ROLLERS?

[Gamebird7]

What's the difference between parlor and birmingham rollers?

Thanks for any help,

Chad

[Patrick]

Good Parlor tumblers or rollers cannot fly. They roll to such a great degree that they roll across the floor or ground. Some will be able to fly a few feet high before rolling, but that's it. Some breeders make a distinction between those that roll on the floor, and those that can fly up a few feet, calling one group rollers, and one tumblers, but most breeders just consider them one breed, choosing for the best rolling ability, which means the nonflyers only, and consider the others to be lesser quality. The competitions use only the nonflyers, judging based on the greatest distance rolled along the ground. Birmingham rollers on the other hand are a flying breed. They get airborne, as much as several hundred feet, before they begin rolling, and then most break out of it and continue to fly. There are many, many other breeds of tumblers or rollers. Most have long since lost the ability to perform, and have been changed instead into show birds, bred for type, color or ornamentation.

[Gamebird7]

Thanks, that helps a lot

[azpigeonman]

WOW!
The question, "What's the difference between parlor and Birmingham rollers?
Thanks for any help,
Chad" was not answered correctly.

Parlor rollers roll on the ground. Period. Young birds can fly for a short while but that's about it. After they are adults they can no longer fly.
Parlor tumblers are not the same as parlor rollers. Parlor tumblers jump up off the ground and single or double flip and land. The young off of the parlor tumbler also can resist the roll for a short time when young but soon become flightless.
Birmingham Rollers are flight pigeons that are descendant from roller pigeons from the black hills area around Birmingham England. They fly in a "kit" and perform backward spins then return to the kit. The kit is flown for about 40 minutes. Feed rations is the main way the length of time the kit flys is maintained and adjusted.
I have raised all of the above for 35 years.
No offense to Patrick, but his explanation is not correct.
Chris, azpigeonman.com

[Gamebird7]

Well, that makes a lot more sense. Thanks