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#Post#: 12515--------------------------------------------------
breeding quality bird?
DIR By: unison24
Date: June 2, 2013, 9:48 pm
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I just acquired a roller that was supposedly breeding stock. I
started to let it out and every time it tries to take off it
flips and lands on the ground. It has never flown above 10 feet
without doing this. is he breeding quality. I was wondering why
the guy was so pushy about selling this bird to me. ???
#Post#: 12516--------------------------------------------------
Re: breeding quality bird?
DIR By: slvrollers
Date: June 2, 2013, 11:35 pm
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Hi unison24
Your rollers is defiantly one i would not put in my breeding
room. I only put what i think are the best rollers in my
breeding room. I fly my birds for at least a year and a half
before they ever are considered for breeding. I am looking for
birds that kit well, have a quality roll, are frequent, good
depth, very fast spinning and will work well as a team. If they
don't have all the traits i like in my birds i don't breed them.
I only breed what i think are the best birds for my program!!!!
Also when you are buying birds it is best if you can watch them
fly before you buy, then you have some kind of idea what you are
buying. I did purchased Ruby's without watching them fly and
have had great results with them. I made the purchase based on
reputation. I flew them for year and a half and picked out the
best ones for breeding. Just because it flies well does not mean
it will always be a good flier. Some birds get better and some
get worse as you fly them over time.
Breed the best- Fly the best- cull the rest
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Re: breeding quality bird?
DIR By: Tony Chavarria
Date: June 3, 2013, 1:14 pm
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--- Quote from: unison24 link ---
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> I just acquired a roller that was supposedly breeding stock. I
started to let it out and every time it tries to take off it
flips and lands on the ground. It has never flown above 10 feet
without doing this. is he breeding quality. I was wondering why
the guy was so pushy about selling this bird to me. ???
>
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Hi unison24, welcome to the site!
Getting a breeder into the air may not be as easy as you think.
Allot of variables can influence the result you are seeing. Here
are some that come to mind:
1: Previous injury
2: Muscle atrophy after long periods without flying
3: Adapted to being fat and happy sitting on a perch or eggs and
babies
4: Sub-clinical illness
5: Needs more time to get its mojo back
6: Management
Good luck! 8)
#Post#: 12518--------------------------------------------------
Re: breeding quality bird?
DIR By: Keyser
Date: June 3, 2013, 7:30 pm
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Sounds like maybe you have a parlor roller which roles on the
ground or has parlor roller in it. I would ask the person you
got it from if he does have parlor rollers.
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