gnipper 6,825 Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Anyone got any tips for getting my rollers flying higher and for longer? Is it a feed problem or a training problem? I'm flying them every day at the mo to get them kitting and feeding wheat and dari to the quantity everyone recommends so would keeping them in for a day or so give them the kick up the arse they need or do they need a boost of higher protein? I fed them more this week to see if it made a difference and they buggered off for about half an hour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markfox 4 Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Fly them and hour befor dark and they will kit better how many you fly in a kit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tuzo 251 Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Feed them only wheat, an aerosol cap full per 3 birds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,825 Posted July 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 There's 11 in the kit at the mo and they seem quite happy doing laps of the town. When I had them on a wheat only diet it made no difference either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giro 2,648 Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Slightly of topic.. My parent have one of them wooden dove cotes.. No birds ever roast in it.. How would you attrach them in ?? seen collar doves ~ woodies in garden.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,825 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 You need to get fantails or garden doves and lock them in for a couple of week mate. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushray 246 Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Anyone got any tips for getting my rollers flying higher and for longer? Is it a feed problem or a training problem? I'm flying them every day at the mo to get them kitting and feeding wheat and dari to the quantity everyone recommends so would keeping them in for a day or so give them the kick up the arse they need or do they need a boost of higher protein? I fed them more this week to see if it made a difference and they buggered off for about half an hour. fly them at 24 hour feeding' thats feed, at lets say' 8 to night and fly to mor at 8, see how that goes,and if there flying of like you say'' well theres to much food in them, remember its through the belly you train rollers, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,825 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Anyone got any tips for getting my rollers flying higher and for longer? Is it a feed problem or a training problem? I'm flying them every day at the mo to get them kitting and feeding wheat and dari to the quantity everyone recommends so would keeping them in for a day or so give them the kick up the arse they need or do they need a boost of higher protein? I fed them more this week to see if it made a difference and they buggered off for about half an hour. fly them at 24 hour feeding' thats feed, at lets say' 8 to night and fly to mor at 8, see how that goes,and if there flying of like you say'' well theres to much food in them, remember its through the belly you train rollers, Their on a 24hr cycle at the moment mate but at about 5 pm. As for feed their on a spoonful and there's no way they would fly an hour on that amount which is what I've read young birds should be doing but once the buggers decide their landing there's no stopping them? Would a splash of high protein feed give them a boost or make em fly off? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 When i had roller's many moon's ago i used to keep a high flyer with them and he would occasionaly take them up to a dot in the sky.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,825 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 When i had roller's many moon's ago i used to keep a high flyer with them and he would occasionaly take them up to a dot in the sky.. I was thinking of getting some and flying them with them just till going higher becomes habit rather than performing for the whole village above all their houses Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,825 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Fly them and hour befor dark and they will kit better how many you fly in a kit Sorry Mark I've only just seen your post, there's 11 there now and they are kitting together quite well. There's a couple of quite new birds amongst them but they've been accepted quite quickly and are flying well. I'll try them later at night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giro 2,648 Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Thanks mate. Don't think they want the birds that badly lol. We thought Maybe it just needed moved and a few would fly in lol. We let them know the crack, my dad might be up for it. They got a nice house when they retired dove cots and carp ponds they where townies before lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shamo 319 Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Like everything mate, there may be a bad penny amongst them. Watch closely and try to see and recognise if there is one or two particular Birds taking them off. If it is a random thing, then try a couple days rest and late feeding. If there are any bad ones cull them out of your Kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,825 Posted July 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 I think its a temperature thing, I tried them this morning while it was cool and they were good so I'll fly them later at night while its hot. Cheers, gnipper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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