can any one explain

[jimmy white]

we all know that a bird usualy moults all its 10 primary flights in a season , providing its bred at the right time [ i,e not a late bred ] ,,,,but how do they moult their secondries?? they dont moult all secondries , anyone know the sequince of the moulting of these secondries?

[Guest]

As far as I know no exact sequence is followed and varries from bird to bird following no set pattern,not all of them will be replaced even over the full 12 month period,no one seems to know the reason for this

[jimmy white]

As far as I know no exact sequence is followed and varries from bird to bird following no set pattern,not all of them will be replaced even over the full 12 month period,no one seems to know the reason for this

 

yes i have found this chrissy,,, it just seems strange that all dont follow the same pattern ,,they are  not all replaced in the yearly cycle ,, just shows you you have to have a bird well reared and well moulted , as who knows how long theyl lhave to keep  keep their secondries  

[Guest]

1 secendrie each year at moulting time and they renew the rest at different times through the year

[Guest TAMMY_1]

As far as I know no exact sequence is followed and varries from bird to bird following no set pattern,not all of them will be replaced even over the full 12 month period,no one seems to know the reason for this

 

not even somebody as clever as you  ;D ;D ;D

[EAGLEOWL]

http://www.pigeonbasics.com/articles/article47.html

a article by guy barrat if it helps

[Guest]

Jimmy, I've asked this one before, Jimmy, but never did get a reply.

 

A Club mate told me that birds don't moult secondaries out annually, like the primaries, he said they are moulted every second year.

 

I've always thought secondary moult started at the one next to P1 and worked in sequence toward the body?

 

 

 

 

[EAGLEOWL]

not sure mind not what it is now but if i remember steve spinks once wrote a article on this subject many years ago,i could be wrong

[Guest]

Leon Whitney's book 'Keep your pigeons flying'. Page 23, 'Larger feathers of the wing' :-

 

The primaries are replaced starting with 1 and progressing to 10. Secondaries usually moult from the outside inward, i.e., 1 & 10, 2 & 9, 3 & 8, etc.