Mother lode lofts
131 posts
Aug 27, 2004
3:37 PM
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Well after pulling the 8th 9th 10th flights on my number one team and locking them down for six weeks and feeding with heavy mix it is time to put them out in the morning. I've never done it this way before nor have the birds in my A team ever been so fat and happy LOL they are basicly 6 years old on down to maybe 5 that are 1 year old. I think that I've seen maybe one egg in my kitbox 2-3 years ago and that is until this little adventure. like I said never have I let my A team sit with full grub like this before as I don't lock down in the Winter time and have no idea how long it will take these litle bugers back on form. It will be just another learning experiance.
Scott Campbell
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highroller
21 posts
Aug 27, 2004
4:24 PM
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Scott,
What was your purpose for this? To make them all moult out at the same time? You got me wondering, man.
Dan
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Mother lode lofts
132 posts
Aug 27, 2004
4:34 PM
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Dan the NBRC nationals are flown in the Fall and the biggest obsticle is the moult. exspecially once they it the 9th and 10 th flights. It is like running a race with a sore foot. Most the time the birds stiffen up. While others may bump. And many times it will throw the qaulity off due to it just hurts to roll, basicly by doing this they moult up to the 8th and quit. Another thing that some guys will do is retard the moult until late Fall or early Winter.
Scott
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highroller
22 posts
Aug 27, 2004
4:43 PM
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OK thanks, I wish you well in the flys!
Dan
Last Edited by highroller on Aug 27, 2004 4:43 PM
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
194 posts
Aug 27, 2004
7:53 PM
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Well now don't go blaming me if they are not the same..lol. I was surprised you even considered it..lol. It has been my experience when doing this that you should be pleasantly surprised after a day or two back on the wing. The first day I toss them one by one, cuz you know someone is going to bump if you don't after being locked up. Mine usually go right to kitting and rolling all over the place, really unorganized and the fatter ones seem to come down early. As every day progresses they get better and better. Probably like if you were a runner and didn't run for a few months, then tried to start running again, it would take some time to get your wind back. I have found that by the 7th to 10 straight day of flying they are truly back in shape, this is when you have to cut back and put them back on their routine that you had them on before. Of course, this is only speaking from what I have experienced with my birds, I suspect you will experience something similar. Just remember dude, one at a time tomorrow morning..lol.
Brian.
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Mother lode lofts
135 posts
Aug 27, 2004
8:19 PM
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Yea Brian new one on me doing this,So don't just blow em out of the box uhh LOL LOL ,It will be good to get a real team of birds back in the air here as the Y/B teams just don't cut it.
Scott
P.S. these suckers better not go into a second moult in the primarys you turkey LOL
Last Edited by Mother lode lofts on Aug 27, 2004 8:22 PM
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
196 posts
Aug 27, 2004
8:42 PM
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My A-team is pretty much done on the flights I plucked, in fact done on the flights altogether, but man they started dumping body and head feathers like someone cut open a pillow. I'm going to wait another few weeks before putting them out, too many damn young bird kits to fly now anyways..lol. About that second flight molt, I forgot to mention that they.....ah forget it. Just fly um dude..lol.
Brian.
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Mother lode lofts
137 posts
Aug 28, 2004
8:48 AM
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Actually Brian there were a couple of things that made me consider doing what I did. One was with the heat and getting the fly time on this years youngsters and the other is that there are a few birds that really need to be put in stock but I want to do it after the Fall fly. Locking them down for that time just lessen the chance of loosing something that I did not want to loose.
I got em out at 8 am . I didn't hand toss nor do I ever hand toss a bird. But nor do I ever just blow the A-team out the door. they are let out in 3-5 s , there were no problems. They kitted well and had a few Ind. rolls and one decent break. the qaulity was surprising but had a hint of raggeness which you'd expect. They flew for about 20 min. and my next concern was them coming down onto the loft everyone of them ended up landing on thier feet except for one. Of course she was one of the three that I wanted to put into stock and was a real asset to the team. Yep broken wing and her flying days are over. But she can't be faulted for it and she had allready earned a spot in the stock loft. You might remember her on your visit up here,it was that Dark Check with the white under the tail and she is about 18 mo. old . Now she will have another test and that is to proove herself in the stockloft.
Scott
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
198 posts
Aug 28, 2004
11:24 AM
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See, told ya it'd be alright, well except for that hen, which if I remember correctly, is a little on the hot side, which is good for the breeding loft. Often we forget that they are smart than we think, and like their routines. Glad to hear they didn't dissapoint you.
Brian.
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Mother lode lofts
142 posts
Aug 28, 2004
3:54 PM
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She was a solid bird Brian, that isnt to say that she wasn't capable of calling a bad shot here and there but it was fairly rare. There wasn't ever a day that she wasn't in the team since she was put in and she didn't make 18 mo. by being a dummy. I have a replacement for her in the team so that is a good thing.
Scott
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
202 posts
Aug 28, 2004
8:20 PM
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If you don't mind sending her my way, I have a suitable recovery program I could put her on to mend her wing. She'd have to lay eggs during the treatment..lol.
Brian.
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