Quote Originally Posted by FredFogg View Post
Joe, when he shows back up in the evening, are you calling him down to the lure? And what happens when he doesn't show up? Do you track him down with telemetry and then call him down when you find him? I am in an even more rural area but was afraid to tame hack a coops but I might give it a try if this works out. Although I have a convenience store 2 houses up from me that worries me if a bird would go up there and land on someones car while they are filling up! LOL

Joe: apologies for jumping in on your thread but I have been dealing with this exact problem.

My male coopers is about the same age as yours, yesterday was day 8 of hack. Yesterday he was an hour and a half late for the afternoon feeding time so I had to track him down. He was very nervous, in fact the first time he came to the lure he landed about 15 feet away and flew back up to the tree. He finally came back down and once he started eating I was able to walk up and clip onto his jesses. This was the first time he has shown any fear, my guess is the bottle rockets had him spooked but I'm not sure. Just to be safe he is staying inside today for lots of socialization. Haven't decided yet if he is going back outside tomorrow or if I am going to continue as a traditional eyas, with extra baggies and walking fields once he penns.

For comparison he was 15 days old when I took him from the nest, and the 4th dark tail band is just coming out of the tubes now.

-Jeff