broken flight feather

[micko and jack]

if a bird breaks the first flight feather (broken and sitting at a right angle) should you

A pull it out

B leave it along

C cut it at the break

thanks micko

 

[jimmy white]

not quite sure of your  post ,,,, but if a bird breaks its first flight feather ,, whether it be new moulted one,,,,or old one?,, i should just leave it ,,,,,,,ittl just moult it again ,, when its time to moult it  

[Guest IB]

A broken first flight at this time of year will be a new flight, and will not be thrown again until May/June next year. You have a choice: (1) If the top part is still there, cut it and insert a short needle in the broken shafts, a spot of glue and push the broken ends together; (2) after the 10th primary is thrown and grown, pull the broken flight. It will regrow within a month.

[jimmy white]

A broken first flight at this time of year will be a new flight, and will not be thrown again until May/June next year. You have a choice: (1) If the top part is still there, cut it and insert a short needle in the broken shafts, a spot of glue and push the broken ends together; (2) after the 10th primary is thrown and grown, pull the broken flight. It will regrow within a month.

 

i was thinking maybe darkness yb,s holding flights [some have a full wing yet ,,,,,,,,,not good for old birds , these darkness birds [only" used"to win yb races ] will have unmoulted end flights at the end of the year ,,and,, will upset the moult for next year  

afraid ,ian , with due respect must disagree,,[in the nicest way ],,,,, no 1 is possible but useless for racing.....  no2 is not advisable [being the first flight] ittl fly ok with this broken flight]  ittl probably moult it b4 first ob race anyway [if mated early,   bred from and sat more than 10 days on second round of eggs ,, also when you do pull a flight out ,, it often grows in a tad shorter than the same flight on the other wing [only my opinion ian ] ,,,,,,,,,now if it was lice , we know , we have the answer to that, ;D,,,,,,,,the verminator... [pump action,,off course ;D ;D ;D] private joke ;D ;D ;D