iowarollers
82 posts
Feb 18, 2009
7:39 PM
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how many birds did ya all start w/ for your first starter kit kevin
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RXR Loft
403 posts
Feb 18, 2009
7:44 PM
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4 birds
and build from their
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RxR Loft
Roll'em if you got'em... cuz commies don't roll
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cr250
202 posts
Feb 18, 2009
7:45 PM
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My first kit was 20 birds that became13 to 15 after bop and culling.Then you just add some more.Before you know it you will be flying 5 to 6 kits.lol
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KATCHER
61 posts
Feb 18, 2009
8:02 PM
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7
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wishiwon2
150 posts
Feb 18, 2009
9:36 PM
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I started with 7 pair plus 1, so 15 birds. I bred from them while I was flying them. Thats not what I recomend to anyone else to do.
I think 10-25 is good starter size. Having at least 10 makes it more of a kit, instead of a handful of birds flying together. They will kit better and behave more predictably. More than 25 and it gets hard to manage for feed and condition, too many individual needs.
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Jon
"had fun, wish i won 2"
If it were easy, everybody would do it ...
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Lipper
GOLD MEMBER
338 posts
Feb 18, 2009
9:58 PM
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Mike Trevis
The Bigger the Dream the Bigger the Leap
Start with the best birds you can afford, and fly them, learn them, and raise some out of the best you have. Keep it simple have fun, dont get discouraged, and learn. Go see other birds, join a club, and participate in flys. Then go and get some better birds if you dont already have them....Dont try to be Bill Pensom the first couple years...
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iowarollers
83 posts
Feb 19, 2009
6:19 PM
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hey guys thanks for the info. hey mike we on for next sat. can't wait to meet ya and check out some birds and see your set up let me know what is a good time earlier would be better my wife has to work so i'm trying to get sitters lined up for my 5 yr old twins and my son austin will be w/ me though kevin
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PR_rollers
GOLD MEMBER
2515 posts
Feb 19, 2009
7:18 PM
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8 birds and kept adding from there was doing like Jon did bred them and flew them and added some more till I got a kit of 20.see back in 1999 I was immune to BOP.so I would breed and fly the breeders even when on eggs got them down in 30 minutes and they come in and sit on eggs and again the next day those were the good o days until the BOP starting coming that change everything .nothing like exercising your breeders they were healthy happy that way...not no more ..prisoners 4 ever now unless they not producing the goods back into the kitbox....
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Ralph
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donnie james
255 posts
Feb 19, 2009
7:23 PM
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when me and my brothers started out i thing we had about 12 to 15 birds and they was all flying birds and we got breeding birds and went from there we was in it together until my brother got in middle school and i got in high school and i brought my brothers out and i went from there................donny james
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iowarollers
84 posts
Feb 19, 2009
7:29 PM
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ya i have a nice red tail flying around my place and i got a good noise maker for it one day i had my kids rabbits in their outdoor pen and here come this redtail hawk so i got a air horn man that was funny to watch he was circling and the next thing he was gone so w/ that enough of the bop i'm so excited about getting my birds and getting started ya know so i will let ya know how things go guys thanks again kevin
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J_Star
1887 posts
Feb 20, 2009
5:31 AM
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Good luck Kevin. Remember hunger is a bitch.
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Windjammer Loft
712 posts
Feb 20, 2009
11:35 AM
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If I remember correctly I started off with 12 old birds and all cockbirds at that. I settled to their new kitbox.
They were used to get my feet wet so to speak....
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
Last Edited by on Feb 20, 2009 11:36 AM
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Lipper
GOLD MEMBER
347 posts
Feb 20, 2009
1:02 PM
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Mike Trevis
The Bigger the Dream the Bigger the Leap
Hey Kevin, we are still on. Bring your sunglasses, the sun really shines off of these guys...LOL
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Ballrollers
1772 posts
Feb 20, 2009
1:30 PM
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Good luck, Kevin. It's good to see so much enthusiasm. You'll need it! LOL! Let us know how we can help.
Cliff
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