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How many Rollers in your A team kit box
By: slvrollers Date: June 10, 2012, 2:01 pm
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So I am finally at a point were I have more then twenty birds in
my A team kit box. I have twenty five in at this time. I am
thinking of going up to thirty birds in the A team kit box. That
way i can weed it down to the best twenty when it is time for
competition. Plus I might have some out flies our bop attacks.
My thinking is it is better to pull birds out of A kit right
before competition then having to add new ones to the kit. I
would still rotate better birds in just not the last few months
before competition. Is it going to be OK health wise to have 30
birds in a 4'x4'x4' kit box? It has a 1" screen floor. I have a
lot of venting on front side up high and screen door in front
also. Perches will be about 10" apart.
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Re: How many Rollers in your A team kit box
By: wishiwon2 Date: June 10, 2012, 6:29 pm
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Mike
I think you should be alright for space so long as you are
actively flying them. If you go into an extended lock down
period you could pull some out for more space inthe kitbox. In
my opinion, you are on the right track with your thoughts about
putting together an A-team that will be ready for competition.
The one timeline I suggest differently is;[quote
author=slvrollers link=topic=934.msg11150#msg11150
date=1339354883]
My thinking is it is better to pull birds out of A kit right
before competition then having to add new ones to the kit. I
would still rotate better birds in just not the last few months
before competition. [/quote]You will be ok to add new birds to a
kit even a few weeks out. Give them half a dozen flights
together to see if they're compatible and that the new additions
tolerate the managment practices the same being in a new team.
I keep 22-24 in my a-team but try to get to 20 for at least a
couple of training flights before fly day. There are some
dynamics that removal of a particular bird affect within a kit.
You are right, it can be more problematic adding than removing,
but no garuantees. the closer to 20 you can stay leading up to
fly day, the less infuential pulling those last few will be. If
they are used to flying as a kit of 30 and all of a sudden you
pull 10 out, that is 1/3 of the kit they are used to and is
bound to have a pronounced effect.
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Re: How many Rollers in your A team kit box
By: slvrollers Date: June 10, 2012, 6:56 pm
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Thanks wishiwon2
I will take your advice and keep it more towards 22 to 24 in my
kits. I'm thinking if i have to pull 10 birds out of a kit it
might have bad effects also. I don't lose very many birds at
all. A few birds a year. I can always pull from the B team if i
have to. I really appreciate your time and advice.
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