west of englands
4 posts
May 23, 2007
7:23 AM
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hi all i have now got a pigeon sections that 5ft deep 43 iches wide and 42iches tall and wanted to know how many birmingham roller would i be able to fit in it and whats the bests perchs for them.
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W@yne
447 posts
May 23, 2007
8:03 AM
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West
You can get a kit of 20 birds in there easily. But if i was you i would reduce the depth in the kit box so you can handle your birds easily also if you have box perches you also can scrape um when need cleaning,
Box perches and rails is common over here in uk but you can also use v perches,
Hope it helps you west
Regards
W@YNE UK
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J_Star
922 posts
May 23, 2007
10:20 AM
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It looks like you have a deep kit box. 5' --- Why?? You would have a problem catching a bird. Any way, a team consists of 20 birds, so the max really you want there is 24 to 25 birds at any one time.
Jay
Last Edited by on May 23, 2007 10:21 AM
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west of englands
5 posts
May 23, 2007
11:53 AM
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the reason it is so deep as it was a section for racing pigeons but it has been half for me to have some roller pigeons
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nicksiders
1723 posts
May 23, 2007
12:19 PM
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Westie,
Are you just going to use it as a kitbox with seperate area for your breeders?
Nick
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west of englands
6 posts
May 23, 2007
3:19 PM
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hi i dont want to breed any i just want to buy some as i am not looking for the best in the world just want them as a hobby
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Shaun
485 posts
May 23, 2007
11:15 PM
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West, you might start off not wanting to breed any, but when you start to fly rollers, you'll sustain losses. Even if you obtain squeakers which have never been flown, you can lose one or more when settling them. If you get older birds which have been flown elsewhere, settling can be harder still, as some will disappear trying to get back to where they came from. Even assuming you're successful in settling all your birds, you're likely to lose some to preditors - the main ones in the UK being the sparrowhawk and the peregrine. In addition to predators, if you're really unlucky, you could lose the whole lot in one hit if there's a flyaway. Oh, and some might get sick or injured and will die or have to be culled.
As an example, I bred 66 birds last year. For one reason or another, I have just 21 left.
Another way of looking at it, suppose you really enjoy what you see in the air, then you lose it/them. Good rollers are not easy to replace, which is why we keep on breeding 'em.
Shaun
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west of englands
7 posts
May 24, 2007
12:50 AM
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hi thanks for telling me that shaun i will keep in mine when i get some
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