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Stand-out squeaker in each round?
Stand-out squeaker in each round?
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Double D
178 posts
Mar 26, 2006
7:22 PM
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Do you guys find that at least one squeaker from each round from your breeders seems to be head-and-shoulders above all the other squeakers? The reason I ask is that I have 10 new squeaks, almost 5 weeks old, and there's one that is just larger and more developed although hatched at the same time, has that look in the eye, very typey, instintive & quick learner, (trap-trained already and picked it up on it's own the very first time with no hesitation whatsoever and no help from me, flew to the landing board and trapped immediately), a natural born leader, a confidence about it that I don't see with the other birds, a little less unafraid when I approach it with my hand than the others, the father is very much the same way, just an all-around cool bird so far. I realize that while it may not prove out in the air or in the breeding loft, so far it's one of those birds that you look at and say to yourself, "if any bird has "IT", this bird does". Two questions really - #1. Do you guys see one or two of these type of birds each round? and #2. Do they end up living up to the potential that you see in them at that age? What percentage do, what percentage don't? Were this is my first round, I'm just wondering what to expect. Thanks!
Darin
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fhtfire
379 posts
Mar 26, 2006
9:11 PM
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Darin,
It is really hit and miss. Some rounds are stronger then others. Right now I have a round that is going to be shipped to Ohio on Tuesday...and man do they look good. Out of 10..I really really like the look of 6 of them.You are right you can just tell...especially when you have a couple of years under your belt....but you can have some that are really goofy looking and they are very good in the air. But there really is character is some birds that just shines through...the way they look, stand, act....just full of confidence. So..to answer your questions...yes you can have a stand out bird in a round..but you can also have 2 or three or more...or have a whole round that sucks! Now...the bird is showing the "final"trait for the breeding loft...if it has the rest..Quality, Speed, depth, frequency and control...the final trait I look at is character or the type I want in my loft...so if you had two birds that were about the same performance wise but only have room for one in your stock loft...and one is as you explain.."smart and tame" and the other is wild...mean SOB....then you pick what you feel is right. You are on your way Darin...you are starting to see what "YOU" like. So keep an eye on this bird....If I see a bird like you explain...I will right down on its paperwork...(for example) I would put...3/26/06...bird is very smart and healthier then the rest..quick learner...has a very good character and type. Then 7 months from now when you have 60 birds in your notebook and that bird comes into the roll and is very good...you get the band # and look it up...and then you see your special entry on character...and that helps you really keep an eye on that bird. Glad things are working out!
rock and ROLL
Paul
Last Edited by fhtfire on Mar 26, 2006 9:13 PM
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motherlodelofts
689 posts
Mar 27, 2006
6:06 PM
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Darin it will probaby be a strong flying stiff LOL.
Scott
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Alohazona
127 posts
Mar 28, 2006
8:26 AM
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My best rollers are cool as a cucummber.The more vigorous ones are the ones that will take the kit up and away and seem to be in the last bunch to land.I've learned to pull them when winds are light,and fly them in the heavier winds,it seems to even them out,if they actually roll.Like Scott said its more likely to be a stiff,even tho they look sporty on the ground...Aloha,Todd
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Bill C
25 posts
Mar 28, 2006
8:22 PM
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I have to admit I always have a few favorites that just have a glow look about them soon after filling out in feathers and shine, smooth head and alert look. But once I train my first twenty birds each year, my next impression is the birds flipping fast in training and I think, they will be the velocity spinners, then four months they begin to roll and the deep ones catch my eyes, but as time goes by its always seeing the birds in the air that makes the favorites. I always change my mind by the next year. I find checkers and blacks a few grizzles always takes the cake. I am not even sure if they were the shinning birds in the beggining. But believe me, when you see a fast roller, it will be your favorite no matter what it came out of or what it looked like as a squeaker going into a kit box. You will definately get a better bird out of a pair, but not always by the look of them. Only one bird can be the best one of the year and then 2nd and 3rd until you get your 20 or 25 kit birds. If you keep the rest until 1 1/2 years or more they might surpise you and you find the best bird was a late developer.
I have a few that are smart like your bird and a few that are almost retarded and stay out all day the first time out. Pigeons can be funny at times. Bill
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