iowarollers
24 posts
Jan 22, 2009
5:05 PM
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this the first male i got
just took these tonight ya can tell it is cold in iowa lols
so looking at this last pic i say they are flat top males lols
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fresnobirdman
454 posts
Jan 22, 2009
5:19 PM
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nice birds!
they look young,
especially the red one..
-fou
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rollem
19 posts
Jan 22, 2009
5:24 PM
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One of the few Virginia ROLLER BOYS
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iowarollers
25 posts
Jan 22, 2009
5:27 PM
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ya they are the red one was given to me in aug '08 and the white one was given to me in early october so they are 1 yrs of age thanks for the comment i like having them around they almost better than having kids or a dog or a wife don't have to yell at tem to do something or don't complain lols they just look at ya w/ that head cocked to the side when i talk to them when feed'n em lols kevin
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rollem
20 posts
Jan 22, 2009
5:27 PM
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good looking birds man, they look like my birds right now very cold fluffed up a bit huh ? something these Cal. breeders are'nt to familar with huh lol.
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One of the few Virginia ROLLER BOYS
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iowarollers
27 posts
Jan 22, 2009
6:36 PM
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ya my birds survived the -45 below temps last week they get this good ole iowa corn lols my loft i made works pretty good it faces the south and i put .063 aluminum on top of the roof and it is all wood no wire bottom i put paper down and clean 2xs amonth being only 2 rollers and when it is warm once a week so i was just amazed how they survive the winters if they were out in the wild tough lil birds well take care kevin
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rollem
23 posts
Jan 22, 2009
6:51 PM
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-45 man how did you survive I thought my birds were doing good at+2degree but i did have 6 young birds just in pin feathers survive the 2 degree stuff good luck talk later
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One of the few Virginia ROLLER BOYS
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iowarollers
28 posts
Jan 22, 2009
7:04 PM
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i use hay for them the white one likes the one nest box and the red one always sits above the white so i put some hay up there to help so thats what worked kevin
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Lipper
GOLD MEMBER
153 posts
Jan 23, 2009
7:26 AM
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Mike Trevis
The Bigger the Dream the Bigger the Leap
Hey Kevin,
I bet the red and white one is the one that rolls? Looks like your off to a good start. I emailed you back with my number, we will talk...
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iowarollers
29 posts
Jan 23, 2009
11:08 AM
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my son said that he has seen them both roll i have only seen one the red one kevin
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rollernewbie
376 posts
Jan 23, 2009
11:11 AM
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nice loft and birds..kevin
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RollerNewbie
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iowarollers
30 posts
Jan 23, 2009
1:08 PM
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looks like my birds will endure another really cold snap starting tonight -20 to -30 below zero i usally block the avary w/ burlap sacks and block the trap door w/ a sheet of aluminum the winds are from the nnw and they survived the really cold snap of over
-50 so they should be ok kevin
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