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       #Post#: 6675--------------------------------------------------
       Re: whos birds?
       By: MOTHERLODELOFTS Date: April 27, 2011, 5:04 pm
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       Lines are developed around a key pigeon.. once you find that key
       pigeon and build a line off of it then takes on what you do
       through selection .. once you hit this point you no longer  need
       to ask if they are your pigeons or not .. nor do you need
       another pigeon outside of your loft.. nor do you want one unless
       it is a pair or something from someone elses line just to see
       whats there.
       Most just collect pigeons though and it is obvious by looking at
       the stock... there just simply are no shortcuts .. a decade is
       nothing where these birds or establishing a line is concerned
       
       Scott
       
       
       
       
       [quote author=Steve49 link=topic=66.msg6674#msg6674
       date=1303939233]
       Cliff, are you using a 'line breeding' system for your rollers?
       i ask, because i've just begun my breeding program, and i want
       to be sure I've got the right plan. and you mentioned that you
       don't cross your campbell and turner familes, so i was thinking
       you must be line breeding or something close. btw, thanx for the
       info on the moxidectin.
       [/quote]
       #Post#: 6677--------------------------------------------------
       Re: whos birds?
       By: joeb Date: April 27, 2011, 5:16 pm
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       Scott,
       We are in total agreement on this one. I used 2 related hens as
       key birds to build both branches of my family. I generally keep
       the branches straight but occasionally breed birds from each
       side of the family together when it seems like the thing to do.
       Both of the key hens went directly back to birds that came from
       Paul Vaughn in the 80s and were closely related.
       Keep em spinning
       Joe
       #Post#: 6678--------------------------------------------------
       Re: whos birds?
       By: oldfart Date: April 27, 2011, 5:52 pm
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       I also chime in on Scott's and Joe's point. In this age of
       instant gratification "some" will always try to buy the current
       popular contest or loft's best. When what they really need is to
       breed, learn and FLY their own no matter where the start came
       from.
       
       Take care my friends
       Thom
       #Post#: 6680--------------------------------------------------
       Re: whos birds?
       By: Cliff Ball Date: April 27, 2011, 6:31 pm
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       Thom[/font]
       EXCELLENT Comment. I also agree.
       Cliff
       #Post#: 6681--------------------------------------------------
       Re: whos birds?
       By: WhiteWing Date: April 27, 2011, 6:40 pm
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       [quote author=oldfart link=topic=66.msg6678#msg6678
       date=1303944763]
       I also chime in on Scott's and Joe's point. In this age of
       instant gratification "some" will always try to buy the current
       popular contest or loft's best. When what they really need is to
       breed, learn and FLY their own no matter where the start came
       from.
       
       Take care my friends
       Thom
       [/quote]
       
       Couldn't agree with you more.  My birds come from Richard
       Jaconette's line, but of course I didn't aquire them straight
       from him. Danny Horner took root with that line and has done
       outstanding with it since Mr. Jaconette.  I received my birds
       from a rollerman here in Kentucky, who aquired them from Mr.
       Horner.  All three men have bred this line in their own way.
       
       When I first got into rollers, I had no idea of the bloodlines
       that were out there, I just luckily stumbled onto some decent
       birds on my first go around.  Since then, I flew out the young
       birds I aquired, bred out of the pair that performed the best,
       and it's all took off from there.
       
       I've only been into the roller hobby for a few short years, but
       I am already enjoying the fruits of my perseverance and labor.
       -Caleb
       
       #Post#: 8230--------------------------------------------------
       Re: whos birds?
       By: wannaroll Date: July 22, 2011, 1:56 pm
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       Scott, don't you have some Ken Billings birds in your loft? I
       have a Cock Bird you banded from RL that is producing some
       beauties.  8)
       #Post#: 8232--------------------------------------------------
       Re: whos birds?
       By: 3757 Date: July 22, 2011, 2:16 pm
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       I think the concept of whose birds are not the ones that are
       crossed.
       #Post#: 8239--------------------------------------------------
       Re: whos birds?
       By: MOTHERLODELOFTS Date: July 23, 2011, 1:17 am
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       Dave .. they can trace back to Kenny 15 or so years ago. I sent
       Roy some youngsters some time back out of my of my main pairs.
       
       
       
       
       [quote author=Wannaroll link=topic=66.msg8230#msg8230
       date=1311360983]
       Scott, don't you have some Ken Billings birds in your loft? I
       have a Cock Bird you banded from RL that is producing some
       beauties.  8)
       [/quote]
       #Post#: 8353--------------------------------------------------
       Re: whos birds?
       By: wannaroll Date: July 30, 2011, 12:06 am
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       [quote author=MOTHERLODELOFTS link=topic=66.msg8239#msg8239
       date=1311401845]
       Dave .. they can trace back to Kenny 15 or so years ago. I sent
       Roy some youngsters some time back out of my of my main pairs.
       [/quote]
       
       They are nice birds for sure, thanks for the info
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