Moult And The Natural System

[wilkins]

can anyone offer advice on delaying the wing moult of the birds when raced on the natural system, due to work and having to get my family to feed the birds at times (due to working away)i wish to race natural this year or for part of the year, i have a small seperate loft where i can part the birds but this is only the size to fit 12- 16 in and i have 26 pairs ,if my birds are required for late july and i dont really want them going past the third flight how can i control this, my hens have just been parted with there young in most cases prior to them laying again , again to try to delay the moult

any tips would be great i plan to use the seperate little loft to motivate the birds or to break the nest cycle but i would welcome any views on this subject having read many books there does not seem to be a book that covers this in depth

 

thanks

wilkins

[THE FIFER]

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don't breed from them... i race 'dry'....downside is it takes forever to breed a yb team

[wilkins]

to late as per mu post i have bred from them , how long is it best to part them to try to slow it down

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to late as per mu post i have bred from them , how long is it best to part them to try to slow it down

 

 

sorry missed that bit of your post

[geordie1234]

don't breed from them... i race 'dry'....downside is it takes forever to breed a yb team

What does breeding dry mean

[wilkins]

dry means not allowing eggs to hatch

[wilkins]

must be some ways more experienced fanciers have to control the moult, please any ideas would be welcome