heavy moult/buttermilk

[ron123]

hi new this year my birds are going through a heavy moult and was told to use butter milk has anybody tried this to speed moult up?

[jimmy white]

have tried this,,,, excellent  

[ron123]

yes cool will try it for a while how much you use at any one time.

[Guest frank dooman]

where do you buy  it jimmy and how much and any particular brand/name

[jimmy white]

just ordinary buttermilk from sainsburies ,, about double the size of a tub of yogurt,, i put about two tablespoons in their water,, it does seem to accelerate the moult,, i broke some darkness ones, , their now almost  throwing two flights at once , this along with plenty baths seems to work well

[Guest frank dooman]

thats what iam thinking about jimmy what about the old birds that are nearly through the moult will it harm they and how many days in the drinker??

[jimmy white]

thats what iam thinking about jimmy what about the old birds that are nearly through the moult will it harm they and how many days in the drinker??

 

i put it in the drinker almost every day,maybe missing the odd day [really because ive forgot or run out lol] seems to do the birds no harm, even the old birds have that silky plyable [if thats the word]  feathering ,rather than that dry sort of feathering  

[Guest frank dooman]

thanks

[ron123]

thanks mate all sorted now glad at least one person uses it.

[Guest Freebird]

Dont want to spoil the party but I have birds bred in may now throwing three flight ( catch up ) without buttermilk. Just good grub and fresh water. Not knocking it but just giving facts. Why try to speed up, just let nature take it's cource. p.s. I do not use light in loft although I do have them for emergency.

[Guest Davy Fleming]

THANKS Jimmy will give it a g ;)o Cheers mate

[Shortcut Lofts]

Have tried it but i found that if you put oils on the corn every 2 days they do just the same and throw flights in doubles. Plus imo the oils have more in them that benefit the pigeons. SL

[shweet]

How long do you put the buttermilk in the water for thanks ?

[Shortcut Lofts]

How long do you put the buttermilk in the water for thanks ?

 

I used it every other day.

[shweet]

Sorry,  every other day for how long ?

[Shortcut Lofts]

Until the last flight is cast then stop. SL

[Craig05]

Why not just let them moult on their own??  

[pjc]

Why not just let them moult on their own??  

 

if they are latter bred or left on darkness to long they may not moult the end flights which will not benefit them next year.

Also there is a chance that when they throw there 1st flight next year they will also throw the next unmoulted baby flight preventing them from being raced.

[shweet]

I am new to the game and have a lot to learn.  Can you tell me please which flight is the last one that they moult out.  Thankyou.

[pjc]

They moult the primary flight from shortest to longest, going away from the body and when they get to the last three longest flights the birds wing may be sore and they won't want to fly as much which is why people don't want birds at that stage in the moult during racing.

[ritchie1]

yes put them on it for 9 days works great went straight in to the moult after 5 days

[Craig05]

 

if they are latter bred or left on darkness to long they may not moult the end flights which will not benefit them next year.

Also there is a chance that when they throw there 1st flight next year they will also throw the next unmoulted baby flight preventing them from being raced.

 

Got you, i still think we mess around with nature too much.  thanks for the info

[paul10121968]

hi new this year my birds are going through a heavy moult and was told to use butter milk has anybody tried this to speed moult up?

 

i prefer to let them go through it naturally theres no rush this time of year,so no harm to let it progress naturally.

[ritchie1]

yes true but theres no harm than giving them a help to start off the birds are looking good with it all the same

[tiger]

Dont want to spoil the party but I have birds bred in may now throwing three flight ( catch up ) without buttermilk. Just good grub and fresh water. Not knocking it but just giving facts. Why try to speed up, just let nature take it's cource. p.s. I do not use light in loft although I do have them for emergency.

 

bang on ?