Help with Roundabout.

[Diamond Dave]

Not sure if this is true roundabout or not.
Is it prefereable to let the cocks have the boxes and keep the hens in a small section or give the hens the boxes and keep the cocks seperate.
OR would it be disasterous if I wanted to alternate them each week, racing the sex that had the boxes that particular week?

I intend to pair up for the longer races but want to get them going on rounabout for the first couple of months

[Diamond Dave]

Thanks Neil, mine would be trapping to the same section with the boxes and then one or the other sex pushed through to the perch section.

[Anthony webster]

I flew it for 5 yrs don't do it now race double widowhood very similar but birds loft fly better ,,
On roundabout i done once a month cocks in hens section for 1 week this worked n well ,,

[Anthony webster]

On double widowhood I can get as many cocks as hens on first drop on roundabout suited hens I would have prize cards inch deep of hens n quaternary inch deep of cocks so says it all .

[Diamond Dave]

Thanks Mike n Ant.
I think I am governed by my limited space
so I have one section with boxes and a smaller section next door with perches. I know this suits the roundabout but not sure if I could make double widowhood or anything else.

[Diamond Dave]

I flew it for 5 yrs don't do it now race double widowhood very similar but birds loft fly better ,,
On roundabout i done once a month cocks in hens section for 1 week this worked n well ,,

Ant, which flew best when you had the cocks in the hens section, cocks or hens?

[Anthony webster]

Thanks Mike n Ant.
I think I am governed by my limited space
so I have one section with boxes and a smaller section next door with perches. I know this suits the roundabout but not sure if I could make double widowhood or anything else.

I have 16ft for cocks 8ft for hens dave birds fly out n trap to there own section all week but race day both traps are opened n hens can get from there section to cocks ,,this way hens only see boxes after a race not each day ok .

[Diamond Dave]

Ah, I see how that could work very well Anthony.
I have set my loft up for roundabout cos I think its a great way to get both sexes fit before pairing up for the distance.
I just wondered if anyone had tried alternating the sexes in the section with boxes.
Good luck with the dble w.hood this year mate - not long to go now.