foxdigger13 114 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Pigeons is a rich mans sport [/quote well maybe racers and some of the rarer show pigeons are a little pricy but the rollers really arent pricy and are a working mans sport. atb fd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocky1 942 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Pigeons is a rich mans sport might for racing pigeins not rollers or highfliers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DUCKWING 302 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 TOO TRUE ROCKY AND F.D. , THE ROLLER SCENE ISNT ABOUT MONEY ... AND FROM WHAT IVE SEEN NEITHER IS THE HIGH FLYERS ....... OR POUTERS A GREAT SPORT THAT A KID COULD DO WITH NEWSPAPER ROUND MONEY , OUR CLUB YEARLY FEES ARE £ 20 , RINGS FOR 50no ARE £ 10 , A FEW BAGS OF WHEAT AND A BAG OF BREED AND WEAN LAST BLOODY MONTHES [saying that i nearly had a heart attack when i went for wheat today , jeez £5 a 4 stone sack !! ], A FEW VITAMINS , SOME MEDICATION AND WORMERS ..... HELL IT AINT EVEN A COUPLE OF NIGHTS OUT ON THE SLURP NOPE .... ITS A SPORT A DECENT KID WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS PARENTS FOR KITBOXES AND LOFTS COULD EASILY MANAGE ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DottyDoo 500 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 TOO TRUE ROCKY AND F.D. , THE ROLLER SCENE ISNT ABOUT MONEY ... AND FROM WHAT IVE SEEN NEITHER IS THE HIGH FLYERS ....... OR POUTERS A GREAT SPORT THAT A KID COULD DO WITH NEWSPAPER ROUND MONEY , OUR CLUB YEARLY FEES ARE £ 20 , RINGS FOR 50no ARE £ 10 , A FEW BAGS OF WHEAT AND A BAG OF BREED AND WEAN LAST BLOODY MONTHES [saying that i nearly had a heart attack when i went for wheat today , jeez £5 a 4 stone sack !! ], A FEW VITAMINS , SOME MEDICATION AND WORMERS ..... HELL IT AINT EVEN A COUPLE OF NIGHTS OUT ON THE SLURP NOPE .... ITS A SPORT A DECENT KID WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS PARENTS FOR KITBOXES AND LOFTS COULD EASILY MANAGE ALL THE BEST DUCKWING id much rather spend a few pints a week on pigeon feed an meds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Are there any good books on the subject, i know nothing but would be interested to find out more... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DottyDoo 500 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Are there any good books on the subject, i know nothing but would be interested to find out more... depends simo, im sure there is loads on racers, not too sure aboot rollers but i guess somebody will, there is none worthy of reading on pouters to be fair, but there are some excellent forums for them its actually no great task, like all animal husbandry, keep clean,dry an draught proof, fed an watered an anytime spent watching pigeons, is time well spent,as i say to the wife haha, gotta keep yer eye on them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) Are there any good books on the subject, i know nothing but would be interested to find out more... plenty of good sites on the net --- google few birmingham roller books on amazon .. Edited January 20, 2011 by the_stig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Can you tell me the difference between rollers/racers/pouters etc please.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DottyDoo 500 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) racers race, rollers roll, an pouters entice other pigeons back to there own loft an as with everyting, there is also show varietys of all these birds, an the shows are gtting bigger an bigger every year i prefer to keep my pouters working bred tho, an so so a lot of homer an roller men Edited January 20, 2011 by DottyDoo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Thanks dotty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 racers race, rollers roll, an pouters entice other pigeons back to there own loft an as with everyting, there is also show varietys of all these birds, an the shows are gtting bigger an bigger every year i prefer to keep my pouters working bred tho, an so so a lot of homer an roller men about sums it up ....i had some cracking show pouters a few year back had rollers and west of england tumblers - aswell as 10 year racing ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bouncer 51 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) TOO TRUE ROCKY AND F.D. , THE ROLLER SCENE ISNT ABOUT MONEY ... AND FROM WHAT IVE SEEN NEITHER IS THE HIGH FLYERS ....... OR POUTERS A GREAT SPORT THAT A KID COULD DO WITH NEWSPAPER ROUND MONEY , OUR CLUB YEARLY FEES ARE £ 20 , RINGS FOR 50no ARE £ 10 , A FEW BAGS OF WHEAT AND A BAG OF BREED AND WEAN LAST BLOODY MONTHES [saying that i nearly had a heart attack when i went for wheat today , jeez £5 a 4 stone sack !! ], A FEW VITAMINS , SOME MEDICATION AND WORMERS ..... HELL IT AINT EVEN A COUPLE OF NIGHTS OUT ON THE SLURP NOPE .... ITS A SPORT A DECENT KID WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS PARENTS FOR KITBOXES AND LOFTS COULD EASILY MANAGE ALL THE BEST DUCKWING i raced pigeons for 25 years and it was hard enough to win races buying good quality corn.let alone winning with wheat as for doing it with paper round money,don't think so it used to cost me a fortune by the time i bought corn, depurative,vitamins and minerals,injections for paramixo, money for transport to the race and training among other things to expensive. Edited January 20, 2011 by bouncer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 TOO TRUE ROCKY AND F.D. , THE ROLLER SCENE ISNT ABOUT MONEY ... AND FROM WHAT IVE SEEN NEITHER IS THE HIGH FLYERS ....... OR POUTERS A GREAT SPORT THAT A KID COULD DO WITH NEWSPAPER ROUND MONEY , OUR CLUB YEARLY FEES ARE £ 20 , RINGS FOR 50no ARE £ 10 , A FEW BAGS OF WHEAT AND A BAG OF BREED AND WEAN LAST BLOODY MONTHES [saying that i nearly had a heart attack when i went for wheat today , jeez £5 a 4 stone sack !! ], A FEW VITAMINS , SOME MEDICATION AND WORMERS ..... HELL IT AINT EVEN A COUPLE OF NIGHTS OUT ON THE SLURP NOPE .... ITS A SPORT A DECENT KID WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS PARENTS FOR KITBOXES AND LOFTS COULD EASILY MANAGE ALL THE BEST DUCKWING i raced pigeons for 25 years and it was hard enough to win races buying good quality corn.let alone winning with wheat as for doing it with paper round money,don't think so it used to cost me a fortune by the time i bought corn, depurative,vitamins and minerals,injections for paramixo, money for transport to the race and training among other things to expensive. thats what duckwings saying -- rollers are cheaper .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DUCKWING 302 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 STIG ...... IS IT ME ? OR DO SOME NOT READ POSTS PROPERLY ? , MAYBE IT IS ME .... MY SKILL IS WORKING WITH WOOD NOT WORDS , I WILL HAVE TO TRY AND EXPLAIN MYSELF MORE CONCISELY ! SIMOMAN ....... THE BEST ROLLER BOOK IN MY OPINION OUT THERE FOR THE BEGINNER IS ...... WINNERS WITH SPINNERS BY GRAHAM DEXTER .....Now available from: Veronica Mayhew 01491680743 WORTH BUYING IF ANYONE HAS AN INTEREST IN ROLLERS , HAS ALL ASPECTS COVERED FROM LOFTS TO BREEDING THROUGH TO TRAINING AND FEEDING , INCLUDING SOME GREAT INTERVIEWS WITH SOME OF THE GREATS OF THE GAME ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bouncer 51 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 TOO TRUE ROCKY AND F.D. , THE ROLLER SCENE ISNT ABOUT MONEY ... AND FROM WHAT IVE SEEN NEITHER IS THE HIGH FLYERS ....... OR POUTERS A GREAT SPORT THAT A KID COULD DO WITH NEWSPAPER ROUND MONEY , OUR CLUB YEARLY FEES ARE £ 20 , RINGS FOR 50no ARE £ 10 , A FEW BAGS OF WHEAT AND A BAG OF BREED AND WEAN LAST BLOODY MONTHES [saying that i nearly had a heart attack when i went for wheat today , jeez £5 a 4 stone sack !! ], A FEW VITAMINS , SOME MEDICATION AND WORMERS ..... HELL IT AINT EVEN A COUPLE OF NIGHTS OUT ON THE SLURP NOPE .... ITS A SPORT A DECENT KID WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS PARENTS FOR KITBOXES AND LOFTS COULD EASILY MANAGE ALL THE BEST DUCKWING i raced pigeons for 25 years and it was hard enough to win races buying good quality corn.let alone winning with wheat as for doing it with paper round money,don't think so it used to cost me a fortune by the time i bought corn, depurative,vitamins and minerals,injections for paramixo, money for transport to the race and training among other things to expensive. thats what duckwings saying -- rollers are cheaper .. i do apologise i read it wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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