MCCORMICKLOFTS
217 posts
Sep 03, 2004
12:53 PM
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No difference Dave. The shape of the head is merely a characteristic of the family or respresentative of a cultivated strain in the past. Usually a big head will be a stronger, stiff bird while the three-angle head, to me, tends to be the better birds across the board. That said I have them with all types of shapes and sizes, (well, no big uns)and it's just a matter of taste. If I picked my best five rollers from the A-team, two might have the same head, the rest would be different.
Brian.
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Thor
17 posts
Sep 04, 2004
4:29 AM
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Hi David S.,
I like my birds to have a noticable forehead with not too much back head. The head doesn't matter as much as it does to match the over all makeup of the bird. Meaning, I don't want a huge head on a small bird nor would I want a small head on a huge bird.
One thing I have noticed about heads are that the majority of roll downs I have seen have a really all around head. Must just be me and my crazy observation tho. (grin)
What's your take on really round heads? I know there are some familys who have this trait and I don't care much for but then again, we like what we know within are own family - so kill me. (grin)
I don't know why but people don't seem to talk about the back head of a roller as much. Do you have any input on back heads?
Flying them,
Thor
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
220 posts
Sep 04, 2004
3:00 PM
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Thor, the topic of back skull as we call it in my show Wests is a common conversation. Basically there are two points of view and both are accurate. Some birds that have more back skull actually will have a larger skull or more length to the skull while the flip side is the illusion of back skull presented by excess feather. It seems more typical for a bird with more back skull to have excess feather, or should I say more of it as compared to a more normal looking roller head.
Brian.
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pharreal
Guest
Sep 05, 2004
4:27 PM
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which birds is the better roller america or england
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
222 posts
Sep 05, 2004
9:12 PM
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Do you mean which is better, the American Roller or the Birmingham Roller? Or do you mean are the rollers flown in America or the ones flown in England better?
Brian.
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