Small Seeds And Moult

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

What are members experiences with the use of small seeds, oil seeds, conditioning mixes etc and the pigeon's moult?

 

Heard some say their use can accelerate the moult and others say its nonsense.

 

What's your thoughts ?

[dal2]

What are members experiences with the use of small seeds, oil seeds, conditioning mixes etc and the pigeon's moult?

 

Heard some say their use can accelerate the moult and others say its nonsense.

 

What's your thoughts ?

certain seeds heat? could this be true Lewis??

[yeboah]

certain seeds heat? could this be true Lewis??

Yes think heat stevie like hemp ,my yb night section is warm and fully ventilated they are falling to bits but perfect health so would agree heat .

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

certain seeds heat? could this be true Lewis??

 

You've kept doos a lot longer than me Stevie

 

It's something I've thought about for a wee while. I'm kinnae weary of using a lot of red band , hemp etc early in the year with doos intended for the nationals, but I once heard a top fancier saying the only things that will effect your doo's moult are nest cycle and the hours of darkness.

 

Was after some views and experiences on it

[dal2]

You've kept doos a lot longer than me Stevie

 

It's something I've thought about for a wee while. I'm kinnae weary of using a lot of red band , hemp etc early in the year with doos intended for the nationals, but I once heard a top fancier saying the only things that will effect your doo's moult are nest cycle and the hours of darkness.

 

Was after some views and experiences on it

The prob for complete natural flying when looking for the water races is the wing moult for me. This is just my opinion cos loads of fanciers, including members of my own family, race natural all year!!!

 

Hoddom Dynamo won the nat when way into the moult(maybe just exceptional) but the moult is deffo easier controlled without the nest!!!

 

We do use Hemp alot when nearer the time!!

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

The prob for complete natural flying when looking for the water races is the wing moult for me. This is just my opinion cos loads of fanciers, including members of my own family, race natural all year!!!

 

Hoddom Dynamo won the nat when way into the moult(maybe just exceptional) but the moult is deffo easier controlled without the nest!!!

 

We do use Hemp alot when nearer the time!!

 

Cheers to yourself and Mike for the replies.

 

Interesting to hear about Dynamo and no doubt she is exceptional

[andy Burgess]

in the short time ive kept them , and from experience , ive found the only difference feeding the seed of any brand or type is the silky-ness of the feathering .at first no seed was given , and they moulted well , when instructed to give seed ,they still moulted well , but looked better ,thats for sure ,jmho.

[dal2]

in the short time ive kept them , and from experience , ive found the only difference feeding the seed of any brand or type is the silky-ness of the feathering .at first no seed was given , and they moulted well , when instructed to give seed ,they still moulted well , but looked better ,thats for sure ,jmho.

Maybe timig Andy? Coditioning seeds in summer will have a diffo effect when fed in sept/oct? Darkness?

[andy Burgess]

Maybe timig Andy? Coditioning seeds in summer will have a diffo effect when fed in sept/oct? Darkness?

i do , in all honesty use seed all year round now , yet different ones at different times obvously . still have some lessons to learn , but happy with its outcome ,,,,,, so far

[dal2]

i do , in all honesty use seed all year round now , yet different ones at different times obvously . still have some lessons to learn , but happy with its outcome ,,,,,, so far

Ye yer results are good, change nowt if it works for you, many roads and all that P*** LOL

[andy Burgess]

Ye yer results are good, change nowt if it works for you, many roads and all that P*** LOL

i spoke to a former fancier today ,who was "gob-smacked" to hear ,most the time mine are fed on "chicken feed" ,to keep the cost down , ,,,,,,,,,,, many roads and all that

[Guest stb-]

A DONT GIVE ANY SEED AS IT MAKES MINE MOULT TO FAST , MINES HUV MINCE AND TATTIES AND NO FANCY GEAR :emoticon-0140-rofl:MIND YOU A WIDDNY NO MUCH ABOOT FEEDING

Edited May 17, 2013 by stb-

[andy Burgess]

A DONT GIVE ANY SEED AS IT MAKES MINE MOULT TO FAST , MINES HUV MINCE AND TATTIES AND NO FANCY GEAR :emoticon-0140-rofl:MIND YOU A WIDDNY NO MUCH ABOOT FEEDING

[JohnQuinn]

IMO Lewis, the only determining factor in the moult is the nest cycle, i feed LOTS of small seed mixtures to mine and as yet they haven't thrown a flight this year because i split them after 1 round of Yb's. If i had let the sit 7 or more days on a second nest the moult would have kicked in.

[dal2]

A DONT GIVE ANY SEED AS IT MAKES MINE MOULT TO FAST , MINES HUV MINCE AND TATTIES AND NO FANCY GEAR :emoticon-0140-rofl:MIND YOU A WIDDNY NO MUCH ABOOT FEEDING

Do you use salt and pepper on yer tats and mince?

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Thank you all who have replied. Interesting posts

[peter pandy]

They dont call rape rape without good reason !!!!.

[Guest stb-]

Do you use salt and pepper on yer tats and mince?

no just carrot juice , mince and tatties are beans and barley :emoticon-0167-beer:

[dal2]

no just carrot juice , mince and tatties are beans and barley :emoticon-0167-beer:

Ah dinnae like mince and tatties