@curlymike I gotta add, these are the coolest pigeons I've ever seen, not like those dirty crap eating bastards we have around here. The only amusement ours have is to sit on a wire across the road and poop down on people, I'm not joking, they almost got me once!
@curlymike You might be surprised how many different types of pigeons there are. But actually every single fancy or racing pigeon is just a variation of the rock dove, the common street pigeon. Personally I don't race mine, I stick with the fancies, and breeding them to get variations is a lot of fun because you can go through generations faster thus getting faster results. Raising pigeons is a lost art, unfortunately, being kept alive by only a few fanciers.
Maybe they evolved to make it look like they got shot when they really didn't, so they'd stop getting shot at. They probably do it more in groups because a group is more liely to be shot at than a single bird.
You know, like when they were hunted by people with guns.
when I was a kid my dad bought me two of these tumblers I kept them in the coop we built for them and after three weeks to the day I let them go! they bought us such a delight watching them twist & turn like they had just been shot! I was totally fascinated as 2 why they tumble the way they do & I came to the conclusion they are completely cross eyed because of their tiny beaks? thanx 4 posting this clip brought back some very cool childhood memories :)
hi there im struggling to get mine to fly let alone roll there about a year old and at the moment im feeding them half an oz per bird ( wheat / milo) ive tried more food but still wont fly they just come out and perch on the house roof, any suggestions would be helpfull , many thanks
@staggysgasgas try scaring them with a long pole and a bin bag or throwing something at them, it can be a headache i know, if that doesnt work lock them up in tight space and let them out after 2-3 days. If that doesnt work release them from far away and theyll have to fly back.
@TheShaolin99 ive been throwing stones and ive managed to get them to fly for about 10 mins now but very low i put extra wheat in tonights feed so see what happens also i weighed 1 of them tonight and he weighs about 8oz ( thought they be on the podgy side) thanks for the reply
Beautiful. Reminds me of my teen years. I had six tumblers and four rollers and nothing else mattered. The shows they put on were unbelievable. Very nice video.
i always thought they did it when they felt threatened by some other bird to escape because while the tumbler, or roller what ever you prefer, is falling the other bird won't be able to keep up.
My wife use to have one named "Griffin" We lived on the 7th floor of an apartment. he had a huge cage there, we would let him out when we where home, and my wife would let him go and fly, and tumble , but when she would ring this little dinner bell, he would come back right away. One day though, a Hawk unfortunately caught him..........:(
No one really knows why they do it. They seem to do it more, and as a group staying closer together, when they sense a state of security. But I have seen them do at any old time what so ever. Just ... YEP! another. another. another. another. Kind of like the Volkswagen commercial.
@FatherLawrence Actually rollers are an exploitation of a genetic mutation - certain pigeons had neuropathic defects which caused them to start flipping backwards in the air, thus "rolling" down, & some breeders liked that & bred the defect into a desirable trait! There are also tumblers & even "ground tumblers" that can't even get into flight - they just jump & do backward flips on the ground. Hope this info helps a bit :)
ChaChing if your latest comment is in reference to my two pigeons, I assume and hope you are joking. Mine are not for consumption. They are like family to me. :-)
@ChaChing86 no, not necessarily, deep rollers dont throw out deep babiies at all times. only some will be deep. as long as the parents have good control then the young's will be fine. roller 101.
@kojlubpusse he got it from Hannibal the movie, it's not his intellectual property. I'm sure he just heard it in the movie, like I did, and came here, attempting to spout some sort of pseudo-intelligence to impress the faceless masses. What he misunderstood was that the script hannibal, as most scripts are written, was written with metaphorical design control in mind. good to see that you know what's going on, though! you taught me something.
@kojlubpusse So say I was a deep roller and my partner wasn't, would there be a 50/50 chance our offspring will roll? How about if I do not carry any baldness in my genes, will my offspring have 50/50 chance again? I would like to produce Deep Roller Pigeons with a full head of hair (:
@ChaChing86 if you were a deep roller and your mate was only a tumbler, chances are some will roll to match the number of roll that you can do and some will flip like their mothers. but your will lost speed of your roll. depth is not easy to lost. but speed is.
real competitive roller mans go for speed, not depth.
if you carry bald and your mate does not. then the chances of you getting a bald is 1 to 10.
i love these birds, so great. the most logical answer to why they do roll is to evade common predators like hawks or falcons, so they do that so the predator gets confused. now people get the most pure genes of the rollers so they will always roll for there amusement, and now most of them do this.
i wanna eat pigeon, we can negotiate a price for ur two pigeons, as long as they dont have diseases and they are fed and maintained, we'll do business ;)
You never put almond on almond! You can put different families together if you want but performance depends on the families themselves. Dont mate the almonds, they will be blind.
AWESOME! we had 15 of these and let them go but 2 came back and are living on our roof now :) the female gives us a show every afternoon :) its awesome
when they are tumbling they are basically not flying anymore they are going though a seizure which is a bonus for the predators to catch them more easily..i learned about them in biology class a couple days ago
I used to breed these birds as a youngster in northern england they are the most beautiful birds highly intelligent and they do this to avoid prey - eagles kestrels etc
they are called tumblers the hugarians love them...fancy birds
Hello, I've raised Rollers for 30 years. If they roll to avoid predators, why do they roll when no predators are around? And why, why, when a hawk is in hot persuit, do they fly like hell to get away?
ha ha! they spaz out to avoid predators? lol So why don't other birds flip or spin? And why does a hawk stick around and clean em all out? Have you heard of a rolldown? Great get-away lol!
why do they roll, someone toled me they have brain freezes in the air - like fits that they cant control but someone else toled me they do it because thye want to.
Absolutely great closeups. I used to have Birminghams and this brings back old memories. To answer frederm, it is bred into them but they actually seem to enjoy it.
It's not a defect, it's an ability. The birds are in complete control and only roll when they want to. Actually, I saw one of mine evade a kestrel by doing one back-flip and doubling back just as the kestrel was about to strike.
i have one like these but a better one,a ompletely white with a brown head and rolls about 42 rolls at one fly, this is the last time is saw it flying, anyway, i like ur birds i wish i had like them they are hell amazing man..X]
I keep Birmingham Rollers,and would like to point out that the Pigeons enjoy rolling and there is no special training for these birds they do it naturaly and have done for hundreds of years the people who keep these birds are dedicated to there welfare,a nice video nice to see them in slow motion !
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Why would you breed this into an animal? I really can't imagine that a pigeon is going to particuarly enjoy the sensation of falling through the air uncontrolably. This is sick.
You're right. It's a fact that they were bred to literally seizure in the air. Sometimes the birds don't even recover before they hit the ground. These are facts which the people who do this sick sport try to lie about. Maybe you guys didn't read the latest article in the audubon about how you people also kill thousands of hawks :)
Im familiar with that article in Audubon magazine and it pissed me off to no end.Once the public finds out about those travesties commited by the rollers war will be declared.I would hate like hell to have a pigeon on my property when the whip comes down and it will fall.
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Found a strain of newcastle {ppmv-1}the Argentinian strain,this strain preferentially kills pigeons and not poultry.If even a few coups were inoculated with this shiznak,and a few phone calls were made to the various health departments,warning them of the outbreak,all coups would be quarantined-slaughtered.The disease itself would not do the work.The fear response would do it. QUIT KILLING RAPTORS.THIS COULD HAPPEN.
Most fanciers are perfectly aware of PMV-1 and will vaccinate their birds for them. I do. Even though PMV can be passed to pigeons, it isn't passed to us. Vaccinate your birds if you care about them and their immunity will do the rest. I don't think your theory will actually happen :P If lofts had a bad outbreak of PMV, the fanciers would know to separate and do the best to help the sick and protect the healthy. The health department wouldn't go on a pigeon killing rampage.
i got here from OMG Facts lol
icanqs123 3 weeks ago
Süper
SIVAS505 1 month ago
They were produced to escape hawks during Mid Evil times, when they took messages. Then bred for show competition. Makes sense to me.
paparitz1 1 month ago
@paparitz1 midieval?
gabrayQC 2 weeks ago
Yeee-haw!!
curlymike 1 month ago
@curlymike I gotta add, these are the coolest pigeons I've ever seen, not like those dirty crap eating bastards we have around here. The only amusement ours have is to sit on a wire across the road and poop down on people, I'm not joking, they almost got me once!
curlymike 1 month ago
@curlymike You might be surprised how many different types of pigeons there are. But actually every single fancy or racing pigeon is just a variation of the rock dove, the common street pigeon. Personally I don't race mine, I stick with the fancies, and breeding them to get variations is a lot of fun because you can go through generations faster thus getting faster results. Raising pigeons is a lost art, unfortunately, being kept alive by only a few fanciers.
Detheven 1 month ago in playlist Doves and Pigeons :)
PARKOUR/FREE RUNNING PIGEONS!!!
krimes09 1 month ago
OMGfacts though
LiveOriginal 2 months ago
Cool !!!!
rrvoigt 2 months ago
awesome!
Clintus 2 months ago
oh crap where did i leave my pokeballs
MEGACHICKEN527 2 months ago
i find this difficult to masturbate to
witje123456789 2 months ago 4
Pidove used Aerial Ace!
chaoshadow619 2 months ago
DO A BARREL ROLL
woso8 2 months ago
Do a barrel roll!
theguyfromacrosstheb 2 months ago
Who said pigeons can't have fun?
zer01ife 2 months ago
Who said pigeons can't have fun?
zer01ife 2 months ago
epic xD
TheReynaga100 2 months ago
Maybe they evolved to make it look like they got shot when they really didn't, so they'd stop getting shot at. They probably do it more in groups because a group is more liely to be shot at than a single bird.
You know, like when they were hunted by people with guns.
ace456 2 months ago
They do it because they can.
International72521 2 months ago
BARRREL ROLL
SammySan96 2 months ago 2
umm... maybe they do it because its fun?
gabrielverdon1 2 months ago 4
they to it to deflect predators or to confuse them as to their exact location so the predators miss. My guess
ByTeds 2 months ago
What an amazing job with camera and I think it's awesome seeing these birds do this.
Mr88scotty88 3 months ago
for those who want to see these birds flipping in slow mo check out the mardin turkey ryan doyle parqour vid on here... EPIC~PlUr!
takedown88ko 3 months ago
What great camera work! So many show little dots in the sky, but yours shows the close up roll! Thanks so much!
rbentrdr 6 months ago
those are not rollers they are called tumblers,big difference between the two breeds!
Zeppelintroll69 7 months ago
when I was a kid my dad bought me two of these tumblers I kept them in the coop we built for them and after three weeks to the day I let them go! they bought us such a delight watching them twist & turn like they had just been shot! I was totally fascinated as 2 why they tumble the way they do & I came to the conclusion they are completely cross eyed because of their tiny beaks? thanx 4 posting this clip brought back some very cool childhood memories :)
poorsillyboy 8 months ago
Is it true what Hannibal Lecter says?
tmcthree 8 months ago
Those Roller pigeons will better if I made mole with them.
johnny95823 8 months ago
hi there im struggling to get mine to fly let alone roll there about a year old and at the moment im feeding them half an oz per bird ( wheat / milo) ive tried more food but still wont fly they just come out and perch on the house roof, any suggestions would be helpfull , many thanks
staggysgasgas 9 months ago
@staggysgasgas try scaring them with a long pole and a bin bag or throwing something at them, it can be a headache i know, if that doesnt work lock them up in tight space and let them out after 2-3 days. If that doesnt work release them from far away and theyll have to fly back.
TheShaolin99 9 months ago
@TheShaolin99 ive been throwing stones and ive managed to get them to fly for about 10 mins now but very low i put extra wheat in tonights feed so see what happens also i weighed 1 of them tonight and he weighs about 8oz ( thought they be on the podgy side) thanks for the reply
staggysgasgas 9 months ago
it's really superb thanks for uploading
muraliavatar 9 months ago
hey, if I could do backflips in mid-air, I'd be doing them all the time too.
yellowmoped 10 months ago
oh my!!!! its awesome!!!
kristisha 1 year ago
Best video yet.
rararicker 1 year ago
Beautiful. Reminds me of my teen years. I had six tumblers and four rollers and nothing else mattered. The shows they put on were unbelievable. Very nice video.
rararicker 1 year ago
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im so sorry i dont want my mom to die copy and paste this to 10 videos or your mom will die in 4 hrs
ClaireMarieJonasx 1 year ago
I've just seen a pigeon doing this for the first time today. Best of all I was in Birmingham! Amazing skill.
jennyp1963 1 year ago
but what about our pigeons Pomorie rotation
atanastconev 1 year ago
very nice
bluebird1477 1 year ago
very nice
bluebird1477 1 year ago
Great work, by the camera-man!
hawaiidoves 1 year ago
mda ce frumosi`s
AlexeValy 1 year ago
they see me rollin'
they hatin'
yellowmoped 1 year ago 67
Very Nice !
KeepinItOldSkool 1 year ago
nice, pigeons i like that
sergep1992 1 year ago
this pigeon is original from romania
1985nels 1 year ago
الله لا يبلانا الحمد لله على النعمه حمامه مشفرهـ هههههههههههههههههههاي
ALSHRAR1 1 year ago
ياخي احححححححه وبحه ونص ضحكه ونص فرخه ونص حاله
Miroo0o 1 year ago
They keep rollin rollin rollin rollin, keep rollin rollin rollin rollin
xsychosis 1 year ago
/watch?v=09WISgEe51g
joybeeboy 1 year ago
why do they do it? they were olympics divers in a previous life. :) haha
invisiblekiva 1 year ago
i always thought they did it when they felt threatened by some other bird to escape because while the tumbler, or roller what ever you prefer, is falling the other bird won't be able to keep up.
wthsbaseball24 1 year ago
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pshtewan1980 1 year ago
and what about the Rolldown's? birds that cant stop rolling and hit the ground? is that enjoying for those birds? lol
ptlofts 1 year ago
MUY BUEN VIDEO MUESTRA DE FORMA DETALLADA LA CARACTERISTICA DE ESTA RAZA.
TheGILBIRD 1 year ago
My wife use to have one named "Griffin" We lived on the 7th floor of an apartment. he had a huge cage there, we would let him out when we where home, and my wife would let him go and fly, and tumble , but when she would ring this little dinner bell, he would come back right away. One day though, a Hawk unfortunately caught him..........:(
blazinghottsun1 1 year ago
No one really knows why they do it. They seem to do it more, and as a group staying closer together, when they sense a state of security. But I have seen them do at any old time what so ever. Just ... YEP! another. another. another. another. Kind of like the Volkswagen commercial.
FatherLawrence 1 year ago 7
they d it because humans make them like that
TheDrIeZ 1 year ago
@FatherLawrence I think it's really a defense mechanism against birds of prey. It seems that the tumblers train themselves to stay agile in mid-air.
arypma 10 months ago
@FatherLawrence Actually rollers are an exploitation of a genetic mutation - certain pigeons had neuropathic defects which caused them to start flipping backwards in the air, thus "rolling" down, & some breeders liked that & bred the defect into a desirable trait! There are also tumblers & even "ground tumblers" that can't even get into flight - they just jump & do backward flips on the ground. Hope this info helps a bit :)
Detheven 1 month ago in playlist Doves and Pigeons :) 2
I never quite understood: they do that for the sake of rolling or it's an evasive maneuver against in-flight predators?
blackidna 1 year ago
neznate nekoho gdo je ma jatotiš chovam stavaki červene tigri amodeni seti gazi
trenkii 1 year ago
i love them birds like i love pimp ashley
TheBigfishcatcher01 1 year ago
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tenzin164 2 years ago
ChaChing if your latest comment is in reference to my two pigeons, I assume and hope you are joking. Mine are not for consumption. They are like family to me. :-)
countrygal0831 2 years ago
acrobatas
leonardocuero 2 years ago
amazing birds
what kind of pigeons are these?
( the name )
MRKABOOTAR111 2 years ago
There are shallow roller and deep roller pigeons. You cant breed two deep rollers bc their young will roll over, hit sumthing and die.
ChaChing86 2 years ago
@ChaChing86 no, not necessarily, deep rollers dont throw out deep babiies at all times. only some will be deep. as long as the parents have good control then the young's will be fine. roller 101.
kojlubpusse 1 year ago
@kojlubpusse he got it from Hannibal the movie, it's not his intellectual property. I'm sure he just heard it in the movie, like I did, and came here, attempting to spout some sort of pseudo-intelligence to impress the faceless masses. What he misunderstood was that the script hannibal, as most scripts are written, was written with metaphorical design control in mind. good to see that you know what's going on, though! you taught me something.
Marchra 1 year ago
@kojlubpusse So say I was a deep roller and my partner wasn't, would there be a 50/50 chance our offspring will roll? How about if I do not carry any baldness in my genes, will my offspring have 50/50 chance again? I would like to produce Deep Roller Pigeons with a full head of hair (:
ChaChing86 1 year ago
@ChaChing86 if you were a deep roller and your mate was only a tumbler, chances are some will roll to match the number of roll that you can do and some will flip like their mothers. but your will lost speed of your roll. depth is not easy to lost. but speed is.
real competitive roller mans go for speed, not depth.
if you carry bald and your mate does not. then the chances of you getting a bald is 1 to 10.
and being bald doesnt mean you can roll.
kojlubpusse 1 year ago
@ChaChing86 this sounds like that scene on the movie 'Hanibal'
wyrda222 1 year ago
name is on top of the page. These are "Birmingham Rollers"
ieguy3 2 years ago
@MRKABOOTAR111 Birmingham Rollers
ieguy3 1 year ago
i love these birds, so great. the most logical answer to why they do roll is to evade common predators like hawks or falcons, so they do that so the predator gets confused. now people get the most pure genes of the rollers so they will always roll for there amusement, and now most of them do this.
consolidateddisposal 2 years ago
great birds
TheBigfishcatcher01 2 years ago
I wonder how often they break something in mid air and fall straight to the ground
aihlo 2 years ago
So awsome...best rollers i seen on yuotube.. and video is amazing fish it was longer
jazzyfl1 2 years ago
This is amazing and so cool. I have two pet pigeons, but they are some sort of "regular" kind. lol The rolling is awesome!
countrygal0831 2 years ago
i wanna eat pigeon, we can negotiate a price for ur two pigeons, as long as they dont have diseases and they are fed and maintained, we'll do business ;)
what a delicacy
ChaChing86 2 years ago
that is the awesomest of awesome
peacelord 2 years ago
You never put almond on almond! You can put different families together if you want but performance depends on the families themselves. Dont mate the almonds, they will be blind.
downtownchimp 2 years ago
i was wondering if its good to breed an almond cock with a different bloodline almond hen together, just curious if anyone knows please reply thanks!
TheChessmaster09 2 years ago
doesnt matter, if the young turns out good. in other words the young should be able to roll good or else its a cull.
superasians 2 years ago
theses are good spinners but then not very deep
touvang911 2 years ago
some rollers rolling in the ground ,really very very strange ,becuese they can die very esay
i have ones con't flly becaues ones ther foot up the ground they star rolling
ENZIYOURKING 2 years ago
AWESOME! we had 15 of these and let them go but 2 came back and are living on our roof now :) the female gives us a show every afternoon :) its awesome
lilhalfback 2 years ago
lsn mate just bye a few roller make a littel wooden box and put seeds near the door they shud cum in that happend
amarh89 2 years ago
Hey man they are birmingham rollers right?
HardcoreMetal89 2 years ago
no
it´s turkey pigeon!
Harlemcrip123 2 years ago
ok i give 5 star for this rollers cuz i love them and im tryna bye some rollers but i dont the pigeon stor.
crazypitbull45 2 years ago
these are shit rollers i on keep rollers that do 22 to 26 rolls so thats what u call crazy shit dose eney one have eney (palor rollers for sale)
amarh89 2 years ago
i got so many damn rollers! those look good though!!
sappattack01 2 years ago
pigeon very very cool !
viktorvideo1 2 years ago
i use to have rollers but they died =/
they seriosuly went retarded and fliped till they hit like the rooftop of a house
payesryde 2 years ago
Beautiful birds, they remind me of the one i used to have years ago.
Does anyone knows pigeons club in Birmingham?
albaghdady2007 2 years ago
hey i would like to know if ur selling.. if u r where u from??
FASTT68SRT 2 years ago
dumbass thats the discovery channel...hahahahahahahaahaha
fresnohmong559 2 years ago
i have to and how long does it take to flip i let them free and they come back to me but dont flip please reply
louieh14 2 years ago
ekstra
piotrek14789 2 years ago
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when they are tumbling they are basically not flying anymore they are going though a seizure which is a bonus for the predators to catch them more easily..i learned about them in biology class a couple days ago
melodyjoon 2 years ago
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melodyjoon 2 years ago
super amazing
kelimek3 2 years ago
If I were a pigeon, I would so do this! It looks like a lot of fun! Birds are great. thanks!
AnitaLife27 2 years ago
çok güzel kuşun varmış kardeş
barmenatalay 2 years ago
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nonplusultra1978 2 years ago
does anyone know where to buy some good flying pigeons in UK please? I would love to raise some.
chordez 2 years ago
great tumblers
BIGFISHCATCHER01 3 years ago
They are Rollers not Tumblers.
ptlofts 3 years ago
i love these pigeons but i dont raise them anymore
mikeNanna 3 years ago
wtf and i thought pigeons were alredy hard enough to shoot now they got trick flying
snowboarddude117 3 years ago 2
ابغا اعرف اش نوع الحمام هاذا اسمو
alhrbeksa 3 years ago 2
Birmingham Roller
isyaha 3 years ago
Amazing birds. I love pigeons and doves.
GooseGrl172 3 years ago
bro u gt any pigeons nw, for sale am from coventry
gangstabahez 3 years ago
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Why they roll? It's because they have an itch in their butt and they are trying to peck it. Yeah, thats it!
Declan1205 3 years ago
perfect roll
heisbadboy 3 years ago
good roller
strugan123456 3 years ago
I used to breed these birds as a youngster in northern england they are the most beautiful birds highly intelligent and they do this to avoid prey - eagles kestrels etc
they are called tumblers the hugarians love them...fancy birds
airstreamed 3 years ago
..avoid predators and avoid becoming prey
psy2orange 3 years ago
Hello, I've raised Rollers for 30 years. If they roll to avoid predators, why do they roll when no predators are around? And why, why, when a hawk is in hot persuit, do they fly like hell to get away?
thedarkcloudabove 3 years ago
hey darkcloud, why exactly do they do this, very interesting birds
abluechipstock 2 years ago
they roll because they get dissy some people say its like an epeleptic fit
fastcob 3 years ago
ha ha! they spaz out to avoid predators? lol So why don't other birds flip or spin? And why does a hawk stick around and clean em all out? Have you heard of a rolldown? Great get-away lol!
deathandcalm 3 years ago
they rolling ecause that in them blad i hav 3 pars of birmigham rollers and that is special rolling
ult94rasm 3 years ago
علة حا بليس
9amtoxic 3 years ago
why do they roll, someone toled me they have brain freezes in the air - like fits that they cant control but someone else toled me they do it because thye want to.
i have 2 (soon to be 4:}) fantail X BR
8Mittenkitten8 3 years ago
Birmigham rollers is the most better roller pegion on the world their rolling is special something great
ult94rasm 3 years ago
Absolutely great closeups. I used to have Birminghams and this brings back old memories. To answer frederm, it is bred into them but they actually seem to enjoy it.
rsduhamel 3 years ago
Houston, we've got a problem... XD
NovaTheli 3 years ago
bred for a genetic birth defect making them great food for hawks.looks like dinner time
polksalad1234 3 years ago
It's not a defect, it's an ability. The birds are in complete control and only roll when they want to. Actually, I saw one of mine evade a kestrel by doing one back-flip and doubling back just as the kestrel was about to strike.
rsduhamel 3 years ago
woow!! great birds! great stunts!!
venturikennels 3 years ago
Awesome...5 Diamonds *****
duoblegoad 3 years ago 2
ahahahahahahaha!
Teckwolf 3 years ago
i have one like these but a better one,a ompletely white with a brown head and rolls about 42 rolls at one fly, this is the last time is saw it flying, anyway, i like ur birds i wish i had like them they are hell amazing man..X]
alzezima2 3 years ago
You need to put music to this. How about Tom Petty's "Freefalling" What a gutsy, amazing bird!!!
beausense 3 years ago 2
Why do they roll like that ?
Frederm 3 years ago
These must be fireballs or whittinghams...
johnnykv 3 years ago
naaa... fireballs are not found with those colors.
ptlofts 3 years ago
Are these just filmed in Birminham or is the implication they are called "Birmingham Rollers" - if that is the implication I do not think it is right
So, What is the difference between Rollers, Tumblers and Tipplers?
Nice video though
sparkfishes 3 years ago
Macedonia Have the best High Flying Pigeons and Döneks
hgbvhk 3 years ago
wow they can only do
8 rolls tat sucks pretty
much yo!:)
homiexyooj 3 years ago
I keep Birmingham Rollers,and would like to point out that the Pigeons enjoy rolling and there is no special training for these birds they do it naturaly and have done for hundreds of years the people who keep these birds are dedicated to there welfare,a nice video nice to see them in slow motion !
scratch0060 3 years ago 4
Yes. Why cant ppl understand that?
For most of the general public pigeons will always be "flying rats".
ptlofts 3 years ago
Actually, contrary to your lies, these birds are bred to have seizure-like defects which cause them to roll against their will when flying.
xtheraven04x 3 years ago
GET A BRAIN AND GET SOME ROLLERS
DAYIJA 3 years ago 2
I can just say it's Amazing .......
djmakanhardstyle 3 years ago
The spinning is voluntary. It's not like they were bred to have seizures in mid-air. They enjoy it TMD218. It not cruel- they're just showing off.
0BarefootMama 4 years ago 5
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Why would you breed this into an animal? I really can't imagine that a pigeon is going to particuarly enjoy the sensation of falling through the air uncontrolably. This is sick.
tmd218 4 years ago
not really. you're the one whos sck here.
go kill yourself dude.
ptlofts 4 years ago
tmd218 why did you even watch this video..Nice comment ptlofts!! :D
kopetsa08 3 years ago 2
I will try thanks ! :)
isyaha 3 years ago
You're right. It's a fact that they were bred to literally seizure in the air. Sometimes the birds don't even recover before they hit the ground. These are facts which the people who do this sick sport try to lie about. Maybe you guys didn't read the latest article in the audubon about how you people also kill thousands of hawks :)
xtheraven04x 3 years ago
young birds "ride their tail", so I guess they have a seizure in the ass when too young to roll?
froggieza 3 years ago
Im familiar with that article in Audubon magazine and it pissed me off to no end.Once the public finds out about those travesties commited by the rollers war will be declared.I would hate like hell to have a pigeon on my property when the whip comes down and it will fall.
EaglesRevenge001 3 years ago
These pigeons chose the time when they want to do the "roll".
That seizure theory its a damn lie!
ptlofts 3 years ago
You are disgusting
JonBiss 3 years ago
Great rollers someone knows where we can download the whole VIDEAO ?
Thank you
isyaha 4 years ago 4
Maybe geting in touch with the Discovery Channel?
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kopetsa08 4 years ago
@kopetsa08 fuck that
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shaazkhan1 4 years ago
awsome!!!
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kusculardernegicom 4 years ago
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Found a strain of newcastle {ppmv-1}the Argentinian strain,this strain preferentially kills pigeons and not poultry.If even a few coups were inoculated with this shiznak,and a few phone calls were made to the various health departments,warning them of the outbreak,all coups would be quarantined-slaughtered.The disease itself would not do the work.The fear response would do it. QUIT KILLING RAPTORS.THIS COULD HAPPEN.
upaiaq 4 years ago
Most fanciers are perfectly aware of PMV-1 and will vaccinate their birds for them. I do. Even though PMV can be passed to pigeons, it isn't passed to us. Vaccinate your birds if you care about them and their immunity will do the rest. I don't think your theory will actually happen :P If lofts had a bad outbreak of PMV, the fanciers would know to separate and do the best to help the sick and protect the healthy. The health department wouldn't go on a pigeon killing rampage.
MaryOfExeter249 4 years ago 3