lucky 578 Posted June 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 my kit boxes are roughly 4 foot sqaure with 3 rail perches and wire floors and i keep around 20-25 birds in each and eventually after removing the crap and adding the good un's i should have a good kit of exactly 20 birds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DUCKWING 302 Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 CHEERS LUCKY , THAT SEEMS THE NORM FOR THE KIT BOXES ....I SEE YOU PREFER THE RAIL PERCHES OVER THE BOX OR V PERCHES .... ANY PARTICULAR REASON ? I THINK THE HARDWOOD / PLASTIC COVERED METAL FLOOR GRILLS ARE THE WAY TO GO .... BEEN TALKING TO A COUPLE OF TOP CLASS RACING MEN AND THEY ARE BOTH USING GRILLS ESPECIALLY IN THE BREEDING BOXES . BY THE WAY LUCKY ..... TWO NICE KITS THERE MATE ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lucky 578 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 i prefer rail perches because the birds seem to get a lot tamer on them and they keep the feathers in better condition Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dEs 6 Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Lucky a question mate, your the expert! Wouldn't mind having a few rollers about the place, only keep O.E.G bantams at the moment, but do the rollers just stay in them kit boxes all year round? and i take it theres sufficient ventilation getting through in that Mesh gap above the door? My bantam coops wouldn't be far off that, just on a smaller scale, but they've got a big run and then locked up at night. Would them birds be allowed out to fly once a day or more often than that? Cheers, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tiny tim 22 Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 will you lot just stop talking about pigeons. i thought i had got them out of my system..now i am thinking well one or two pairs wont hurt will it?stopped racing when i moved house about 4 yrs ago and i still look up into the sky on a saturday afternoon watching the batches going through.god i loved it but so time consuming it takes over your life. i raced about 12 widowhood cocks in the altrincham fed and lancs combine...ahhh sat in a chair all afternoon looking at the sky for hours on end waiting for the channel racers to come in<or not till next day in my case >it taught me a lot about bloodlines..people come to you and say that a bird they found under the railway arches would beat racers home<my a***e>like putting a donkey in the grand national..good luck with anyone starting with the rollers but beware THEY ARE ADDICTIVE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DUCKWING 302 Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 WELL TINY " T " , THE TROUBLE IS IAM SURROUNDED BY PIGEON MEN !! , I CANT EVEN GET AWAY FROM IT AT WORK ..... "OH YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THEM COME IN ON SATURDAY MATE ... FIRST AND SECOND CLUB , THIRD FED !!! "..... " WHILE YOUR ON KNOCK ME UP A COUPLE OF SLIDING DOORS.. ETC " TO BE HONEST IVE GOT NO CHANCE , !!! THERES HALF A DOZEN AT ME ALL THE TIME PLUS OTHERS PHONING ME WHEN IAM AT HOME I HAVENT GOT THE TIME FOR RUNNING PIGEONS DOWN THE ROAD FOR A TRAINING TOSS ... BUT THE ROLLER JOB SHOULD BE JUST THE TICKET [ ALL DONE FROM HOME ] ...AS I LOVE A BIT OF COMPETION ... BUT THE FULL ON LIFE STYLE THAT IS RACING WOULD MEAN SOMETHING ELSE WOULD HAVE TO GIVE . HOWEVER I DO BELIVE RACING IS ONE OF THE BEST PAST TIMES A MAN ...OR WOMAN COULD HAVE !..... WHAT OTHER SPORT COULD A WORKING MAN .... BREED .... TRAIN ... CONDITION ... & ... COMPETE IN ? I KEPT ROLLERS AS A KID ....WELL LET ME PUT IT ANOTHER WAY .... I WAS CHEIF LACCIE ...I GOT ROPPED IN WHEN PA WAS WORKING AWAY ON THE OPEN CASTS .....AND YEP THEY ARE ADDICTIVE !!! GO ON " TINY T " YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO ..... WHAT WOULD IT HURT ? JUST A NICE LITTLE NEAT SET UP .... ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lucky 578 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Des i keep them in there all year round and fly the young birds out twice a day until they have pefected the roll and are working as a team.with old birds its better to fly them once every 2-3 days as they perform a lot better Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DUCKWING 302 Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 WELL LADS , WENT OVER TO SMOGGIELAND ....MET SOME GOOD LADS :friends: AND SEEN SOME GOOD KITS FLY .....IMPRESSIVE .... ONE THAT WAS IN THE WORLD CUP FLY , JUST FLEW A LITTLE HIGH FOR ME ....BUT ..... ENJOYED IT ALL THE SAME GOT A LOT OF TIPS / INFORMATION GOING BACK OVER SHORTLY ... RESEARCHING .... BOTH LOFT / KIT BOX DESIGNS ....AND FOR ORDERING STOCK ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lucky 578 Posted July 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 just let me know when you get sorted mate and i'll sort you a couple of good producing pairs out for free i'll be flying in the young bird at the back end of august so i'll let you know how i get on try this site, http://nbra.co.uk/ theres some usefull info and numbers on there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DUCKWING 302 Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 just let me know when you get sorted mate and i'll sort you a couple of good producing pairs out for free i'll be flying in the young bird at the back end of august so i'll let you know how i get on try this site, http://nbra.co.uk/ theres some usefull info and numbers on there <{POST_SNAPBACK}> WELL LUCKY , WHAT CAN I SAY ?..... CHEERS MATE ....I WILL TAKE YOU UP ON THAT REALLY KIND OFFER . :friends: TO BE HONEST MATE ....I HAVE VERY RARELY COME ACROSS A MORE GENEROUS BUNCH OF LADS .... ALL VERY HELPFUL WITH NEW STARTERS ... FANTASTIC !!! GOOD LUCK WITH THE YOUNG BIRDS IN AUGUST ....I HOPE EVERYTHINGS ALRIGHT FOR YOU IN THE WEATHER DEPARTMENT ! IVE ALREADY BEEN ON THAT SITE OF DEXTERS MATE ITS SPOT ON ....I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROLLER - PIGEON . COM.. MESSAGE BOARD AND ARTICLES AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL BIRMINGHAM ROLLER CLUB BOARD BOTH YANK , BUT VERY INFORMATIVE ............ JEEEZ THEM YANKS LOVE THAT PENSOM I WAS OVER AT WANLESSES PLACE THE OTHER DAY.... A REAL GENT WITH THE TIME OF DAY FOR A NOVICE FULL OF DAFT QUESTIONS..... AND AN EXCELLENT FLYER TO BOOT ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tiny tim 22 Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 hers afew pigeon pics.won my first race with this one.1st club 2fed would have done 1st fed but had a bad trap Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tiny tim 22 Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 heres a few more Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 dont you get sparrowhawks troubling your tumblers Lucky??...i got one troubling my avairy a while back......but i havent seen it for a while :whistle: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
buckshot 53 Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 they always bothering my rollers,or they use to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest what a flight Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Did this one used to belong to any of you fellers :whistle: :11: W A F....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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