I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Flying Oriental Roller Society discussion forum. Please feel free to start the conversation! Alan...
Welcome Jim, We just started the forum and you are the first member besides myself. I hope you participate and enjoy it! I don't know if you are familiar with...
Welcome Paul, I am glad to see you have joined us. I am hoping for many more people to join and share their knowledge of the Flying Oriental Roller. So, how...
Lost a light Almond for some unknown reason, but have finally got 4 babies out of the Orme birds. I'm working on remodeling my West lofts to have more, but...
I sent a stool samp[le to Foys and the said I had Round worms , Cocci. and e-coli. I got the stuff to fix them up fromFoys. So I should be looking good. The...
Paul, I seen the photos of the 4 babies you posted in the photo album. What colors are they? Alan Lost a light Almond for some unknown reason, but have finally...
Ken, Yes, I believe it's a good idea to worm you birds a couple of times per year. I have noticed that stress opens the birds up to many kinds of problems,...
I'm not sure about the colors or what they will molt out to be. My guess is the first may be yellow grizzle or check. The second would be a red ash, and the...
Welcome Ken Eraas and Ken West, I hope you enjoy the forum! Feel free to take your liberties and participate. Ken Eraas, I hear you got your first pair of...
Can you post pics of the parents? Alan I'm not sure about the colors or what they will molt out to be. My guess is the first may be yellow grizzle or check....
Alan, I was fortunate enough to get a pair on the NRPA Auction. I intend to fly them for my own enjoyment. I have had rollers in the past, but hawks have been...
Ken, from what I hear from is that once you get them settled in, and out flying around, You have to be careful of the hawks, once they are flying good the...
What family and colors did you get? Did you get them from Paul Sisk? I know Paul has good birds. They are by no means immune to Raptor attacks but they have a...
They are Husband strain and are Tuff colored. I am going to have to get up to speed on the colors of FORs as the names don't mean anything to me. I am going...
I will try and get them this weekend. From: FlyingOrientalRoller@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FlyingOrientalRoller@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Cichlid Lovers ...
... people to join and share their knowledge of the Flying Oriental Roller. ... Almost every breeding pair is down on eggs with the warm weather we are having,...
... Cocci. ... Ken the Ferholz that I got from Alan are real producers. I will probably use them in the future as fosters because they top anything I have ever...
Hello Scott, welcome I just joined (officially) last night. I fly FOR's along with anything else that will still perform. Orientals are my favorite though....
Welcome Dennis! I am glad you found us! I am sure we will all benefit from your words of wisdom. Are you still moving? If so, it will be sad to see you go. ...
Sounds great! If anyone else has any photos they would like to share, please do so. You may place them in the photo album or send them by email to the group....
Paul S, I know what you mean, I am breeding my FOR's all winter because I have such a huge demand on them. Right now I have back orders on 24 birds. I figure...
Hello Scott, Welcome! FOR's are gaining a lot of interest around the US. That's one reason we feel the need to revive the club. I hope the club and/or the...
A lot of people are getting out of Birmingham's right now because of hawks. I think that has sparked an interest in the Oriental. I just hope they realize that...
That's why I like to do my training in the summer when the Hawks are few and far between. I like to get them mature and get some strong wings under them and...
You knew that would get my attention! I can hardly wait to read about it. My kit would have to be hens though. I am still upside down on hen to cock ratio. I...
I might need a Husband hen. She is an '01 and I think she is now barren. She hasn't laid an egg in over 6 months. Alan You knew that would get my attention! I...
Alan I have some extra hens in my kit box. Do you have a good cock for swaps? I don't know about performance yet because they are young. Probably too young to...
Paul, If I had any extra cocks I would give one to you but I don't, all my Husband birds are evenly paired. How about a breeding pair of Platz orange eyed...
