight down from a race every single time therefore in my opinion it is a must to have trapper ready incase you need it

DAVID wrote:

tried using a whistle this year but couldnt stick at it, would have been a lot easier if i could whistle but i cant anymore......so now i just shake the corn tin, works but they must be something better...

Hi David, have you thought about using a light instead of a whistle?

did you say alight

did you say alight

did you get what you wanted ray

ian wrote:

did you say alight

no Ian, a light, as in a flashing beacon, it's the same principle as the whistle but without the noise

you have a flashing light in the young bird shed, whenever it's feeding time, it's on,

then same again when you want them to trap, but obviously outside the loft, it's all about association

never heard of anybody using this method fred

dont think ive heard of this before fred but i suppose they could be trained to respond to anything.....its all about teaching them to assosiate food with whatever you decide to use as the sign.
ive heard of fanciers using a clicker (which is used for dog training) as a sign that they are wanted to come in the loft, which means food........

you've heard of it now and yes it would work, the same as a clicker or whistle.

hi fred, if im not mistaken i think amanda (dark chequer) or sue (aprilla) use a door bell in the loft and press it for the birds to trap........

no doubt one of them will let us know who it is....

is it avon calling

could be.........

see if amanda lets us know.......

Will second that about the door bell

An old fancier from tamworth always used a door bell when getting his birds in

Don Webb wrote:

An old fancier from tamworth always used a door bell when getting his birds in

was that old fancier amanda don.....

No it was John Haywood the father in law of Clive Yates