Good afternoon Breeders!
We got the birds out 2 miles today. They did exactly what they were supposed to do and I'm very happy with their performance. We have a hurricane coming this week so we are monitoring the weather closely and taking advantage of the days we have. I made a mistake when setting the time for todays trainer so I kicked the birds back out for an afternoon fly on this beautiful day. Take a look at this inventory to get a better understanding of todays results. As of now, next week looks good so we will be getting these birds down the road and getting them race ready. Loving every day of this life and I appreciate the support of the Breeders that make it possible. Stay tuned!
-Kyle Martin
Good evening Breeders!
We did our first 1 mile toss today. The birds circled for a very long time before coming home. They have routed to this spot many times and could see the loft from the air but some still struggled today. I was aware of some rain coming this afternoon but thought for sure we'd beat it by many hours with it just being 1 mile. The birds that are still out were exposed to some poor weather. We did lose power so any birds that trickled in during that time were not scanned. We have regained power and have clocked a few more. Hoping and praying they continue to trickle in and we'll return to that same release point at the next sign of a cool/clear morning. The weather this week is nice and cool and if we can dodge the rain, it should be a good week to start some short tosses.
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We have been loft flying the birds down the chute and out the trailer for several days. Today we loaded the birds and released them on the other side of the property. The birds responded very well overall and continued to loft fly well. The release was only 1000-1200 feet from the loft. I'm focused on them getting comfortable with the trailer here at home before getting them down the road. Still lots of time to get miles on them!
All is well and I'm very happy with the health and progression of these pigeons. Thank you everyone!
Good morning Breeders!
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The birds are doing great! Health is perfect in the loft right now and the birds are up flying everyday. We pushed all the birds through the chute and onto the trailer the past couple days. Today they exited the trailer to commence their loft fly. They are responding better and better everyday to the new routine. As soon as I deem the birds are comfortable on the trailer and the process of loading them, they will be released from the property about 1000 feet from the loft. We will do that a few times prior to moving down the road.
I am on the birds timeline to an extent as well as the heat. If they tell me they're ready and the mornings are cool enough to get rolling, we will go. Activation is hopeful around Halloween but could very well be sooner or later depending on how the training goes. If you race pigeons, you understand there are many variables and plans change daily so please stay tuned and I'll continue to let you know what to expect. Thank you all current and future Breeders for being apart of the Louisiana Perch!
Not much to report over here. The birds have been out almost daily but we have a lot of rain forecasted so everyday will be a judgement call for the foreseeable future. We are still battling pox so we're watching that closely and letting it run its course.
Flights were pulled last wednesday. Today was the first day birds really started to get up flying a bit again. Still about 5 weeks until flights are grown back and we'll get them down the road very shortly after that.
As always, thank you for supporting the Louisiana Perch and I'll continue to do everything I can for your birds!
I apologize for not doing many Wincompanion updates. I'm very active on Facebook and I forget to jump on here to update those of you that do not have Facebook.
The birds are all together now and are flying daily weather permitting. We are pulling 9th and 10th tomorrow and will lock them down for a couple days to a week but we will keep that out for the remainder of their flight regrowth. We had some bad weather yesterday from the hurricane but the loft was buttoned up tight and all is well. Birds are out flying great as we speak!
We've completed our chute / load room and will be using that to pull flights tomorrow. Very happy with how it turned out and it will make things run very smoothly here at the Louisiana Perch.
Loving what I'm blessed to do everyday! Thank you all for sending me your pigeons!
Good afternoon!
June 14th is the last day to accept birds for BOTH regular intake and replacement birds. There will be no birds accepted after that date. You have Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to get them in the mail!!
The clock is running so please check to see if you're missing a bird. If so, get them in the mail tomorrow!
The birds are out flying every day that the weather permits. It's starting to get hot here in Louisiana so we get them out early. We've changed up our feeding system to start feeding around 10-11am to ensure the birds get the option for a couple hours on the wing and then back safe in the loft / aviary. This will help once we start road training as well. We want the birds to fly home and get the allotted wing time for that day and then trap.
Are chute system is almost complete. If you watch our facebook videos, you've seen it. Excited to start introducing the birds to the chute / trailer and getting them comfortable.
If you have any questions at all, shoot me a text or give me a call. 716-525-5653
Today is the last day of the week to ship birds and then you have Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week to get birds in the mail. THATS IT! Don't delay. June 14th is the last day of accepting all pigeons, both regular intake and replacements. Please check the clock to see if you need to send a replacement.
The health is great in the loft. We had a very rainy day here so we just have all the birds in the main aviary space. We took advantage of the wet weather and pressure washed all of our grated floors to ensure the droppings don't build up too much on the expanded metal floors. Looking clean!
We've made a lot of progress on the chute system. The weather has delayed us quite a bit and we're not in a crazy hurry to get it completed but I would like to utilize it to pull flights. We will be pulling flights in roughly a month but I'd like all the birds out flying well and even routing before we lock them down. Once we get them back out, I'd like to start road training very fast. As you can imagine, Louisiana gets very hot so we'll have to consider everything and do what's best for the birds.
Thank you everyone for the support and please get your birds in the mail today or early next week!
June 14th will be the last day of accepting birds for BOTH regular intake and replacements. Please understand that if your bird is lost after June 14th our doors will be closed.
Please send your birds! We're hoping to get over 800 birds in house to ensure a competitve race as well as increase our payouts. Thank you to everyone that has shipped birds! The clock is running so please send us a replacement before June 14th if you're missing a bird.
Thank you!
