Myiamouse Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 Hi All just wondering what you guys use to stop your Pigeons getting Fly blown in this staggering heat and also what you transport them in i have hessian sacks just after any other ideas cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 23 minutes ago, Myiamouse said: Hi All just wondering what you guys use to stop your Pigeons getting Fly blown in this staggering heat and also what you transport them in i have hessian sacks just after any other ideas cheers I've always used hessian sacks , or post office sacks . I just pick up the birds as soon as I can , and lay them on their backs in the bag , then pour a bit of iced water over them . It's a bit of a pain if you're having a big day , and I've even had my car running for hours , with the aircon on , and hundreds of pigeons laid out in the back . The sacks still get covered in fly eggs , but the birds stay clean. I've been out today in the heat . I only needed to save about 25 birds for a couple of mates , so I just layed the birds on top of a stealth net , and covered them with spare net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 Gawd, we've become a mamby pamby state. Extra protien and tenderisered🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Walker570 said: Gawd, we've become a mamby pamby state. Extra protien and tenderisered🤣 I don't like fly eggs , as I'm trying to keep in shape 😄. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted July 15, 2022 Report Share Posted July 15, 2022 Wet carp sacks, either laid flat in the shade or strung up against a fence or hide in the shade with the breeze blowing through them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted July 15, 2022 Report Share Posted July 15, 2022 An old hide net (mesh sort) works well. If I hang deer in the trees whilst looking for more, I wrap them in the nets wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet11-87 Posted July 15, 2022 Report Share Posted July 15, 2022 (edited) deer sacks that the americans use to pack out a quartered up big big animal. basicaly draw string cotton bags but the whole point of them is to keep all the nastys off the meat. google quarter game bags. soaking them in citric acid every now and again and letting them dry is aparently another trick that stops the fly for laying on the bags Edited July 15, 2022 by Sweet11-87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Last couple of outings, I`ve taken a cool box with a few frozen ice blocks in. Bearing in mind I don`t expect to shoot large quantities of pigeons during my short sessions, this is sufficiently large and keeps them in excellent condition either until I get home or even the morning after and they remain cold. I do have a soaking hessian sack but still don`t like to see the blow flies on this and laying their eggs, despite Walker570`s suggestion of extra protein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 But the box and ice blocks are for your banquet to be kept cool too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 10 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: But the box and ice blocks are for your banquet to be kept cool too. Ah, but the food when scoffed makes plenty of room for the pigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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