kopetsa
526 posts
Apr 12, 2008
8:46 PM
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In your opinion, what is the best breed for me to get and fly without getting all of my birds eaten. Which breed is not going to get nailed out of the sky every fly and can at least get away from the Coopers and Goss hawks a majority of the time?
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Thank you,
Andrew
Last Edited by on Apr 14, 2008 7:21 PM
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washington86
376 posts
Apr 12, 2008
8:53 PM
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I guess it'll be RACERS (HomeRs). They are tremendously fast birds. Not a lot of hawk can get to them, and plus when you fly them, they are just going to be flying home or somewhere else. They are some unique birds to raise, yet they eat too much. They eat 2X more than rollers.
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W.Cha
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Santandercol
2295 posts
Apr 12, 2008
10:42 PM
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You'll still lose homers if you take them away from the loft to fly them and train them to any distances.They do ok around the loft as the BOP residents soon find they are hard to catch,but when they are flying distances you can lose the whole works in one shot.They pass through a different BOPs territory and they get snagged and chased all over the place and get lost.
You've already asked this question Andrew and some guys said Doneks are good or Flying Orientals or Escampadissas.Do you want us to make your mind up for you or what????My racers eat 3 1/4 cups for 20 birds,rollers 2 cups 20 birds.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
Last Edited by on Apr 12, 2008 10:44 PM
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kopetsa
529 posts
Apr 12, 2008
10:49 PM
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Nope, just hearing different opinions and thoughts! :)
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Andrew
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
1504 posts
Apr 13, 2008
6:43 AM
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Fantails or trumpeters....................lol
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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Santandercol
2297 posts
Apr 13, 2008
6:51 AM
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Howsitgoin West Texas Champ??
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
1505 posts
Apr 13, 2008
6:59 AM
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No im just a beginner........lol
The real champ that won new mexico region is in EL PASO TX..fRANK HERNANDEZ My hat goes out to him....
El paso is west of me 5 hr drive one way.....
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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Electric-man
1437 posts
Apr 13, 2008
7:29 AM
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Andrew, maybe something like parlor rollers! You stll got the challenge of improveing performance, but they don't fly and Bops won't be an issue as long as you stay with them!
You can show them and compete! I only go to one show a year, but we go out front of the building and compete to kill time and have fun!
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Val
"Site Moderator"
Last Edited by on Apr 13, 2008 7:33 AM
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kopetsa
530 posts
Apr 13, 2008
4:40 PM
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How does one go about training parlor rollers? Are there kits? or..
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Andrew
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Ty Coleman
194 posts
Apr 13, 2008
4:48 PM
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ANDREW A PARLOR ROLLER IS A BIRD THAT DOES MORE THAN THREE BACK FLIPS SOME ROLL WELL OVER A HUNDRED FEET THESE ARE BIRDS THAT DO NOT FLY,THEY ARE JUDGED AS INDUVIDUALS ON THERE DISTANCE MAINLY.
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Ty
Vapor Trail Lofts
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Ty Coleman
195 posts
Apr 13, 2008
4:50 PM
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ANDREW I WOULD RECOMEND FORS- FLYING ORIENTAL ROLLERS IF YOUR BOP ARE THAT BAD OR DONEKS IF YOU CAN FIND THEM, I LIKE MY PARLORS BUT THERES NOTHING LIKE A FLYING ROLLER
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Ty
Vapor Trail Lofts
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Santandercol
2298 posts
Apr 13, 2008
5:47 PM
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Rudy,,Oh you are in the more eastern part I thought you were in the souwest.Drove right through to Brownsville one time,Matamoros,then a little Tampico trauma(potholes and HUGE trucks),Vreacruz,Chetumal,Belize and back 4 times that trip.Juarez,Nogales,Ciudad Victoria,Aqua Prierta......used to love driving through Mexico.Talk about adventure.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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kopetsa
531 posts
Apr 14, 2008
7:40 AM
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Yeah I know what Parlor rollers are I've seen them many times and have seen them perform on the ground! :) I probably will get Orientals!
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Andrew
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maxspin
209 posts
Apr 14, 2008
8:03 AM
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Andrew,
check out the Flying Oriental Roller Society.
I am on the waiting list to get some FOR's. You need to be careful that you Flying Oriental Rollers not show birds.
There are only a couple of strains in the country that are actually flying birds.
Keith Maxwell
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Edgar
189 posts
Apr 14, 2008
9:47 AM
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Andrew if you dont want to get heart broken the best thing to do is dont fly nomatter what kind or type of bird you fly you will get hit!.edgar.
Last Edited by on Apr 14, 2008 9:49 AM
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