tou_vang
554 posts
Sep 15, 2009
8:42 PM
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if you dont have a lot of space, how many birds would you guys keep a year and how many would you breed a year?
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donnie james
727 posts
Sep 15, 2009
9:00 PM
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tou i just got room for 25 birds so i raised 23 young birds this year and i'm planning to fly them out and see how they turn and i still have my 7 pairs of breeders in case i need to raise a few later on............donny james
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gotspin7
2524 posts
Sep 16, 2009
4:35 AM
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Tou, I usually breed about 100 birds and I have lots of room and most important fun with them... lol.. I think you should only breed what you think you can manage. I see some breed over their capabilities and then complain about everything..lol... Good Luck!
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Sal Ortiz
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J_Star
2181 posts
Sep 16, 2009
5:15 AM
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Sal, from the 100 birds, how many you keep at the end of that batch? Just trying to validate some thoughts later on this thread. Your input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Jay
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CSRA
1772 posts
Sep 16, 2009
6:05 AM
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Sal u talking about me lol
Last Edited by on Sep 16, 2009 6:05 AM
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gotspin7
2528 posts
Sep 16, 2009
6:13 AM
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Not at all my friend...
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Sal Ortiz
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tou_vang
555 posts
Sep 16, 2009
7:16 AM
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thnxs guys. how many birds do you guys usually end up with if you breed 100 youngs a year?
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harrison
1252 posts
Sep 16, 2009
9:24 AM
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I keep 12 pair of breeders.
What I have done is built 2 new kits in a small section of my loft.
I use one kit for my 20 young team and the second kit for my cocks.
The hens live in the main breeding section were at the moment I have removed the nesting boxes.
But it does have box perches.
Next year I no that I will need one more kit bcause I will have my new young birds and my yearling team and the breeder cocks.
I dont have the breeders splitt all year round but I want to breed early jan so am giving the cocks plenty of time away from the hens.
Once I put my new nesting boxes in the breeders i will put the hens in the kit and cocks in the breeders section.
I plan on keeping my 20 young birds for as long as I think it takes for them to reach there full potenshal so all in all come this time next year I will have 24 breeders, 20 yearlings and around 30 young birds bcause no dought I will lose atleast 10.
So thats a total of 74 birds in my loft.
And I only have a small place but make the most out of it.
You can see by my pictures what size loft i have and my birds are verry content indeed.
My pictures are in the post (AT LAST)
Harrison
H.K.R ROLLER LOFT HULL UK
Last Edited by on Sep 16, 2009 9:25 AM
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maxspin
367 posts
Sep 16, 2009
1:46 PM
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Tou,
What do you mean by limited space?
I think that you need a min of 3 kit boxes. 1 old bird box, and 2 young bird boxes. Plan on raising around 50 young birds to fill your 2 young bird kit boxes. With less birds than that you are only 1 overfly away from being done for the year.
Keith Maxwell
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kcfirl
606 posts
Sep 16, 2009
1:58 PM
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Hi tou,
there is no minimum number required to have and enjoy Birmingham rollers. I know guys that have 4 pairs and have fun and guys that have 100 pairs and have fun. If you could tell us what amount of space you have, we could give better input.
When I started I had 1 double kit box of about 4 x 4 x 8. On one side I had 4 pairs of breeders and on the other I flew the young. I got the birds in March of 99 and flew in the fall fly that same year.
I could have had fun flying rollers out of that set up for years but would not have been competitive in any flies.
If you want to fly in competition and do well, then it depends on your conditions, how many hawks, what kind of weather, etc. I feel most guys need 3 kit boxes, 1 for old birds and 2 for young birds and enough space for about 8 breeding pairs. I would get the best 2-4 pairs I could and foster them with another 4-6 pairs of fosters.
Best Regards,
Ken
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JMUrbon
753 posts
Sep 16, 2009
8:04 PM
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Good sound advice Ken. Joe
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tou_vang
556 posts
Sep 16, 2009
11:59 PM
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yea, thnxs guys. i have a space of about 9ft x 7 ft or so for my birds only. i got the idea now tho, thnxs guys.
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wannaroll
49 posts
Sep 17, 2009
9:48 AM
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I have loys of room, but I only want to fly 1 small kit for now. I plan on starting out next year with 4 breeding pairs and fly the babies.
Here is a picture of my humble breeding loft and Kit box combo.
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Dave - Hesperia, CA.
Last Edited by on Sep 17, 2009 9:48 AM
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