Anonymous
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May 04, 2004
9:02 AM
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I have had birds for well over 20 years and at times get burnout and think about getting rid of all but a few pair and taking a vacation or something.
Does anyone else get this from time to time?
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Joe
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May 05, 2004
1:06 AM
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I think many of us are guilty of keeping way to many birds. If we only kept a minimum amount of birds we would have less workload in terms of cleaning,loft maintenance, feeding, watering and medicating. When our workload gets high we may veiw our pastime as a choir. I would advise everyone that is getting jaded to cull all but your best pairs. With the reduced workload you will have more time to enjoy your birds. Be a heavy culler and don't be a slave to substandard birds.
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Fonzy
3 posts
May 05, 2004
8:32 PM
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I guess if your birds are very good----- at a competive level you wont get bored at all.There is always something there to keep you interested.......plus You'll derive more pleasure from this hobby than a person whose birds are crap.
Last Edited by Fonzy on May 05, 2004 8:49 PM
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nicksiders
49 posts
May 06, 2004
6:59 PM
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Joe,
The Joe in Nothern California has some of the best birds I have seen in in awhile. Top qualifier in the World Cup for all Northern California.
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Anonymous
Guest
May 07, 2004
7:22 PM
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Nick, what was Joe's score? How about quality and depth multipliers? Did you see his birds fly?
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nicksiders
50 posts
May 07, 2004
9:07 PM
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Don't remember what his score was. The biggest problem he had was it was very windy, but he overcame much of it with good solid performances. His kit got a little low about 2/3 of the way through the fly that hurt him, but they went back up. He had a lavender cock that kicked butt along with several blacks (most with markings). His birds flew as hard as racers after thier roll to re-kit.
I was impressed! Very aggressive birds. He flew 6 cocks and 10 hens.
I did watch his fly and it was worth it. He has worked very hard on his system.............he will make a fortune if he decides to sell some birds.
I think because of the wind in Northern California the scoring was very low and the judge was tough. He was not a bad judge.......just very tough.
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rollerpigeon
Site Moderator
108 posts
May 14, 2004
9:06 PM
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Anon, I know that for me there are times when cleaning, watering, feeding and training can be quite a chore and responsibility to do daily. Burnout is a sign of the fun and joy being robbed away with too much work and not enough fun and success.
Perhaps long ago goals have been accomplished and now there is nothing new to strive for. Creative juices are laying dormant waiting for a new siren call to stir them…there is a favorite quote I like that says:
“It’s not the vision (goal) that is important but what the vision (goal) does”.
To rekindle the spark, a person could set a goal to win the World Cup, start and run a local club, get a bunch of kids started in rollers and off the streets, write a pigeon book, you get the idea.
I would suggest setting some new goals for your rollers and innovating new and better ways to do the daily tasks that have become boring and routine.
You also mention keeping too many birds as contributing to the burnout. I agree. In my “How To Breed Better Rollers” publication, I talk about the 80/20 Rule and how applying what we learn from it we can get MORE from LESS.
Eliminating all but the very best rollers reduces the workload and does allow more time towards the training and breeding of quality rollers, which gives us even more of the satisfaction and enjoyment we seek in breeding rollers. FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
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