ontariospinners
27 posts
Jul 29, 2008
10:06 PM
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How soon can you put birds away without stopping the roll from coming in? some people tell me to wait til they come in the roll then put them away others say it doesnt matter. here in so cal we have a bad bop problem so this year i want to put plenty of birds away for next season, but what is too early????? please help
Fil Olazabal
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pisto
17 posts
Jul 29, 2008
11:23 PM
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Im not really sure but i heard they can be stocked up as early as six months but i would wait until around ten months to a year at least (BUT THATS JUST ME) Pisto
Last Edited by on Jul 29, 2008 11:26 PM
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Santandercol
2857 posts
Jul 29, 2008
11:29 PM
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My July hatch birds were locked down in mid sept last year and now most are spinning to some degree.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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smoke747
1268 posts
Jul 30, 2008
2:03 AM
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pHIL, if the birds were good before you locked them up and are bred from quality stock they will be good when you put them back out. Fly them until the bop becomes a problem.
smoke747
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Keith London
ICRC
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gotspin7
1604 posts
Jul 30, 2008
4:23 AM
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Phil, I agree with Keith and I will add I have locked birds down that were not in the roll and when flown the following season started rolling and were just fine.
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Sal Ortiz
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ontariospinners
28 posts
Jul 30, 2008
9:53 PM
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thanks for the response guys, the reason im asking is that im still breeding and some of these birds that ill be pulling in sept. or oct. will not be coming in the roll when i lock em up in oct. nov. so justed wanted to see if it mattered or not?
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Fil Olazabal
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Santandercol
2872 posts
Jul 30, 2008
10:00 PM
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I think it might screw up some of them but not all of them.Ya gotta start somewhere Fil.Breed your birds starting Jan or Feb next year and you'll be better off.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
Last Edited by on Jul 30, 2008 10:01 PM
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Mark
19 posts
Jul 30, 2008
10:15 PM
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I think what Keith said holds very true. If they are bred out of good stock, if doesn't matter what stage of the roll they are in before you shut them down. I think what is most important is that they are kitting right before you lock them up. I like to have, at the least four weeks of good solid fly time under them, when they are flying 45 min. Six to eight weeks would be better. All this being said, not everyone will come back in proper form. Some will roll down, bump, or be out birds when you start flying them again.
Mark
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ICEMAN710
467 posts
Aug 01, 2008
6:35 AM
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I was just wondering about this, as lock up is just around the corner for some of my birds fully into the roll. while some others I will take a chance and fly them out as long as possible. Good question fil and great answers everyone!
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Gary
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