Stopping The Moult

[Diamond dave]

At what point do you guys stop sending your young birds - when they are down to the 2nd last flight or the last flight.

I know you dont have to worry about birds that are on the dark but what about all the others?

 

D.D.

[little sam]

When they have 3 to go i stop

[cowman]

if they can fly they go mind you i have lights in loft so birds have 16hrs plus of light from weaning till week before last race helps hold their flights .

[blackdog]

At what point do you guys stop sending your young birds - when they are down to the 2nd last flight or the last flight.

I know you dont have to worry about birds that are on the dark but what about all the others?

 

D.D.

 

breed them early enough and you wont need to have them on darkness and you should get to last race o.k.

 

 

[peterpau]

Breed 'em late enough and you wont have any bother either

[Guest TAMMY_1]

When they have 3 to go i stop

 

same here in most cases, but if they are really bald around the head we don't send them either

[Diamond dave]

Thanks guys, The problem is, I tried my hand at the Light system but my timing hasn't been very good and I am not going to "pull flights" as is suggested under this system.

Several of my younguns are on their last two flights but they are flying really well, so I dont see why I shouldn't send them but I have heard so many times that people wont send them when they are down to the last two flights but what is the reasoning behind this?

 

D.D.  

[Guest milkyal]

Last two flights, but if they look tired when on third last i would stop then.

[pjc]

Thanks guys, The problem is, I tried my hand at the Light system but my timing hasn't been very good and I am not going to "pull flights" as is suggested under this system.

Several of my younguns are on their last two flights but they are flying really well, so I dont see why I shouldn't send them but I have heard so many times that people wont send them when they are down to the last two flights but what is the reasoning behind this?

 

D.D.  

 

To do the power moult pulling flights is part of it or you won't achieve your aim!

The birds will fly when moulting the last 3 flights but not well as they will be sore and it will be painful to them to fly for long.

[russell1]

i was told by a fellow fancier that when a pigeon is down to its fourth or third flight stop it from racing as they start to push the new flight through it is supposed to be like a human having a cronick toothache!! how he knows this i dont know ?

i always leave mine at home i dont even train them! he says that because of the gap the air goes straight threw the gap and the bird has to work harder to get home. but as he says i can give you advice but you do what you feel is best! i always follow his advice and since then have done well with my birds