TheGame
646 posts
Oct 15, 2009
7:41 PM
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What is the minimum kitboxes required to do well in this hobby/sport?
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lew3015
53 posts
Oct 15, 2009
8:14 PM
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I'm going to say one kit, mainly because of the cost of feeding a kit box of 20 then the breeders and a pen of young birds.
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Lew
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STUDENT 2 THE GAME
168 posts
Oct 15, 2009
8:16 PM
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Game, I would say you need four . A,B,C,teams and a stageing kit for the sqeeks to learn.Im new and it just seems alot easier to manage the birds. I would also make the kits all the same, this makes it easier to move birds up or down .I dont have them all filled but I wont put birds up just because they are the last in that kit .
Larry
make It Rain Lofts/NCRC
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stiff
82 posts
Oct 15, 2009
8:21 PM
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It all comes down to how well you want to get ahead of the game? If you have one kit box that means you will only be able to breed enough birds to fill that one kit box? Then you got to think of next year when you breed for that year? Then you got to figure out how will you settle the young ones that you bred this year and what will or where will you put your older birds? I have 3 kit boxes and it is not enough,Ide rather have at least 5 boxes 2 kit boxes for young birds another kit box for older birds and the other two kit boxes for the older birds seperate the cocks from hens just my thought
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clayton leu learning the ways to fly rollers!
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quickspin
1074 posts
Oct 15, 2009
9:53 PM
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I have 3 kit boxes right now and I know I need at-least 4 to be in the in a good position. And not just having the kit boxes but having them full of good birds.
#1 team #2 team #3 young bird team #4 squeakers I see it this way as I need one more for the squeakers.
This are a good size of kit boxes they are 4'W X 3'D X 3'H. X 4'+ tall Around not 100%
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Salas Loft
Last Edited by on Oct 20, 2009 11:22 AM
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TT
GOLD MEMBER
485 posts
Oct 15, 2009
10:09 PM
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Im going to say 4 would be the minimum.
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Tony...
"Color is not an option"
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BA Rollers
289 posts
Oct 15, 2009
11:12 PM
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I have 8, but only use 6 most of the time. One box for the A team cocks, one for the A team hens and four for young or non-A team kits. The other two come in handy at times but aren't used much.
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rollerpigeon1963
291 posts
Oct 15, 2009
11:43 PM
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I have 7 kitboxes. Most of the time two are empty. I rather have them then not. each box holds 25 to 32 birds. And if the BOP's leave me alone and I have a couple good years I have a walk in kitbox that will hold 60 to 80 birds if I want to gang fly them.
Brian
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Ty Coleman
774 posts
Oct 16, 2009
5:02 AM
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I have 10 but I only use 6, I wish I could fill them all but the hawks have eaten there share this year. I only fly 10-15 birds per kit. But my boxes are built to hold 24.
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Ty
Vapor Trail Lofts
Last Edited by on Oct 16, 2009 5:04 AM
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Windjammer Loft
969 posts
Oct 16, 2009
5:08 AM
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Seeing that your a "newbie" I would suggest 1 for starters. Until you get a handle on what your doing...
I starterd in this hobby in 2004 with 1 kitbox. With only flyers.
Now I have 4 kitboxes ... I find that that's enough for me to work with.
Fly High and Roll On
Paul
Last Edited by on Oct 16, 2009 5:11 AM
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rookie from ct
GOLD MEMBER
159 posts
Oct 16, 2009
8:43 AM
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It would be nice to have one for each round of squeakers to start there training.I have 3, young cocks, young hen's and one for culls & foster's after the breeding season and I need one more for the last round. Dennis
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TheGame
647 posts
Oct 16, 2009
9:35 AM
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I actually have a dual kitbox at the momemnt. Any ideas or suggestions on how to get the most out of a dual kitbox?
Thanks
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katyroller
594 posts
Oct 16, 2009
9:43 AM
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I currently have three kit boxes and can definitely see the advantage of having four.
Tracey
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steve49
308 posts
Oct 16, 2009
3:42 PM
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Game, i think 4 would be the minimum. my two are restricting me, since i had to add 5 squeaks to a kit that was flying almost 2 months, as i had no other options. as others have pointed out, you just can't have too many kitboxes!
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Steve in Blue Point, NY
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tou_vang
575 posts
Oct 16, 2009
7:28 PM
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it depends on what you can handle. how much room you have, how many birds u can afford to feed, how many kits you can afford to fly, etc. it wouldn't make sense to keep like 5 kits or watever if u only have time to fly 1-2 kits unless they are all A-team quality birds. if you do that then you would have to feed the birds less or something and not manage them correctly. but if you have room and time and money then i would say at least 3 minumum. A- team, B-team, and a young kit. just my opinion.
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diamondrollers
347 posts
Oct 17, 2009
11:41 AM
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i run 3 kits but a fourth would be nice. i got 20 birds in each kit they hold 24. the 4th kit would be nice cause i got 12 late hatchers that will be needing to get winged soon
sal
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rollerpigeon1963
293 posts
Oct 18, 2009
1:15 PM
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Here is my older kitbox it has four built in it:
Here is my newer kitbox need a few more shingles and a paint job and be ready to handle some birds.:
Last Edited by on Oct 18, 2009 1:18 PM
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