how long do you wait

when you take your birds on a training toss how long do you wait when i take birds for a friend i stop take the basket out open the door let them out what i found is they don't seem to hang about but head striaght home when he takes them he finds a high spot waits 15mins and they seem to hang around for ages am i wrong to do this

each have there own views mate but i like mine to rest for a few minutes if they in a van its dark and i dont think its right to chuck um straight up jmo
also it gives you time to check for other birds and hawks

when i take mine i leave them in the basket for maybe 5 mins just to get used to being out of the car and to relax and get their bearings a bit........it also gives me time to check for hawks or big batches of pigeons in the area which could take mine off in the oposite direction etc.

you are right mate i drive a van so should take more care what do you do if you should see a hawk do i take them further on or take them back i always take them to the same spot each time 30mls this seems to be the most popular distance and as hawks go i must be lucky but will now check in future but still get them of as quickly as possible

i read once where someone let off rockets to scare any possible hawks/bops in ther area before liberating them..........

dont know if it would work but they certainly thought so.

rainbow wrote:

you are right mate i drive a van so should take more care what do you do if you should see a hawk do i take them further on or take them back i always take them to the same spot each time 30mls this seems to be the most popular distance and as hawks go i must be lucky but will now check in future but still get them of as quickly as possible

if they coming ok no reason to move but just check before hand and if you should start to get any bad returns or birds split up then have a move them hawks aint daft once they see birds on a regular basis they see it as a meal ticket
its always best to rest them a few mins and let um focus in the light and as said check for other flocks and the hawks only takes a few mins to check but could save you a lot of bother

I had a hawk fly over and land about 200 yards away from my loft this race day. I heard him in the tree for maybe 20 minutes. Atleast three crows were over there hollering and I figured they attracted the hawk. Im going to toss in the morning and when I get home I will wait and see if I see the hawk. He may be checking for my birds coming home on a regular basis. He better hope I dont see him again, Ill give him lead poisoning, then Ill know he wont be waiting for them again.

hope training goes well for you chad, ive heard of fanciers alternating their exercising period so as not to create a routine which the hawk can follow...........i use a couple of large mirrors when birds are out, om the principle it will distract the hawks if attacking my birds.