SPEEDING UP THE MOULT

[Guest TAMMY_1]

DO YOU USE ANYTHING TO HELP SPEED UP THE BIRDS MOULT ?

 

ALF TOLD ME HE USES BUTTERMILK ON FEED AND HE SAYS THE FEATHERS FALL VERY FAST NOW, ANYBODY ELSE USE THIS OR SOMETHING ELSE TO HELP THE BIRDS ALONG THE MOULT  ?

 

OR DO YOU JUST LET THEM MOULT NATURALLY ?

[Guest]

DO YOU USE ANYTHING TO HELP SPEED UP THE BIRDS MOULT ?

 

ALF TOLD ME HE USES BUTTERMILK ON FEED AND HE SAYS THE FEATHERS FALL VERY FAST NOW, ANYBODY ELSE USE THIS OR SOMETHING ELSE TO HELP THE BIRDS ALONG THE MOULT  ?

 

OR DO YOU JUST LET THEM MOULT NATURALLY ?

 

he must of used the buttermilk him self ;D

[Guest]

Leave them in and paired and take the water away for 24hrs ;-) (for y/b's on the dark)

[Guest]

Other than change to a moulting mix, I just let them get on with it.

[Guest Hjaltland]

You can buy stuff for chickens to help the moult ... having smelled it, it justs smells like pepper !

 

I just let mine get on with it - likewise feeding a moulting mix.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

You can buy stuff for chickens to help the moult ... having smelled it, it justs smells like pepper !

 

I just let mine get on with it - likewise feeding a moulting mix.

 

and do the feathers fall out when they sneeze ?

[Wiley]

You can buy stuff for chickens to help the moult ... having smelled it, it justs smells like pepper !

 

I just let mine get on with it - likewise feeding a moulting mix.

 

theres a spice called canine pepper heats up the body supposably and because of heat drop feathers

[Guest TAMMY_1]

 

theres a spice called canine pepper heats up the body supposably and because of heat drop feathers

 

CANINE PEPPER ?  do you not mean cayenne pepper  ;D

[Wiley]

aye all the same wateva the spelling

[mark]

surely its better to let a bird moult naturally. why do you want to mess with nature speeding up the moult on a pigeon, thats the problem with some pigeon fanciers always after a quick fix,

[Hogni]

I would have to agree with Mark, can anyone even point out a reason why we should speed up the moult.I have always tried to do things as much natural as possible and i do not even know most of the diseases i have read about on the web and i truly believe it has got something to do with my natural ways of doing things.

[blackjack]

New Wheat helps the moult through .

[Guest]

Find it a little odd that interfering with normal moult is considered 'not Natures way' here in this thread, yet in the dozen or so threads on 'Light System' and 'Dark System' and unbelievably, even one on the 'Light & Dark System', 'not Nature's way' hasn't been mentioned?   :-/

[chickadee]

DO YOU USE ANYTHING TO HELP SPEED UP THE BIRDS MOULT ?

 

ALF TOLD ME HE USES BUTTERMILK ON FEED AND HE SAYS THE FEATHERS FALL VERY FAST NOW, ANYBODY ELSE USE THIS OR SOMETHING ELSE TO HELP THE BIRDS ALONG THE MOULT  ?

 

OR DO YOU JUST LET THEM MOULT NATURALLY ?

 

We give ours conditioning seed mixed in with their other seed, don't think it speeds up the moult proccess but it helps them through it, i otherwise do nothing else to interfere with nature. ;D

[Guest TAMMY_1]

 

We give ours conditioning seed mixed in with their other seed, don't think it speeds up the moult proccess but it helps them through it, i otherwise do nothing else to interfere with nature. ;D

 

plus the fact u scare the feathers aff them  ;D ;D ;D

[T_T]

I think the Buttermilk system as explained by the Boschend Flyers supposedly not only assists the darkness youngsters and natural pigeons with their moult but also gets the late breds through it as well.  I'm giving it a whirl at this present time so we will see what happens.

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest]

If you give the birds a good quantity of garlic in their drinker for a few days you should see a dramatic drop of feathers.

[stevebelbin]

Cant see the point in trying to speed up the moult. Just shut them in, leave them in peace and feed them a good moulting mix, with a bit of linseed added etc. Simple  ;D

[Guest TAMMY_1]

Cant see the point in trying to speed up the moult. Just shut them in, leave them in peace and feed them a good moulting mix, with a bit of linseed added etc. Simple  ;D

 

I  don't do it, just let them take things as they should, was just interested to see if other folk did things to speed it up, some do and some dont, those that show pigeons will try a bit and help them along for the major events they have approaching, as I only race mine it makes no difference to me.

[Guest]

I think the Buttermilk system as explained by the Boschend Flyers supposedly not only assists the darkness youngsters and natural pigeons with their moult but also gets the late breds through it as well.  I'm giving it a whirl at this present time so we will see what happens.

 

Wondered if this was 'traditional' Buttermilk or the type based fermentation by lactic acid bacteria - a probiotic?

 

 

[T_T]

 

Hi Bruno,

               Didn't know there was different types of Buttermilk, this is just one I bought off the shelf in Tesco's at 49p a carton.  Two cartons make a pint and I mixed, as instructed, two cartons with 3ltrs of water.

[THE FIFER]

give conditioning seed, helps them moult, also, hormoform helps the new feathers /

[Guest TAMMY_1]

feeding any small seeds helps

[Guest]

feeding any small seeds helps

 

Yes it would.Lots of feed compannies do special moulting mixes too and of course some people swear by just plain barley.

[jimmy white]

a natural moult is best ,, plenty baths as this induces the moult and helps in a good moult , a touch of linseed, and a good mix high in protein