exrollsive
27 posts
Sep 01, 2008
8:28 PM
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kongo: why do you stop breeding when seasons are over, what are the seasons anyway, why can't u just keep on breeding throughout all seasons.
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Santandercol
2969 posts
Sep 02, 2008
7:11 AM
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When they start moulting shouldn't keep pushing them to breed.They will not always recover from the moult as well if they are feeding young.Usually by moulting time they have produced enough young to fill my kitboxes once again.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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Shaun
735 posts
Sep 02, 2008
9:19 AM
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Last winter, I didn't split up the cocks and hens as I usually do. I wanted to keep them all in the same loft for ease of maintenance. All I did was shut the nest boxes. Over the whole winter, there was only the occasional egg laid. The birds just weren't bothered about breeding - probably saving their energy keeping warm.
Shaun
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Ballrollers
1453 posts
Sep 02, 2008
10:04 AM
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exroll,
Whether you breed year-round depends most on your temperatures and on your BOP problem. I am blessed with moderate winters; only a few weeks that are even below freezing, and a minimal BOP problem so I breed and train all year, though much less intensive with only a few key pairs during the fall. Some pairs lay right through the molt...and some quit laying. I figure let mother nature take its course. If they stop...it's for a reason. What you don't want to do is breed up a bunch of young birds that you cannot fly out (BOP or weather)and have to hold them over for months; never giving them the chance to learn to roll properly.
Cliff
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