Snake Doctor
59 posts
Nov 13, 2007
7:25 PM
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Is there an identifiable leader of a kit?
Is it more likely to be a cock or a hen?
If there are leaders, have you found that this characteristic seems to be passed on to the young from leader birds?
SD
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donb
20 posts
Nov 13, 2007
7:44 PM
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SD, I see and hear a lot about a particular bird being the leader of the kit. But in many yrs of flying rollers I have yet to be able to say that any particular bird is the leader. It might be one bird on one circle and a different one next time around or an entirely different one the next time out. Maybe just poor vision on my part LOL. db.
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extremerollers
3 posts
Nov 13, 2007
7:46 PM
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There are lead birds in kits yes. I tend to see from 2 to 4 that always wanna take the lead in each kit like pole position. More important than this i believe are those birds that always seem to lead in the roll without hesitation or reserve. The more of these birds a guy can get in a kit the better and this trait at least in my family of jacs and since i have been breeding for it does seem to pass along so far. I will let you know in a few years about percentages lol.
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nicksiders
2461 posts
Nov 13, 2007
7:51 PM
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Your dominate birds will usually be found on the top row and a chosen perch in the kitbox. They will be the first out of the box when liberated. They will position the kit in the sky. The dominate bird(s) are not to be confussed with a trigger bird although it would be ideal if your dominate bird(s) was a burner plus a trigger.
You will find both cocks and hens in a dominate roll. In a newly formed kit it may take awhile for the dominate birds to dominate.
If your kit is just not clicking you may find the problem bird on the top row. Through a process of elimination off of that top row you may be able to fix the problem quicker.
Just my thinking and opinion.
Nick
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BigRiverRollerLofts
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