Planet_Rock_Lofts
6 posts
Sep 21, 2005
1:25 PM
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Alright I have an unusual situation or at least I think it is unusual. I have a young bird (2005/approx 3 months old) from a good breeder pair that about two weeks ago was coming in with some super fast spins, frequency and velocity. I have not seen her roll with any velocity or speed in the last week. She has basically gone back to tumbles and flips like a bird just learning to roll. Has anyone ever experienced this and how did the bird eventually turn out?
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big al
110 posts
Sep 21, 2005
2:25 PM
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Hi Planet Rock!
What are you feeding?
Has there been a change in feed or the amount you give since flying this bird?
How often are you flying?
Suddenly change the time of day you fly?
(Not all, but some birds do get affected for a short while)
Has there been a dramatic weather change in your area?
Is the bird going through any molt?
Has the bird been moved?
Has the kit suddenly started flying higher or lower than usual?
It can be a host of things. These questions are a good place to start then we can go from there.
See you in the roll...
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Big Al
"High Plains Spinner Loft"
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Planet_Rock_Lofts
7 posts
Sep 21, 2005
2:38 PM
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Thanks Al,
But the bird has been flying the same schedule and I feed pellets and some grains, same as before, I always try to fly in the morning evenings are too windy and hawks are more visible during the late afternoon flying.
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
153 posts
Sep 21, 2005
3:42 PM
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Unfortunately this is can be rather common with some birds. What you saw a few weeks ago was the bird coming into the spin. Or to put it another way, whatever it is that suddenly makes a bird begin to roll....happened! And the bird wasn't prepared for it and succombed to the impulse..equaling...the rolling you witnessed. As days went on, the bird began to develop control over the impulse, something many guys like to see in their birds. Right now it might not seem like a good thing, but often birds that don't develop some level of control over the roll end up being roll downs are chronic bumpers.
I have one pair in particular that tend to throw offspring that will come into the roll like someone turned on a switch. The ones from this pair that eventually become good rollers later on down the road are the ones that after a few weeks, suddenly start to roll like crap, or seldom at all. This is them exerting control over the impulse. The ones that just keep on rolling, well they don't fair as well.
Give the bird a few months and see what happens. There is a good chance this bird will return to rolling again, and probably do so even better than before. But keep in mind also that some birds might end up being too strong physically when they mature and not roll much either.
Brian.
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Planet_Rock_Lofts
8 posts
Sep 21, 2005
9:22 PM
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Brian,
That helps me make some sense of the situation. I have never had that happen to me, either the birds would roll very little or they would roll down,but never spin like a dynamo and then start tumbling or even tail sitting. Its like the bird reverted to being a squab all over again. Thanks again guys (Brian and Al), just your posts alone helped me.
Planet Rock Lofts
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