TheGame
300 posts
Nov 11, 2008
9:19 PM
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I got a 07 Cock and 08 Hen from a friend that I would like to pair up and breed from. How do I do it??
I am currently in the process of building some nest fronts for my nest boxes and some Larger nest boxes as well.
Last Edited by on Nov 12, 2008 6:59 PM
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TT
GOLD MEMBER
145 posts
Nov 11, 2008
9:26 PM
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If you have anything you can place them in, Like a show cage or something along the lines, Rollers pair up real quick,
Couple days and then you can place them back. Place them in the garage if you can on the counter top.
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Tony.
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dodonut
28 posts
Nov 11, 2008
9:33 PM
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They already look paired up. pairing is easy just put em in a cage leave them for a couple of day they should start to pair up its kinda like a force marriage Good Luck
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TheGame
301 posts
Nov 11, 2008
9:34 PM
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TT would I keep them seperate for a few days and put a divider up so they can't see eachother? Then a couple of days later put them together?
Is it safe to keep birds in the garage?? Don't you think they will not like having fresh air and being able to see day light lol??
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TheGame
302 posts
Nov 11, 2008
9:35 PM
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Well I found the male trying to mount one of my other birds and stopped it lol... so they aren't paired yet.
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TT
GOLD MEMBER
146 posts
Nov 11, 2008
9:46 PM
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Game,
I would just put them together, Ive never had a problem having them in the garage, Its only a couple days,
But they do need a little light though
Even if they are paired, and another hen gave into him, Is natural, It happens.
What you can also do, Is leave them in the loft, the nest boxes the cock has dominated take some mesh and staple it around the opening of the nest box and leave them in there,
Have a top corner unstapled so you can give fresh water and feed.
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Tony.
Last Edited by on Nov 11, 2008 9:50 PM
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TT
GOLD MEMBER
148 posts
Nov 11, 2008
10:01 PM
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Ya bro, the whole purpose is to mate them lol,
forced mating. No need to separate them.
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Tony.
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TheGame
304 posts
Nov 11, 2008
10:02 PM
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lol well I heard you gotta first isolate the male and female for a couple of days so they can't see eachother and then put them together in the same cage lol....
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Alohazona
476 posts
Nov 12, 2008
9:17 AM
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Game,
What family of birds is that,looks alot like the family I work with....Aloha,Todd
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Square
563 posts
Nov 12, 2008
9:20 AM
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How many of you guys are paring up bird's now???
Square
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"Home of the Ghost Town Roller"
K.C.R.C
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Alohazona
477 posts
Nov 12, 2008
3:32 PM
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Game,
Your friend set you up with a very nice pair.They are just like my foundation pair,they are smith/plona.The character is alittle strong on both birds.You will get blue checker badges,dark blue checker w/f and mixtails,blue bars and bluebar w/f,and of course dark blue check selfs.You will also get alittle more heat on the badge side.Always follow the roll quality,speed,depth,control,but if I had my druthers about me,I would watch for a oddeye badge cock,or even better a blue checker beard w/f off spring to put back on the badge hen,They will throw you blue checker beards w/f,blue checker badges and piebalds,blue bar badges,blue checker wctf and mixtails.That will loosen up the character and give you more frequency.Try not to let the youngsters get in to strong fly condition,maintain a butter fly action on the wing or it could retard to development of the roll and push it back a season or two.Winds that make them go high or hold them down and push them around can get them as strong as racing homers.Feed them accordingly to the winds and the weather,above all keep that butter fly wing action,its condusive to rolling.Hope this helps,sorry for rambling....Aloha,Todd
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TheGame
306 posts
Nov 12, 2008
4:47 PM
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Thanks for the tip and info Alohazona. Hopefully they produce some nice rollers...
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TheGame
307 posts
Nov 12, 2008
4:54 PM
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What do you think about pairing it up with the cock in the background?? The cock in the front is the same bird I have posted above.
Last Edited by on Nov 12, 2008 4:55 PM
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TheGame
308 posts
Nov 12, 2008
6:29 PM
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Well the two birds I plan on pairing I have never seen fly and got them from a friend.
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mario
GOLD MEMBER
231 posts
Nov 14, 2008
4:32 AM
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I love black birds .............Mario
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maxspin
309 posts
Nov 14, 2008
7:29 AM
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Game,
When you are starting out you just have to pair them up and see what you get. All talk of best to best, not doubling up on minor faults is meaningless. You just don't know.
That is why it takes time and patients to build a family. You only know what you are breeding from after you pull birds that you have seen fly. You know what there strengths and weaknesses are. Then and only then you can start making informed decisions on how to pair them up.
Have fun with them
Keith Maxwell
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