Don Lehman
Don Lehman Hall of Fame Profile-Interview Spotlight Don Lehman Hall of Fame Profile-Interview Spotlight Conducted by Touhoua Yang 2/2013 TY: When and where were you born?DL: I was born in Portland, Oregon, and have lived here, except for one year, all my life.TY: How old were you when you first got into pigeons? Were they […]
Jim Peterson
Jim Petersen Hall of Fame Profile Spotlight by Jim Petersen Taken from the NBRC Hall of Fame Archives Born, raised and still living in Iowa, Jim started his pigeon/Roller career in 1954 at the age of nine. By age 11, he was the Secretary for the local All-Breeds Club. He judged his first coop […]
Bob Munson
Bob Munson of Illinois by Arvil Stone originally written for the APJ NOV. 1982 One of the big names in the performing roller world is that of Bob Munson of Alsip, Illinois. Bob has invested many years in the development of Rollers. Since he was nine years old he has raised these birds, except […]
Rich Hayes
Flights of fancy Birmingham roller pigeons have a devoted following By DAVE REESE Special to the Inter Lake January 18, 2007 Rich Hayes watches two Birmingham roller pigeons fly out of their loft Wednesday at Hayes’ home near Pablo. Dave Reese photos/Special to the Inter Lake Rick Schoening and Rich Hayes stood on frozen ground […]
Effects of Various Grains on Rollers
Feed Table
This table taken from The Pigeon Insider gives the protein, carbohydrate, fat and fiber of various feeds used for pigeons. Our thanks to the racing hobby for putting this together.
Phases of Training
The Phases of Training the Roller Pigeon by Guil Rand Much has been written about how to properly train the Birmingham Roller. Most of the articles I have read concerning this subject usually only address one of the several phases of the training process. Rollers develop through several different phases. The first phase is starting […]
Bare-Bones Roller Care
Bare-Bones Roller Care basic guide By The Roller Pigeon Housing If you are flying rollers, at least one kit box is required. Each kit box should accommodate twenty pigeons without overcrowding and should be well ventilated, which is key in the prevention of diseases. A box measuring 3’x3’x3′ is suitable for 20 kit birds. […]
Proper Feeding of Kitbirds
Proper Feeding of Kitbirds by Rick Schoening A lot has been written about how to breed and fly the Birmingham Roller pigeon. Getting the best from your rollers, believe it or not depends on what you feed them and on how much you feed them. The latter seems to really evade most roller fliers […]
Self Discipline
Arif Mumtaz has given us permission to use this article. He maintains a nice collection of articles that you may want to check out on his page: Mumtazic Loft Self Discipline By Jerry Higgins Birmingham Roller! There has been enough written about this bird to fill a library. I think I have read most of […]
Higgins
**** Still looking for information on the Higgins family. One of the inquiries that was posted: ANYBODY HAVE ANY INFO ON THIS COCK HIGGINS 923-88 AND OR HIS SON (CPRC 69-) The reply was taken from a pedigree: NBRC-88-923 Blk wf Cock is off IRA-76-136 the foundation cock that is out of JCH-74-436 and JCH-74-437 […]
Basic Pigeon Genetics
Basic Pigeon Color Genetics Especially For Rollers By: Touhoua Yang I have made this as basic as possible so it can be understood by nearly everyone and I have discarded a lot of scientific verbiage to make the overall message easily understood. When I say single dose, that means the bird is heterozygous for a […]
Mee
The Story Behind Rick Mee’s 038By Rick Mee In 1995 I raised two nestmates who would change my family of rollers forever, RLM 95-038, and RLM 95-037 which was once owned by Wendell Spisak of MI, now back in my loft. These two nestmate cocks flew in my WC finals kits from 1995-2000, all finishing […]
James Turner
James Turner: The Man Who Put Color Into Spin By Cliff Ball The Carolinas are home to many great roller men. Names like Clay Hoyle, Joe Bob Stuka, Jay Yandle, Bob Simpson, Wendall Carter, John Castro, Don Simpson, Don Greene, Larry Williams, Bob Welbourne, Ed Garett, Tony Roberts, and James Turner are all synonymous with […]
Don Simpson
Don Simpson, The Old Almond Cock, and Their Role in the History of South Carolina Rollers By Cliff Ball In the spring of 1970, a young man named Frankie Reece rode his bicycle up to Don Simpson’s pigeon pen, still located at his dad’s house a short way from where Don lived with his family. […]
Roller YouTube Archives
Bob Scott 1995 interview by Johney Reyes and Peter Medina Jr. Interview with Mr. Edgar Roscoe (2017 WCRF Champion)