chris watts Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 can anyone advise me of the best commercial decoys to use on a battery operated flapper.what iv seen on the market dont look pratical or would not be up for the job .i know real birds are best but was wondering if any members had any succss with shop brought anyone know where i can get a replacement motor for a A1DECOYS lightweight magnet they have none in stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 Most flappers are meant for dead birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 (edited) Hello, There are some light weight motors on Ebay , I made a flapper of sorts cutting out the bottom of a full body decoy and fitting some light weight wings and gluing in a mounting bracket from A 1 Decoy Edited December 31, 2024 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellors Posted Wednesday at 12:02 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:02 20 hours ago, chris watts said: can anyone advise me of the best commercial decoys to use on a battery operated flapper.what iv seen on the market dont look pratical or would not be up for the job .i know real birds are best but was wondering if any members had any succss with shop brought anyone know where i can get a replacement motor for a A1DECOYS lightweight magnet they have none in stock There's nothing on the market as yet i know flightline decoys adapted a flapper to take hyper flap decoys some time ago. I've done a couple with a shell decoy fixed to the flapper and pigeon wings fixed to the flapper arms. It seemed to work but a dead bird is easier taken out the freezer. As for the lightweight magnet i rarely use one except for laid wheat and barley i purchased one earlier this year as they looked the ideal thing and light to carry but the arms seemed very flimsy with dead birds on and the motor definitely struggles to move them round so I'm not surprised they burn out. I adapted a couple of these and they worked ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris watts Posted Thursday at 07:02 Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 07:02 thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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