my kit boxes

[storm rollers]

the first pick is my old birds the second is my young birds

[storm rollers]

my kit boxes are 4ft by 3ft and 7ft tall and have grilled floors to keep the birds out of the crap they are usually alot smaller but it just doesnt seem fair to me

[bewted]

they look better in real life than in your pics stormy !!!

[storm rollers]

i no mate not very good with a camera lol

[bewted]

take the bed of your back,its pulling you out of focus !!!  ;D ;D

[Merlin]

Very nice Stormy and occcupants looking well also,credit to you.

[storm rollers]

thanks merlin

[DOVEScot]

the first pick is my old birds the second is my young birds

 

Very good, do you have any more pics of them, so I can get a better idea what to make, how much birds will this size house

[storm rollers]

at a push ya could keep 25/30 birds in  them

[DOVEScot]

at a push ya could keep 25/30 birds in  them

 

Cheers, some outside pics would be nice please

[Guest Freebird]

Nice looking birds and I bet they perform well too.

[storm rollers]

ear ya go jimmy84 they were already on ear

[jimmy_84]

nice thank you they look good i may have to re-think about how i am going to build mine now i am going to keep my older birds in the shed/loft i have now and the kit boxes will be for my young hens in 1 and cocks in another and then at breeding time i will pair them in acorrdance to room in them

 

how many do you keep in your boxes with the dimensions stated

[storm rollers]

i keep any thing up to 30 birds in them

[jimmy_84]

and is that comfertable for them and what do you do when breeding do you have a loft and move them into their or let them breed in kit boxes i am new to this bit of keeping the birds and am unsure how it works

[Pete M]

Jim

 

               You have a breeding loft for stock birds,  then a kit box for y/b a box for o/b and a box for yearlings depending on what you are flying, dont fly stock birds when breeding,

 

 

 

                                                                    Pete

[jimmy_84]

yes cheers pete and then what do you do the following year as your y/b are yearlings your yearlings are o/b and have new y/bs it is confusing me i am flying rollers at the minute i have 4 pairs 1 set with 3 week old squabs and 3 pair on egg's which i do let out to fly but once i make my kit boxes i will have to fix a routine for them but i wanted to be able to let them all out at seperate times as i don't like to keep them locked in

 

Jimmy

[Pete M]

Well it depends on how many kits you want, you keep your best birds from your yearlings decide if they are better than some of your old birds replace bad birds ie:- birds that dont kit ,birds that Land with in 20 mins,birds that dont roll very often,as for fling breeding birds not a good idea especially hens,if a hen is ready to lay and starts to roll fast it can roll its egg sack out---------dead roller

 

 

                                                                    Pete

[jimmy_84]

Well it depends on how many kits you want, you keep your best birds from your yearlings decide if they are better than some of your old birds replace bad birds ie:- birds that dont kit ,birds that Land with in 20 mins,birds that dont roll very often,as for fling breeding birds not a good idea especially hens,if a hen is ready to lay and starts to roll fast it can roll its egg sack out---------dead roller

 

 

                                                                    Pete

 

cheers pete i will remember that for future i will look into buying some more birds once my kit boxes are ready and take it from there

[Guest mikkey]

Well it depends on how many kits you want, you keep your best birds from your yearlings decide if they are better than some of your old birds replace bad birds ie:- birds that dont kit ,birds that Land with in 20 mins,birds that dont roll very often,as for fling breeding birds not a good idea especially hens,if a hen is ready to lay and starts to roll fast it can roll its egg sack out---------dead roller

 

 

                                                                    Pete

good advice pete

 

[Pete M]

Hi Mikkey

 

                 How are you, have you been to any of the flys , I am going to the derby flys on sunday cant wait to see masons birds and meeting Trev slater as i have got some of his bloodlines.  

 

 

                                                                                    Pete

[ap2010]

Nice rollers and good idea with the kitbox floor grill. Easier to cleanup.