BA Rollers thanks for the video i just wish i can enjoy them without the buffing you know stopping every 5 seconds.a pain in the rear..do you know anything i can do to make this go faster or something? ---------- Ralph
Love his video. He seems to put a lot of work into those vid because they look pretti amazing. This is a very touching video for memorial day. ---------- W.Cha
I am starting back with rollers after being away a for several years.
My following comments may not sit well with some folks so I will apologize ahead of time.
I don't think this video or any other video of rollers has shown me the quality or type of rollers I want to raise. To me the quality and depth is not there. There were very few birds in these videos that I would continue to work with after 6-9 months.
If what I have started back with is of the same quality I am seeing on these videos then they are all history.
We have a big pipe here at working coming into our building, once the video starts it never stops for buffing.
Sorry, I am looking for more than what I am seeing on these videos. "JMHO"
Keep in mind that this is a video of the birds, not always as clear as one would like. Try to record your kit and you will see what I am talking about. I've been to Brian's house and have seen some very good spinners with the quality that one would want.
BA Rollers,
Thanks for posting the Video, yes this is a new video.
BA Rollers, Thanks for the video. Richard, best of luck to you on your return to the hobby. As stated the video can be a little deceiving as far as accurately showing depth, speed and size of the breaks. There were some birds in that kit that I would love to see in person. Brian, keep sending the videos. :)
I have never video tape my birds, you guys would know better than me and I am sure that in person these birds are better than they look on the video.
I am back at the early stage of returning and the birds I have now are getting off to a slow start between cats & BOPs. Currently I am disappointed in what I am seeing in my own back yard as well.
I will definitely know better come August/September. I will either be figuring on how I will mate things next year or be getting rid of these birds and trying to get some new birds.
When your just starting I know it is tough to get off the ground.
Once again I know these guys putting it out there with these videos, as stated earlier I apologize if I have offended anyone, it is just my obsevation the way the video gets displayed on my monitor.
Richard, you said "When your just starting I know it is tough to get off the ground."
With all due respect, that sounds like an excuse to me. When starting you should have thought of the process completely from loft size, kitboxes, cats, POB, spare time, commitments, family and what have you. You should start like a roaring lion with a strong plans and goals.
But to sound like feeling sorry for yourself wouldn’t get you very far but losing interest in this hobby. That is my take.
Time is always a factor; however, dedication is not. I have a great loft that I refinished before I got birds back. I have a lot more of the neat feeders and waterers that I could not afford when I had rollers before.
It is just that I have experienced some problems with the birds I have now, some their fault, some nature's fault. By the way, I am not complaining, I am simply stating a few things that I have experenced getting back into the hobby.
The reason I got out of rollers was I had a neighbor who complained and I received a letter and was forced out after having birds at my current home for almost 8 years. That neighbor is still there; however, since that time he has to be on the road for his job constantly now and I have helped his family out on several occasions since he has been away.
I figured I would take a chance and get into rollers again and see if I would not have a problem this time. It's been 6 months or so and no complaints yet.
If these birds don't work out I will have to start over again. These birds do require much more motivation/tricks to get them flying. Birds I had in the past took to the wing very easy and kitted tight at an early again. The first youngsters I have in the air that survived the cat & BOP attacks just don't seem to kit as tight as I would like and fly the time. Best time they have flew so far is 25 minutes on a very windy day that kept them up and made it hard for them to land.
Anyway, there you have it... Bottom line I may have wasted a year, simply a fact....
SAT Roller, If you are having a problem getting birds to fly you need to look at how you are feeding them and if that isn't the problem you may very well need to try a different family. I have found that good performing families LOVE to fly. Good Luck!
