darkness body moult, help

[fred smyth]

ive had my birds on dark since 16 feb ,just over 4 weeks ,theres 14 late breds from last year and 22 y birds aged from 5 weeks to 12 weeks old in the loft  ,,

should they be well in to the body moult by now , im not seeing a large amount of body feathers in loft , so am i doing something wrong, i close up at 4pm and open at 8am , feed at 9am and 3 pm ,,

[Roland]

Don't know. But I have, as on the odd occasion before, one yearling (May Bred) that hasn't dropped a single feather at all. Still has the phone number on from last year like.

[Guest frank dooman]

mine have been on it for a couple of weeks and just starting to loose the body feathers some time its better to give it a wee hand to get started by feeding some redband for a week

[jimmy white]

plenty baths and a little heating seeds should encourage this body moult

[Guest bigda]

put them on  moulting mixes  

[adam owen]

sometimes it takes awhile stick with wat u doing it will come all of asudden trust me it happ to me i asked the same thing then one morn i went in there and they were like rags

[Guest frank dooman]

put them on  moulting mixes  

 

dont know if that will help them start danny moulting mix is just a high protine mix surely small seed like redband will get them started or turn the drinker upside  down for 24hrs that will get them going but theres plenty of time yet they will start

[Guest vander mungo]

ive had my birds on dark since 16 feb ,just over 4 weeks ,theres 14 late breds from last year and 22 y birds aged from 5 weeks to 12 weeks old in the loft  ,,

should they be well in to the body moult by now , im not seeing a large amount of body feathers in loft , so am i doing something wrong, i close up at 4pm and open at 8am , feed at 9am and 3 pm ,,

 

dont exspect masses of feasthers like a end of summer moult not as severe but they will body moult

[Guest Brian.Duffy]

I give my birds Sedochol its excellent stuff for the moult twice a week on the grain. You wont beleave how soft there feathers will be in just a short time giving it to them and its also good for the liver.

[greenlands]

plenty baths and a little heating seeds should encourage this body moult

Also as Brian says Sedochol,or butter milk.

Lindsay

 

 

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

I give my birds Sedochol its excellent stuff for the moult twice a week on the grain. You wont beleave how soft there feathers will be in just a short time giving it to them and its also good for the liver.

 

do u give this to y/bs on darkness will it not encourage them to start dropping flights,

[Guest Brian.Duffy]

 

do u give this to y/bs on darkness will it not encourage them to start dropping flights,

 

Yes my darkness ybirds get it twice a week and I have never had problems with them dropping flights.

I add a tabelspoon of sedochol to a kilo of feed excellent stuff.

 

Brian

 

 

[Guest Brian.Duffy]

 

do u give this to y/bs on darkness will it not encourage them to start dropping flights,

 

Yes my darkness ybirds get it twice a week and I have never had problems with them dropping flights.

I add a tabelspoon of sedochol to a kilo of feed excellent stuff.

 

Brian

 

 

[Guest mick bowler]

The early bred YBs should naturally start a body moult even without being on the darkness. My section is full of feathers every morning, and was before they went on the dark (17th March), im no expert on darkness but would suggest there may be a problem.

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

 

Yes my darkness ybirds get it twice a week and I have never had problems with them dropping flights.

I add a tabelspoon of sedochol to a kilo of feed excellent stuff.

 

Brian

 

 

cheers for that mate will give it a whirl