rollerkid
32 posts
Feb 17, 2007
9:45 PM
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I KNOW ITS NOT ALL GOOD..BUT ITS OKAY FOR A STARTER WELL HEA IT IS.....
TIS MEH WITH THE NUMBER ONE HEN AND MY NEW KIT
MEH AGAIN
YEAH...IT WAS A ONE DAY WORK...NICE...WELL FEEL FREE TO MAKE ANI COMMENTS...THANKS......
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luis
179 posts
Feb 17, 2007
9:58 PM
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Good job kid! Although my first kitbox or coop,and birds were not the best in the world.My memories of those times are very fondly remembered!Enjoy the hobby,its one of the best!
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rollerkid
33 posts
Feb 17, 2007
10:03 PM
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not everyones kit is good...except the pros....thanks for the nice comment..keng......
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luis
180 posts
Feb 17, 2007
10:06 PM
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Always breed the best birds together and your kit could only improve.Good luck!
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W@yne
269 posts
Feb 17, 2007
10:09 PM
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Roller kid
Good luck in the future. I remember when i was your age Lol i used to have stray pigeons that no one else wanted, I used to hide them in an abandoned rabbit hutch to hide them from my parents lol like luis said these are times you never forget.
regards
W@yne uk
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rollerkid
34 posts
Feb 17, 2007
10:13 PM
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lol...when i first start i got a unwanted pigeon i hella wanna take it home..but im scared they might trip so i said never mind...aniwase back to u to wayne and luis...keep up the work buds....keng
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Hector Coya
129 posts
Feb 17, 2007
10:20 PM
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Roller kid ,its a fun hobby but if you want to keep other breeds also,make another loft,dont keep that bird with a crest in the same loft,it will only delay your advancement with rollers.
Hector C
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Hector Coya
130 posts
Feb 17, 2007
10:22 PM
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Rollerkid where do you live?If you are local ill hook you up with some young birds.
Hector C
Last Edited by on Feb 17, 2007 10:22 PM
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No-LimitR
33 posts
Feb 17, 2007
10:26 PM
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What's up Rk!I was wondering about where you went, haven't heard from you in here for a long time. I see you got your kit up, congrats!
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tapp
199 posts
Feb 17, 2007
10:43 PM
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Nice loft and pigeons there Rollerkid! Your hooked for life now.You will enjoy your new loft and birds, for hours on end. Good luck with your flying and breeding!
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Tapp
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Frankie
106 posts
Feb 17, 2007
11:18 PM
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Roller Kid,
That looks like a good job for just doing it in one day. It don't have to look fancy as long as it serves it's purpose. Every one you build you will learn something from. Like everyone says just have fun and enjoy your birds. Frankie
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nicksiders
1418 posts
Feb 18, 2007
1:23 AM
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My first kitbox was an old chest of drawers (chesterdrawers) that somebody threw out. You will build a ton of them before you're through...hell, I am still building them.
One of them birds is not a roller you know?(LOL) I had commies, Tipplers, Birmingham Rollers, and Homers in my first kit box.
Enjoy!
Nick
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Snicker Rollers
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Velo99
932 posts
Feb 18, 2007
5:29 AM
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Hey RK,
Good job bro. The time grows shorter my friend.
kh
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V99
Good spinners don`t always
make good breeders.
http://www.bluedotloft.50megs.com
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Flyin Hawaiian
16 posts
Feb 18, 2007
5:59 AM
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RK,
When I was but about 7 yrs of age I had my first pigeon and I did the same as Nicksiders used a chest of drawers with chicken wire over the front to put in my two homers. My dad drove truck for an LTL and had access to many palletts and shipping crates to which later he brought home and built me one that I may have to glean from a 8mm movie camera to make as a print so I can send it in for all to view.
I like what you have done and commend you on a good job however you may want to take an cover around the bottom of the kit box with some kind of lattice or wire to keep any varmits out mainly cats or you will have toes missing on your birds and that would be a downer for you when you went out and saw your birds missing toes or feet. Make sure thier are no gapping holes in which any vermine can get in because believe you me a weasel or mink can get through a very small hole as long as thier head can go through thier body is like gumby LOL! Have fun is the bottom line and by all means enjoy the hobby.
Ivan
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Missouri-Flyer
275 posts
Feb 18, 2007
6:10 AM
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Hey Hector,
just wanted to say that was swell of ya to offer to help the kid out!..Jerry
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Home of "Whispering Wings Loft"
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rollerkid
35 posts
Feb 18, 2007
8:35 AM
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THANKS....FOR ALL THE NICE COMMENTS GUYS...OH THE CAPUCHINES DO HAVE THERE OWN LOFT...ITS JUX TAT I LEFT SOME PAIRS IN THERE LOFTS SO I MOVED IT OUT...WHENVER MY ROLLERS ARE PAIR THAN IMA PUT THEM BACK IN....HECTOR THANKS FOR UR NICE OFFER...I LIVE IN FRESNO CALIFORNIA....THANKS EVERYONE.....KENG
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Mongrel Lofts
267 posts
Feb 18, 2007
8:50 AM
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RK,
Man thanks for sharing your kit loft with us.. You don't know it, but you just took alot of old rollermen back 40 years and down a pleasant memory lane.
On question, are you sure that black bald in the middle of the kit isn't one of Stan's starfire rollers? How can you tell if it is or? LOL
Roller kid.. I just moved and have some birds I can't fly here at the new house. If you would like a pair, I will ship them to you free. My E-mail address is Extravelocity95@aol.com.. If you interested in the birds.. KGB
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rollerkid
36 posts
Feb 18, 2007
9:18 AM
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the black bald is not a roller...its a capuchine...its also big too so yeah it be too big too roll lol...aniwasie thanks..
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jerries loft
35 posts
Feb 18, 2007
11:08 AM
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here you go rk. my loft 3x3 is with space for 30 pigeons
jerrie
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Frankie
108 posts
Feb 18, 2007
12:56 PM
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When I was 12 I made a pigeon loft out of an old chest type deep freeze. It was about 8 feet long. I stood it up straight and put a few nest boxes and perches in it. I used some old boards and wire to put a front on it but I built it far enough inside the freezer where I could still shut to freezer door. I took out the bottom rubber seal and from the bottom up halfway the rubber side on both sides where they could get plenty of air when the door was shut. It still was able to be heated in the wintertime with just a 100 watt light bulb I put in. I put the light in at first where I could go out at night and look at the birds. But I found out later that winter on cold nights it served as a good heater. I found that the freezer liner made clean up easier to and I didn't have to worry about any critters. When I get a few more rollers I plan on making me a couple more now. Regards, Frankie
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Oldfart
34 posts
Feb 18, 2007
1:56 PM
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Rollerkid,
Nice job, you will have nicer lofts in the future but you will remember this one the longest. Just read the post from all the old farts, they are remembering their childhood, through your loft. My mother called them egg suckers because they were so ugly, she said they could suck eggs!
Enjoy this time of life, you are forging memories.
Thanks from a misty oldfart.
Thom
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squeeker
14 posts
Feb 18, 2007
2:58 PM
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Hey Rollerkid,
Your loft is great. I guess I qualify as an old fart, too. I had to pay for all my materials when I was 13 or so. That meant the whole loft was made of 2x2's. Big hole chicken wire was cheap, too. I bummed a chicken coop (4'x4') from my grandpa and 'aquired' other materials from scraps off new construction near my house. Always get permission! Blue milk crates with a board across the front made nest boxes. I never heard of a kit box back then, flew them all, all the time. Save those pictures! Janene
Last Edited by on Feb 18, 2007 3:09 PM
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Mongrel Lofts
268 posts
Feb 18, 2007
3:10 PM
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Jerrie,
That's just another cage. I enjoyed the heck out of seeing Keng's first kit box. I still remember my first loft not so different from Keng's. I got a pair of black grizzle squabs and spent hours training them to come back to the loft. I spent months trying to convince my friends they rolled when I clapped my hands. You know, I still think they rolled when I clapped my hands! {grin} My Good friend Tim Wyse had the first roller I ever seen in my life. She was a blue grizzle and I was awe struck by her rolling. Me and Tim made up a song about Alberty in the 3rd grade and I can still remember it today. LOL Corny I know, but it was the dreams of kids and my first two young black grizzles were off Alberty. While most young boys were talking about captain America and Batman in Robin in the 3rd grade,, Tim and I were talking about Alberty and Brown Winger. Man, being young was fun and care free.. I could have more fun sneaking into some farmers barn and swing from the rafters trying to catch some barn pigeon with white on it, That I had been scoping out for days, Than I can spending 10 grand these days. Why is that????? KGB
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BEN the bird man
9 posts
Feb 18, 2007
3:16 PM
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im the man in black
lol that sounds like fun kenny this is ben and i would like to thanks you for the birds you gave me and tomorrow they will be on babies
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motherlodelofts
1476 posts
Feb 18, 2007
3:24 PM
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Nothing wrong with that kid at all, my first loft was a little fort that we had built at the bottom of a cottonwoood tree.
You had to crawl into it and the floor was lined with straw.
I used to sit in there for hrs watching the birds , they just mezmorised me.
Scott
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parlorfancier916
244 posts
Feb 18, 2007
6:38 PM
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looking good keng, you should've came with chuey to the NCRC auction it was a blast.
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parlorfancier916
245 posts
Feb 18, 2007
6:43 PM
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your kitbox looks nice, getting ready to fill that up and get ready to get more birds pretty soon... yours look better than mine, I'll post my kitbox later when ever I have time
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rollerkid
37 posts
Feb 19, 2007
1:58 PM
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thanks to all ur nicely comments...tis kit box of mine will be remember by meh cause its the first great thing i built...and to those who were remember by there old kits by mine...if yall still have old pics post it up...share it woth us...yeah parlor that day was the day i was fixing my kit too so yeah...yeah i should be filling up the kit soon...thanks everyone...keng........
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Electric-man
137 posts
Feb 19, 2007
3:17 PM
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That look in your eyes tells it all! It really brings back memories. Thanks for the pictures RK, you made my day! Good luck!
Val
Tiger Lofts
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sucider
5 posts
Feb 19, 2007
6:23 PM
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wow ...its looks really nice....well i hope that wen my breeders produces more babies...well i have some flyers ..u noe ..then ill start building the same looken kind of coups like urs roller boi...later
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rollerkid
40 posts
Feb 19, 2007
10:10 PM
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eh mongrel_loft...did u get my email...i pm u...but u havent replied so i was jux wondering...well if u didnt get it then try pm meh...my email is kengthao@hotmail.com...........thanks...everyone......
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Santandercol
780 posts
Feb 19, 2007
10:23 PM
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Rollerkid,
By the look on your face in those pics,you are hooked on birds for life.Have fun,eh!
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Kelly
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