belle
152 posts
Feb 05, 2007
7:57 AM
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How high should a roller fly? How can you get your birds to fly higher?
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
995 posts
Feb 05, 2007
8:05 AM
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Belle. I like mine to fly in the 400 to 600 foot range.Or at least to be able to make out the White Flights on a bird.I think around 800 feet is probably the max I ever want to see my birds.Not always this way but what I would like.LOL.
Under normal weather conditions all I have to do to get mine to fly higher is feed them straight wheat for 3 or 4 days. David
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
1078 posts
Feb 05, 2007
8:11 AM
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Hey Belle, from a practical standpoint, I say your rollers need to just fly low enough so you can analyze their performance and quality. When they are too high, anything looks good! LOL
I like my birds to fly at about 250 to 300 feet. I have had some that like to sky out but they don’t make it to my breeder loft so I think the flying altitude can be selected as a trait that can be bred into or out of them.
To get my birds to fly higher, I just release the falcons…
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FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
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MILO
157 posts
Feb 05, 2007
8:25 AM
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Belle.
Like these guys said, you should have them close enough so you can see how good they are rolling. 300 ft is a good height, for a period of 25 to 45 minutes. Good luck.
c
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motherlodelofts
1390 posts
Feb 05, 2007
9:14 AM
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Justin , Try hitting them with Millet to get them to lift, some also use Barley.
It's a pain when they won't lift and birds wanna roll , gotta get them up.
Scott
Last Edited by on Feb 05, 2007 9:55 AM
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Pali View Lofts
24 posts
Feb 05, 2007
10:08 PM
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Okay....millet and barley for higher flying....what about keeping them down!! I pull the water, cut back on the feed, rest and feed them up.....they still go up to high! I feel it's family and wheather induced...any other "tips" on keeping them lower....thanks!
Pali View Lofts
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
1096 posts
Feb 05, 2007
10:14 PM
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Hey Pali, could flying conditions play a part? High/low borameter readings? High clouds? Winds?
Could it be a trait showing up in that group of birds? Is it a couple of high-flyers that are pulling the kit up? If so, pull them out and see what happens.
Did they develop this habit due to alot of predators hanging around?
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FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
Last Edited by on Feb 05, 2007 10:15 PM
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tapp
190 posts
Feb 05, 2007
11:32 PM
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Pali view, My first family of rollers were high flyers nothing would keep them down. Its just the way they were. I tried it all with the feed. I'm working with 2 other familys and they don't have high flying problem. My newer family's I have never messed with there feed yet. They are all under 8 months old
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Tapp
Last Edited by on Feb 05, 2007 11:36 PM
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belle
154 posts
Feb 06, 2007
7:56 AM
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After feeding wheat for a week and for the past 3 days mixing a little millet and milo they went a little higher about 150-200. Thanks for all the help Justin
Last Edited by on Feb 06, 2007 7:57 AM
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motherlodelofts
1405 posts
Feb 06, 2007
7:55 PM
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Pali , this is something that I fight once my birds mature , plus I get a lot of lift here Sping and Summer.
A couple things can be going on, one they are just in to good of fly condition , or to fit , tis comes from to much flying coupled with to rich of feed.
What I do is lock them up and pound the wt. on them with rich feed , I want them "out" of fly condition and fat.
Then I start over , they will respond to the feed can much better also due to getting used to more feed , there is a reason that fat men don't run marithons !!!
Scott
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Pali View Lofts
25 posts
Feb 09, 2007
1:07 PM
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Thanks guys....
Pali View Lofts
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trevsta65
54 posts
Feb 09, 2007
3:08 PM
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hey scott what ratio do you add the barley to the wheat 50/50 ? im thinking of adding some to my birds feed .cheers trev
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motherlodelofts
1427 posts
Feb 10, 2007
7:28 AM
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Trev , I don't need to use it as flying low is just a phase that my Y/Bs go through , and if I see it going on for to long I will fly them with my oldbirds , once they hit a decent ht for a week it's like they like it.
With the Barley , feed it straight until they start eating it as they will be reluctant , it, you want the rolled kind.
Some guys use it to keep birds from getting to fat when locked down for whatever reason (not in extream cold ).
Scott
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trevsta65
56 posts
Feb 10, 2007
7:42 PM
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thanks scott my birds are still young so hopefully the low flying is just a stage they are through to.just thought i ask about barley as i have heard about a few people using .cheers trev
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