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RollersWhen people talk about rollers, I tend to think of them as birds that fly up, roll down and than you catch them, after the land... how far off am I?
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RollersMost is very close. But let us hope we don't have to catch them.LOL
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so they fly back to the coop?
hmm... I always thought all they did in the air, was roll LOL 
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My roller feral mix (Hicken Sop) rolls on the wing in the house. It's really spectacular when they roll while flying free.
Come to think of it there are also parlor rollers which roll on the ground (tumble) and they can't fly.
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i couple of rollers in ireland the fly and rolled then came in so you wont have to catch them :P thank god
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heh.... Rollers are beautiful birds none the less.
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LOL. Rollers fly in circles around your loft, about 80 feet up and they start to slow down, then roll, some roll 20 feet or more. You don't have to catch them. You do get the occasional suicide roller that can't stop rolling and hits the ground. If you get one, breed it with something that doesn't roll as well and you'll get an awsome roller. You may be thinking of a parlor roller that you roll like a bowling ball (in your hand) and roll on the ground. They can't fly and are alot of fun.
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How do you get the parlor roller back, can ya catch that one, or bribe it with food?
and 2 poor flying rollers = a good one? how so?
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Well, all the parlor rollers can do to escape is run. I'd just run after 'em and gently pick them up if I had any. Though I'm really into ferals!
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Thats so cool!
Are they common?
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I don't know if they're common. Here's a link regarding Parlor Rollers.
http://www.parlorroller.com/
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I've seen parlor roller competitions at shows. They do indeed roll them on the lawn like bowling balls. Really good ones roll hundreds of feet. When they come to a stop they just sit there and their owners walk over and pick them up.
We have a pigeon that is half parlor roller, half Vienna Shortfaced Tumbler. At the age of 8 months he started rolling uncontrollably when he tried to fly. He doesn't roll along the ground like a proper parlor roller, but when I release him he somersaults to the ground. He can't get any altitude, but he's learned to climb and flap up the wire in the aviary so he can reach a perch. I feel kind of sorry for him actually, because he obviously misses being able to fly. His mate "divorced" him because she wasn't willing to nest on the ground with him.
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To SadDid you find him a ground mate?
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No, but I would like to. The next time I hear of someone with a spare parlor roller hen, I'll try and get him one.
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Does anyone know why they can't fly?
Maggie
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