shotgun tim Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 can any one tell me the differance between a roller and a tumbler?i have some i think tumblers in with my racers for my kids cheers
retired Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 wish i could help i had a about 16 at te start of he season i hae no idea whether they were rollers or tumblers just that they made good feeders for the stock birds
homer Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 tumblers are pigeons thats perform somersaults whilst in flight and there are various breeds (the west of england for eg.).rollers on the other hand also somersault but are generally thought of as being better performers.they are capable of multiple rolls whilst falling from the sky before pulling out of the "spin" and flying back upwards . again there are two types ,flyers and exhibitions.the birmingham roller for example comes in both the flying and show type.
little sam Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 DONT WANT TO SOUND STUPID BUT ,,,,,,,, DOES 1 ROLL DIFFERENTLY THAN THE WAY THE OTHER 1 TUMBLES ? :-/
DOVEScot Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 can any one tell me the differance between a roller and a tumbler?i have some i think tumblers in with my racers for my kids cheers I thought rollers summersaulted while flying at increasing hieghts, where as tumblers tumbled towards the ground. :-/ :-/ :-/ Then again there is tipplers :-/
storm rollers Posted October 30, 2007 Report Posted October 30, 2007 a tumbler will do 1 or 2 turns but a roller if trained propperly will drop about 40ft and look like a ball falling out the air
DOVEScot Posted October 30, 2007 Report Posted October 30, 2007 a tumbler will do 1 or 2 turns but a roller if trained propperly will drop about 40ft and look like a ball falling out the air I take it from you site name you are a bit more knowedge than the rest of us We have just bought our first two rollers as squeakers and hope to get some more How do you train them to drop properly over a distance?
shotgun tim Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Posted October 30, 2007 tie a brick to its leg ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
DOVEScot Posted October 30, 2007 Report Posted October 30, 2007 tie a brick to its leg ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Aye, ah could take it up on ma cherry picker and drop it;D ;D ;D ;D
storm rollers Posted November 3, 2007 Report Posted November 3, 2007 dovescot training rollers is as easy as it is hard the mane thing is never leave food in with them . the first thing is to get them coming off there perches and onto the floor for there food [only feed them weat]. once they are doing this for 3 days start letting them out but only when they are hungry once they are out try to get them in with food do this for about a week leaving them out longer each time. now the dropping part most people use a landing pole it needs to be about 8ft above your loft and normally they will use this straight away. the main thing is to keep them hungry so you have got control over them if you loose control you will loose the enjoyment as they will sit all over the roofs. this is only the basics but i hope it helps ;D ;D ;D
DOVEScot Posted November 3, 2007 Report Posted November 3, 2007 dovescot training rollers is as easy as it is hard the mane thing is never leave food in with them . the first thing is to get them coming off there perches and onto the floor for there food [only feed them weat]. once they are doing this for 3 days start letting them out but only when they are hungry once they are out try to get them in with food do this for about a week leaving them out longer each time. now the dropping part most people use a landing pole it needs to be about 8ft above your loft and normally they will use this straight away. the main thing is to keep them hungry so you have got control over them if you loose control you will loose the enjoyment as they will sit all over the roofs. this is only the basics but i hope it helps ;D ;D ;D Thanks, I think I will get more and enjoy that part Chickadee on the fancies Cabin Boy on the racers Dovescot on the rollers
storm rollers Posted November 3, 2007 Report Posted November 3, 2007 hope you enjoy your rollers as much as i enjoy mine ;D
THE FIFER Posted November 3, 2007 Report Posted November 3, 2007 tumblers do a single summersalt. where rollers keep summersalting down, hence the name rollers, 2, 3 4 , even more tumbles.
storm rollers Posted November 3, 2007 Report Posted November 3, 2007 it is impossible to count the revolutions of true birmingham roller as they spin so fast and give the impresion of a ball falling out the sky
DOVEScot Posted November 3, 2007 Report Posted November 3, 2007 tumblers do a single summersalt. where rollers keep summersalting down, hence the name rollers, 2, 3 4 , even more tumbles. Aye, and I always thought it was opposite, tumblers tumbled down and rollers rolled as in a summersault :-/ Every day is a school day :D
Guest Freebird Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 Aye, and I always thought it was opposite, tumblers tumbled down and rollers rolled as in a summersault :-/ Every day is a school day :D Not as straight forward as that. There are many different kinds of tumbler and obviously like racers different abilities in individual birds. Some birminghams only do a couple of rolls or spins while some spin so hard they can hit the deck and never spin again! I had some Kormorner tumblers and the cocks would sort of do a corkscrew tumble while showing to the hen, very pleasing to watch. I think a lot of the ability has been lost in many breeds as people started breeding for form and colour. A lot of the so called tumblers can't tumble at all (dizzy). Here's a link to see a greek donek spectacularly falling from the sky when the fancier tosses a dropper. I like the sound effects. Is this a tumbler or a roller? Of course you would'nt expect to just buy a donek and expect it to do this without the knowledge of training or breeding. I'm no expert, I'm just having a look at the many different types of tumblers as I want some birds again but they must be able to perform and entertain me. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6eCxeaW2acY
sapper756 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 can any one tell me the differance between a roller and a tumbler?i have some i think tumblers in with my racers for my kids cheers You can pour a tin of lager into a tumbler ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
DOVEScot Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 You can pour a tin of lager into a tumbler ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D You can paint with a roller ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
DOVEScot Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 I now have about 18 white rollers hoping to get them out doing the business shortly
ally mac Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 Anyone wanting to get into rollers would do really well to get hold of Graham Dexter's book "Winners with Spinners". It is full of great advice from many of the best flyers in the country. Everything you need to know on Breeding, Training and flying. Al.
DOVEScot Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 Anyone wanting to get into rollers would do really well to get hold of Graham Dexter's book "Winners with Spinners". It is full of great advice from many of the best flyers in the country. Everything you need to know on Breeding, Training and flying. Al. Cheers, found this contact for the book Reprinted Winners with Spinners Now available from: Veronica Mayhew 01491680743
sapper756 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 Hi Duncan Any pics of your white rollers " PSST " He use to be WOODY, in the Baycity Rollers ;D ;D ;D Pete
DOVEScot Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 Hi Duncan Any pics of your white rollers Pete I wil take some and post them tomorrow
Merlin Posted May 18, 2008 Report Posted May 18, 2008 To manage and fly a good kit of Rollers takes an awful lot of know how,its as fascinating and difficult as trying to put together a good team of racing birds,and anyone doing so has my respect as a pigeon fancier,very exciteing and gratifying watching a good kit of Rollers perform,not an easy thing to do
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now