First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[abbevilleoz]

How did you get it out of the live trap? I have never caught a hawk, but every critter I have caught in a life trap dies during the release process.

The doc was a pathologist who had a federal permit to trap, blood sample and band birds of prey. This was a big homemade one way door trap on top of a grain silo. It was made of 1x1 cage panels. First time the doc used a heavy leather glove and a bottomless coffee can to put over the bird's wings til he released it. It did clamp down on his hand while banding it with its talon. He had to wait in pain until it relaxed. Second time I just opened the door on the trap and he walked out and flew off.

 

[JRNash]

Bow nets work VERY WELL

 

[abbevilleoz]

At 24 days on feed (26 days since hatching) the average weight, excluding a runt, is 2.51 lbs. Heaviest is 2.9 lbs., lightest is 2.3 excluding the runt who weighs 1.6 lbs. Am I on target?

 

[lpatelski]

At 24 days on feed (26 days since hatching) the average weight, excluding a runt, is 2.51 lbs. Heaviest is 2.9 lbs., lightest is 2.3 excluding the runt who weighs 1.6 lbs. Am I on target?

Your heaviest bird has reached the bench mark. This chart is used by Cobb500 broiler farms.

 

[duluthralphie]

The doc was a pathologist who had a federal permit to trap, blood sample and band birds of prey. This was a big homemade one way door trap on top of a grain silo. It was made of 1x1 cage panels. First time the doc used a heavy leather glove and a bottomless coffee can to put over the bird's wings til he released it. It did clamp down on his hand while banding it with its talon. He had to wait in pain until it relaxed. Second time I just opened the door on the trap and he walked out and flew off.

I am guessing sarcasm is not a common thing in your daily life...

To make myself more clear, I think the failure to get a "live" release has to with my "hippie" beliefs. I think of the release from a live trap as a rebirth for the critter trapped. So I do the release under water just like many hippy types like water births for humans.

I do not understand the failure though, it normally take me less than 10 minutes to get the lock to release while they are under water. I warn them to hold their breath when I put them in the water. I think they just refuse to hold it long enough....

 

[abbevilleoz]

I am guessing sarcasm is not a common thing in your daily life...

To make myself more clear, I think the failure to get a "live" release has to with my "hippie" beliefs. I think of the release from a live trap as a rebirth for the critter trapped. So I do the release under water just like many hippy types  like water births for humans.

I do not understand the failure though, it normally take me less than 10 minutes to get the lock to release while they are under water. I warn them to hold their breath when I put them in the water. I think they just refuse to hold it long enough....

. I am getting slow in my old days. I just now understand your difficulties with live releases!

 

[Chicken girl 15]

I am guessing sarcasm is not a common thing in your daily life...

To make myself more clear, I think the failure to get a "live" release has to with my "hippie" beliefs. I think of the release from a live trap as a rebirth for the critter trapped. So I do the release under water just like many hippy types  like water births for humans.

I do not understand the failure though, it normally take me less than 10 minutes to get the lock to release while they are under water. I warn them to hold their breath when I put them in the water. I think they just refuse to hold it long enough....

Give your captured critter a paper bag full of air so maybe it will live a bit longer?

 

[abbevilleoz]

Four weeks on feed and grass.

 

[Dave C]

Very nice

 

[JRNash]

One of the major drawbacks to the type of eork I do is that i spend alot of time out of town working. It's during these periods that I invariably lose birds to sickness and predators.
Ive got my youngest son keeping an eye on things for me. Between his college classes and chasing young gals my birds are normally not a very high priority for him. This week he has done an exceptionally good job. Starting with a 6 ft chicken snake who was promptly divided into approximately 24 pieces and then a 30 pound boar coon yesterday that had gotten his overly large furry behind trapped in the coop. He suffered a deadly reaction due to a high dose of lead. Nature abhors a vacume. Can't help but wonder what's next