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SPECIAL ROLLERS

OK, THERE ARE A FEW RULES

AS Usual, If I don't sell some Rollers, there's no room for next year's youngsters. Don't ask to see pictures, the birds will be different colors and Beautiful, no pedigrees, after you raise 3 generations you will have your own,  

You Will Not Be Disappointed, RK  

You will be receiving Rollers That I usually sell for $80 and some higher, Your Welcome, RK 

Max is 6 rollers per box, for youngsters. USPS has raised the shipping $20 

The birds I sent only to Wisconsin was $86, The new shipping and new box will be $95 

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IF you come back later, and don't see this SPECIAL

it's OVER

OK I'm going to explain why I do certain  things, and hopefully the outcomes I hope to achieve. First off, I raise 100 Plus a few extra each year. I call these extra ones late hatches. They are hatched  later in the season when, they are too young to start training before the Birds of Prey start migrating. Here in Texas that's Sept 15 to about Nov 15. It's just part of life that most people have to deal with. I don't sell rollers just to be selling them. At the end of the breeding season I have around 200 Rollers on the Ranch. This means if I don't sell some, I will have no room for the next generation of Rollers. It also helps with the feed bill, And I feed the best feed they make. 17 % protein no corn, right now it's gone up to $43 ( $53 )for 50 lbs., Look at the pics of my rollers, as they say one picture is worth a thousand words. 

So I will be adding a lot of info here, and it will take some time, looks like 3 days of off and on rain, I hate working in the rain, One good thing here in Texas. It can dry up in half a day, Crazy as soon as I  typed that rain started hitting the roof :) 

These are the traits I cull for

1: PROPER TYPE. ( this means the build of the roller )their are many types or variations of the roll, or spin, ( and this is caused by the rollers type or build, I will explain the proper type later ) Their is only one type, that rolls, or spins correctly. You don't want a football spin <> you want a baseball spin () once you get the idea of a nice tight spinning ball the small hole will be their even if you can't see it, which is most of the time.

2: A bird is lazy. I get very few of these

3: Intelligence, this means the bird doesn't have much, to be continued  

PLANS FOR RK'S ULTIMATE TRAP

TRAP PLANS

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THE INSIDE BETWEEN DIVIDERS MUST BE 4" TO 4&1/2"

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I 4-1/2" I

Pre drill the top and bottom plates but don't drill into the dividers, 2 in fine thread sheet rock screws work best

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Doors have a lot of torque on them from opening and closing, so I glue everything.

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Hold the trap door in place, make two marks in the center of the second and fifth holes, screw the hinges on the door first. hold the door flat in place and screw the hinges on the trap.

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Cut the corners off the top of the trap door for safety's sake 

The back of the trap is 1/8 " plywood and goes
from the left end plate to the right  end plate, It has
to be 11 & 1/2 " tall and extends below the bottom
of the back of the trap, this keeps the birds from      
getting back out.

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UPDATE MAY 21, 2024  
Getting ready to lay the block walls , working on the footers now 

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UPDATE MAY 26, 2024  
If you look close you will see string, this is the water level height. The top of the wall has to be level all the way around, the house deck sits on it, the gazebo  floor sits on it 

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UPDATE 8, 1, 2024  
You will see below , footers, Waterfall under construction, Will update again soon as things are progressing 

 

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UP TO DATE  8/6/24

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UP TO DATE  8/18/24

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UP TO DATE  8/22/24

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UP TO DATE  8/25/24

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UP TO DATE  9/7/24

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Headed under the Gazabo 

UP TO DATE  9/11/24

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UP TO DATE  9/14/24

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I like to call this the Post Planter

In the front side will be a Lace Leaf red Japanese maple, Outside of the gazabo . Inside will be a taller thinner small leaf Japanese maple, Inside the gazabo will be like a aviary  for some small finches and carney's, The fish will be able to be fed  inside as the pond goes under the Gazabo wall, And they can get some shade from the summer TEXAS heat.

UP TO DATE  11/11/24

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UP TO DATE  1/26/25

BIRMINGHAM ROLLER PIGEONS FOR SALE

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