Settling Racing Pigeons | First Hawk Attack

[@Beristic]

That was so stressful, Everytime a pigeon came, I thought it was the hawk and when I find out it's a pigeon, I'm relived haha

[@redstarloft5211]

Oh yea. Few of the pigeons hid in the trees and whenever they would fly out i thought it was a hawk

[@scottchadwick6921]

I always wondered how Hawks know which one are your favorite. They seem to be the first ones they get. Lol

[@jasonjordan9101]

That was hard to watch. I was nervous for you the whole time. Especially because I’m about to be in the same boat. Those hawks about gave me a heart attack.

[@redstarloft5211]

Mannn the nerves are on the edge these first few time. Luckily every bird made it back

[@AdrianP_loft]

Man I could barely watch lol. When the birds got spooked and went airborne I stopped breathing lol glad it all went well

[@redstarloft5211]

I wish i knew how many beats my heart skipped today haha

[@briananderson2016]

Get yourself a few rocket fireworks and every time they come round fire a rocket up at them.. they will soon get the message and stay clear

[@julianwrona2224]

does this work? i’m training my flyers right now and don’t want to scare them off, but i’m to the point as soon as i let them out two hawks come right on in... i’ve only lost 2 thankfully, but that’s two too many, and i hate watching them get attacked in the air while trying to fly

[@briananderson2016]

@@julianwrona2224 yes it does

[@princemichmich5350]

The hawk gave me a panic, but it was interesting to watch. May be you should please give us a daily video,since we are all in lockdown. God bless you and please stay safe.

[@redstarloft5211]

Thank you for watching! I try to update as often as i can but really there is just many times when there really isnt anything to talk about and i dont like to repeat myself too much

[@ross_spirou_photography]

The birds are looking great and the best way for them to get used to the area and where home is the way you gave them the chance to just chill and do their thing and hoping them hawks will not return.

[@redstarloft5211]

Hawk is just a part of life and i think im going to fight it for as long as i have pigeons haha but yes you definitely need to let the pigeons chill out and figure out where they are without any added stress

[@stephengonzales8729]

Thanks for the video i enjoy it

[@redstarloft5211]

Thank you for watching!

[@heylflights4462]

No matter how much you use a whistle or any sort of distraction, the hawks will always be around and take your birds, the only thing we can hope for is the birds are fit enough and smart enough to avoid it

[@redstarloft5211]

I think the whistle is more so to make me feel a little bit better and make me thing that im making a difference haha

[@frankrivera4479]

A good idea is to put a big wire made settling cage and put it on the loft. With them in it for days. So they see all around them and this way if one fly up and away he knows were he's at. I'm just saying. But Good luck in settling them. Beautiful looking birds. Great video keep them flying

[@redstarloft5211]

Yup trust me i want to build a settling cage but i think it might cause an issue with one of the neighbors

[@frankrivera4479]

@@redstarloft5211 oh okay I understand. Sorry to hear that.

[@Pombal777]

Um lugar muito Top para coração de Pombos Parabéns 👍👍🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@silviosirianni9260]

Your neighbours house is like a castle

[@pinoakloftpulley5059]

Looking good going to let mine out sunday if no rain

[@redstarloft5211]

Thank you! Best of luck

[@5and10loft]

Good luck Mark settling the birds. Second time out hawk hits the top of the loft. Not to bad only lost 1

[@redstarloft5211]

Thanks. It went great overall, no losses today

[@أبوحسين-ص4ت]

مكان جميل ولكن أحذر الصقر والذئب وابن عرس

[@amirabdelnour9466]

Hi this scary.. Enemy at th door... I would like to know if u managed to them all in.. And perhaps u tell me how you going to train them later with hawks circling in your sky... 😗

[@redstarloft5211]

I got all of them in. Training will be much easier than settling. Im sure that a hawk will end up getting one or two and thats ok but as long as the birds know where home they will come back just fine

[@vhinny05]

How many birds are lost?

[@redstarloft5211]

None

[@808SunriseLoft]

yes, keep up watching for those hawks hopefully they are not hungry 😋 and don’t prey on your young birds.🙏🏻

[@redstarloft5211]

I spent hours just staring at the sky trying to see them on time!

[@BelgianRacingPigeons]

Clapping ur hands helps more cuz it sounds like gunshots ish to the hawk

[@redstarloft5211]

My dad was clapping his hands and i was clapping and whistling haha

[@gabriellatamasi9360]

Ive been watching your videos for a while now and i do enjoy them just one thing i cant seem to understand is why you didnt break in the first round after weaning them same with the second round and so on. atleast that way your not letting out so many birds at the same time and none have been out before and the first round will be strong on the wing by now.very scary moments for you my friend.from australia

[@redstarloft5211]

Ideally i would have loved to do that but thst would mean letting them out in early february when the temperstures are always below freezing, it rains or snows almost every day and hawks are at their absolute hungriest. I think its safer to wait longer and do it as weather improves

[@bluestarloft7653]

nice the good time is summer

[@DAPPER_TRAPPER_LOFT]

Man!!! This video gave me so much anxiety! Need a Xanax after watching this lol.

[@syedpigeongreece]

💯💯💯💯👍

[@birdguy1000]

The Hawk looked a Red-tail , no worries , but coopers Hawks are hell on wheels , I've raised Pigeons for 55 years , best Hobby ever , I have so many Happy memories raising them , from catching Ferals in Barns to my first Domestic ones ! Enjoy my Friends in the Hobby , Great Video Red Star Loft !!

[@roncanan6840]

Very frustrating settling young birds good luck

[@redstarloft5211]

Thank you! Its very very frustrating indeed

[@trenttarrant9284]

Hawks are pains I had to peregrine falcons case my pigeon

[@trenttarrant9284]

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[@briandlarson6105]

Hammond pigeon auction April 18 Twenny twenny hope to see you there

[@marjohnramos7064]

Some ppl put a fake owl on the roof.

[@allstarjr8895]

I just found out running an extension core from the house to the loft is illegal. I was going to use your method but was advise strongly not to

[@redstarloft5211]

For most people just having pigeons is illegal but that doesnt stop most of them

[@allstarjr8895]

@@redstarloft5211 illegal wasn't the part that worried me. They said for safety reason I shouldn't do it.

[@amureeamir]

I can't even let them out for 5 minutes I Lost lots of beautiful pigeons recently

[@redstarloft5211]

We just gotta get used to the hawk

[@amureeamir]

@@redstarloft5211 the problem I have is the hawak around my loft is the sparrow hawak very fast and very violent

[@CuttySobz]

Wtf there was no hawk attack....... Misleading clickbait.

[@bisdakloft7455]

Chill in the ground not good man , better on the top of loft

[@scottreese4854]

Bud cut the feed back these birds are way over weight for there first few times out

[@mikecrawford73]

nothing good on the ground but trouble

[@wolfgamer9647]

Can I get a link to that repellent whistle. Is it to scare away the hawk?

[@redstarloft5211]

I just put whistle into amazon and it was the first gold metal one that came up. Its just a general whistle