rookie from ct
19 posts
Jun 12, 2009
8:13 AM
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I have a hen I raised 08 sits up high in kit box,first one out rolls deep & tight flys first in the kit when I handled her I noticed one pearl eye & one black Eye do I breed her or just fly her thanks for any advice Rookie
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Sunflower
GOLD MEMBER
440 posts
Jun 12, 2009
8:32 AM
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Sounds like a potential stock bird to me. Eyes don't have anything ro do with the roll. I am not fond of bull eyes but having said that I have an odd eyed badge hen in my stock pen because her performance dictated that I ignore her eyes. Put her on a self headed bird and she has produced nice orange eyed youngsters.
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Keep em Spinning
Joe
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rookie from ct
20 posts
Jun 12, 2009
8:48 AM
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Thanks Sunflower she is almost pure white execpt two small brown specks I save for next years breeding Rookie
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Oldfart
GOLD MEMBER
1034 posts
Jun 12, 2009
9:50 AM
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If your bird has two eyes on the same side of it's head..........you might be inbreeding too closely! LOL
Thom
Last Edited by on Jun 12, 2009 9:50 AM
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rookie from ct
21 posts
Jun 12, 2009
10:05 AM
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Hay oldfart I tried crossing one with a flounder to get 2 eyes on top of the head to watch out for BOP rookie
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shukz
14 posts
Jun 13, 2009
6:15 AM
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hey rookie from ct,i take it thats capetown in south africa??if you are let me no.thanks
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donnie james
503 posts
Jun 13, 2009
4:06 PM
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hay rookie i have to agree with joe sounds like a stock bird for me to and i had odd eye birds that rolled like your birds does ...................donny james
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macsrollers
99 posts
Jun 13, 2009
9:46 PM
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As long as it spins nice the eye color or bulled eyes doesnt' matter. But I know several top roller guys that as they developed their family do have a preference for eye color as they understand what traits orange eye, pearl eye, etc. usually carry in their family. But this is years into working with a family of rollers so for now I would just stock your best spinners and breed them together to see if they produce like spin. Then down the road maybe you will recognize or develop a preference for certain traits in eye color in your family you developed. Enjoy the learning process! Thanks, Don M. Mac's Rollers LVRC
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nicksiders
GOLD MEMBER
3474 posts
Jun 15, 2009
4:57 AM
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Eyes are an indicater of health levels. Many use them as an indicater of intellegence and character as well
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Just My Take On Things
Nick Siders
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
3352 posts
Jun 15, 2009
5:15 AM
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Rookie, be careful to "imply cause" where there is no "effect". There are some who, when they start with rollers, want to find the "holy grail", the hidden secret that once found will burst forth with revelation...and will henceforth be considered a roller "gawd" with all the deserving admiration of our fellow fanciers. LOL
The way it works is like this..."ooooh, my best hen has a pearl and bull-eye, my best hens should all have 1 pearl eye and 1 bull-eye".
Some take it a step further and would say, "...within the pigeon hobby, the best hens should have 1 pearl eye and 1 bull-eye".
I suppose it is that way with tail-flex...LOL
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FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
Last Edited by on Jun 15, 2009 5:51 AM
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0221
319 posts
Jun 15, 2009
8:10 AM
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The best and fastest spinner's all have, without a doubt in every case, I've never seen any top rollerman say anything different, they all agree. One right and one left eye is very important.
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Square
730 posts
Jun 15, 2009
3:43 PM
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This is a good one, I have all eye colour's eyes in my loft. one side of my family has mostly bulleyes, however the best ones have a crecent eye and sometimes they are odd. Ive found that they use their eyes to see and their heart to roll properly,LOL good luck Rook hope you find all you need reguardless of eye colour.....1
Booker
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"Home of the Ghost Town Roller"
K.C.R.C
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rookie from ct
22 posts
Jun 16, 2009
4:41 AM
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shukz ct is connecticut east coast of USA not capetown
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topnotch uk
604 posts
Jun 19, 2009
7:48 AM
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ha ha ha eeeeee lol
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topnotch uk
606 posts
Jun 19, 2009
7:56 AM
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look as long as the bird has got 2 eyes that's all that matters lol
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