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Ruby Rollers are bred for performance, not for pretty colors. That is why we sell what are called the “hard colors” like red checks, red bars, dark checks and blue bars (sometimes they will have the white markings: white flights, badges, mottles and baldy type). The best rollers that uphold the breed standard seem to be from what are known as these hard colors. So if you want performance rollers that spin and not common tumblers then forget about colors, especially those so-called “rare-colors”. Some of our stock carries the “grizzle factor” which is not a color but a type of “pattern” which can be very striking and beautiful. Ruby Rollers also carry the "spread" gene which will be expressed in lavendar and black.
We breed the Ruby Roller strain toward the aerial standard, which is:
“Birds that roll with inconceivable rapidity through a considerable distance like a spinning ball”
The Ruby Roller strain, which we developed, goes back to the old Pensom 514 hen. Our family is known for rolling 20 to 30 feet, spinning fast with good quality. These birds hammer the roll hard and are ball bearing smooth and frequent with high X, H and A pattern.
We have customers who fly our strain pure and some who have crossed them with other strains, they have proven the Ruby Roller strain to be competitive in both local and national fly competitions like the World Cup and the NBRC National Championship Fly. But most of all, when properly trained and managed, they will roll second to none. So if for your own backyard enjoyment, breeding to build your own strain and want an outcross, or take on the challenge of maintaining the Birmingham Roller breed standard, the Ruby Roller strain has all the right ingredients.
Dont' Pay Too Much: Why pay more than you need to? Save your money. Don’t be fooled by those selling rollers for hundreds of dollars as though somehow those birds are umpteen times better. They are not. Remember, roller strains either have the goods or they don’t. You are the difference!
I remember the recent story about a World Cup Fly winner, that before he won, he could not GIVE away his birds. After he won, he was being offered something like $500 a pair! It is not that his birds got that much better, it is just the "chasers" were willing to cough up this amout to "chase" after "good" birds. My oh my...
There Is A Secret To Flying Good Birds, here it is: look in the mirror and ask the guy looking back, how much patience and willingness does he have to learn about this breed and apply it? Be willing to put in the time to manage and train these pigeons properly and you will breed and fly quality Birmingham Rollers.
