Ali
1 post
Jul 18, 2009
10:14 AM
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hello everyone.not new but first post.from uk.london
how long do these rollers malt,2 months to finish ?do they still fly?mine seems too lasy to fly.they are still young 2 months old,just started this year.had so many eggs eaten by rats but managed to raise 10 birds.the birds are all mason.
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JDA
GOLD MEMBER
351 posts
Jul 18, 2009
11:33 AM
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Rats, Why?? you can,t get any of the rat poison in bar form to throw under things out of way of other livestock?You need to get rid of the rats, they will take your breeders right off the nest. JDA
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Ali
5 posts
Jul 18, 2009
12:49 PM
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i think they are mice.i have meshed the loaft with 1/2*1/2 mesh so no rats but i always loose 1 egg.
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Oldfart
GOLD MEMBER
1224 posts
Jul 18, 2009
1:54 PM
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Hey Ali, I will say welcome anyway. It hurts to fly when your young birds are heavy in the moult. Their flight feathers are gorged with blood and cause them pain. They can still fly but I do not push mine very hard in this time period. How long will very. I don't know if there is a set time period. If you do have mice you need to rid yourself of them. Their droppings can make your birds sick and even kill them. Is it possible there could be a snake in your loft stealing eggs?
Thom
Last Edited by on Jul 18, 2009 1:55 PM
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forest68
19 posts
Jul 18, 2009
6:39 PM
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On the question of molting period. Do Pigeons molt the same time all over the US? I live in the Midwest. Would a Pigeon in CA molt the same time as Pigeons in IN ?
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Ali
6 posts
Jul 19, 2009
11:37 AM
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thanks guys.dont know but guys in uk telling me they have started malting.i see some feathers in my loaft.and no snake in london.definatly mice.just can get rid of themwire mesh all aroung concrete floor.i think i have to make mice proof nest boxes with 1/4*1/4 mesh and close them at night.they dont seem to harm the youngs.
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roller alley
150 posts
Jul 19, 2009
11:54 AM
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i believe molt has to do a lot with,environment,breed,climate,and a specialy how much stress the birds go's threw in a daily basis.as for how long the molt is , probably depends on how the health is at the time of molt,if the molt is a heavy molt it will pass sooner than a slow molt, since we all know the growth rate of feathers ,will change depending on these factors
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