Robert Pelham
53 posts
Feb 09, 2010
12:27 PM
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Do your birds like it or not?
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az-je
83 posts
Feb 09, 2010
12:35 PM
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Our Rollers don't mind a gentle rain at all but they don't stay out in it or fly for very long.
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PAUL R.
153 posts
Feb 09, 2010
1:05 PM
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Hey Robert, trainng rollers during some rain I haven't done. But I have flown my kits during this time as I have noticed that the BOP's dont bother the birds. Not to say: once it does stop to rain, you better have your birds in , otherwise you may get a visit. Those bops are hungry...I also tried to look you on the other site, but no luck to find you. I was trying to look up those parlor pictures you have posted.
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wishiwon2
290 posts
Feb 09, 2010
3:12 PM
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My birds like it well. Especially a gentle rain w/o any wind.
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Jon
If it were easy, everybody would do it
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Windjammer Loft
1069 posts
Feb 10, 2010
3:52 AM
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"YES" to answer your question.... I like to fly my birds in a gentle rain with not much wind at all. On the other hand, I do train my birds to adapt to windy weather up to about 30 mph or so.
Fly High and Roll On
Paul
Last Edited by on Feb 10, 2010 3:53 AM
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Sound Rollers
217 posts
Feb 10, 2010
5:45 AM
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I'm a newbie to the Roller sport, but I do know a little about the weather, if your going to fly your rollers in the rain check and see what the barometric pressure is, birds have to work harder to fly in low pressure systems. So with that said you may have to adjust their food/energy.
az-je - They don't stay out long because they burnout quicker.
Paul - your right you generally wont see BOP's in the rain because of the same reason, but look out after the high pressure moves in, they will be hungry.
John
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az-je
84 posts
Feb 10, 2010
9:12 AM
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Guaranteed - the BOP will be looking for a meal just before and just after a storm. Learned that the hard way. Our birds don't mind the rain at all. Actually, they enjoy it. We do watch the barometric pressure and wind speed. Birds are not released if the pressure is too high (over 30.00 mb)or the wind too strong. Learned that the hard way also.
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Sound Rollers
218 posts
Feb 10, 2010
9:52 AM
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az-je when the pressure is that high do they fly high?
John
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az-je
85 posts
Feb 10, 2010
10:45 AM
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Yes, a "high pressure" day for us here at a mile high altitude in AZ is usually a beautiful, clear, blue sky. The birds will fly higher in these conditions. Another thing we look for with high pressure days is not so much the fluffy, white clouds but the high, thin clouds with wispy, brushed looking edges. That's a sure sign of upper level winds, turbulence and the birds will fly even higher. Our birds tend to fly a bit high anyway at this altitude so we're still trying different feed/seed combos to keep them down.
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az-je
86 posts
Feb 10, 2010
10:54 AM
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2 years ago in mid-March our World Cup kit of 20 birds was let out on what seemed to be a nice day. Sunshine, warm, light breeze and a few clouds. In about 15 minutes, everything changed. The wind kicked up to about 30 mph, clouds rolled in, wind gusted 40-50 mph, birds went up and up to get out of it. 3 days later we only had 8 of the original 20 bird kit make it back home. We have learned to watch the barometer.
Last Edited by on Feb 10, 2010 10:58 AM
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rtwilliams
GOLD MEMBER
583 posts
Feb 10, 2010
10:03 PM
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Rain? Is that what Snow is, if not frozen. LOL
My bird do well in all forms of precipitation. As long as the wind, lightning and other thunderstorm elements are missing.
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RT Williams
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Squabby*32
178 posts
Feb 10, 2010
11:34 PM
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Hopefully one day my birds will be the only "rain" coming down over my house LOL.
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DJJeffman Spinners
ATAPWGIYAHTLY
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pigeon pete
512 posts
Feb 12, 2010
10:13 AM
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Shouldn't be a problem, good rollers will spin dry themselves.
Pete (;>
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Robert Pelham
55 posts
Feb 12, 2010
12:14 PM
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Yea it was a good thing I got them young birds out in the rain.I put them out yesterday the first time after the rain waited two days for the hawks two eat .just my luck ten min out and the copper hit them on the ground and spooked them up.they split up in 24 diffrent ways.I got lucky and only lost 3 .the older team is getting smarter the falcon has only grabed 1 in 3 weeks.let me know how you guys are doing.thanks !much respect Robert Pelham aka P J
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