your birds moult

[Dave G]

well i was just wondering with all the bad weather and the temperature dropping has this slowed down your birds moult ???, what stages are your birds in the moult ?? dropping feathers like no tomorrow or slow and have any birds finished the moult cheers dave

[Hacker]

Some hardly started, others midway and others dropping like ******y!!!!

[Wightwings]

the male HH started very well but seems to have slowed to a stop...might have to slip him some honey.

[GoodFooter]

Very slow!!! despite high amount of rat & quail diet!!! Who said high protein diet speeds up moult ....... seems to be the weather!!!!!

[BrianM]

Very slow!!! despite high amount of rat & quail diet!!! Who said high protein diet speeds up moult ....... seems to be the weather!!!!!


yup me tooo . its not got up higher than 12f here

[GoodFooter]

yup me tooo . its not got up higher than 12f here
I'm glad it is not just me... was starting to worry..wonder if it is the temperature of lack of sunlight due to clouds???

[Nemesis]

HI star my fhh has changed nearly alll body feathers a mix off 18 secondry and primery feathers and 5 tail feathers to date though not lost for a few day,s now /dave

[Jazz1]

Hi
Sky F/H is well into Midway:) .
Storm M/H did seem to get of to a good start but he has slowed right down.
Thermo M/RT and Blue the male Ferruginous well they pair have only dropped a couple of tail feathers.
And all the birds get a diet of Quail,Venison,Rabbit and doc and vitamins on there food daily.
British weather:evil:

[GregMik]

Moved out of General Falconry Talk.......

[Adam Barrett]

Sky female HH has basically finnished, just a few more tail feathers to come down.

Tiercel gos has dropeed one secondary...:-(

Atb
Adam

[OutFlying]

Female gos - 2 decks, 2 secondaries.

[Adam Barrett]

When would you expect her to be ready jim?

[ColdZero]

tail seems to of nearly disappeared with just a few left to drop and 3 new ones about 3" now. Primaries don't seem to be doing much just dozens (it seems) of secondaries falling. Exciting to see the nice new red tail :supz:

[BlackHawke]

my old girl, 3 hardpenned tails, another 3 growing through nicely loads of down adorning the mesh of the aviary!!! 5 primarys a few secondaries loads of body feathers gone!(dunno wot their called!!) she looks a right state!! i can see both her ears for the first time, well the holes!!

[Osiris]

Terra-Dea ~ FHH :- few primaries, two decks, loads of contours.

Osiris ~ Lanneret :- one deck, loads of contours, couple primaries.

Boo ~ MEEO :- Contours...

Slow start to their first moult, which i expected really, but speeding up slightly now :roll:

[BlackHawke]

contours are they the body feathers???

[FlameHairedFalconer]

Just to defy convention (rather like his owner) the harris has dropped 4 secondaries, one deck feather and one outer tail feather.

The ferru has dropped a few, but has gone into feather eating overdrive this year, and I have yet to actually get any before she has chewed them to bits.

FHF

[Wightwings]

the wifes HH only three!! tail two primary and a whole pillow case full of small bady feathers...despite mice, quail , rabbit, docs ginuie pig etc etc gets better fed than me he does..:roll:

[FlameHairedFalconer]

the wifes HH only three!! tail two primary and a whole pillow case full of small bady feathers...despite mice, quail , rabbit, docs ginuie pig etc etc gets better fed than me he does..:roll:

RPMSL!!! I'm sure if you asked nicely and did the hoovering for a month you would get a nice fricasee of mice/rabbit/doc etc :lol: :lol:

FHF

[Osiris]

contours are they the body feathers???

hey mate and yes basically

this pic shows the contours...: (not pics of my birds contours...)

[Tim Laycock]

Dropped...
8 tailfeathers
12 wing coverts
All primaries and secondaries

Numerous feathers from her mail, panel, thighs and back also.

[Adam Barrett]

Looks like an early start to next season fo r you mate.

ATb
Adam

[Tim Laycock]

To be hoped so :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

[BlackHawke]

cheers osiris... you learn something new...

[BlackHawke]

Dropped...
8 tailfeathers
12 wing coverts
All primaries and secondaries

Numerous feathers from her mail, panel, thighs and back also.

christ roz bald?????lol

[Wightwings]

ye like his dad........pmsl.:lol:

[Adam Barrett]

Gos has just droped first set of primary feathers! Finally!:supz: :cool:

[DeathFromAbove]

FHH

5 tail (Including the decks)
2 primaries
4 secondaries
shed loads of coverts and contours

She's looking a right scruffy ****** :lol: she seems to have slowed down a little recently after a late start. I'm sure she'll catch up tho :-D

[Wilfred]

I do not count the feathers they drop. But one of the female spars and the female altai saker falcon are quite far now. The other spar takes some more time, but fortunately that is the one I will not hunt with at least not as much as with the other 2 BOP. I already chose the spar who is furthest with moult based on character and so, and luckely she is much further in moult. Better for each year.

[Sean]

rolf has only one immature tail feather left :D that should be dropping very soon and the other dropped yesterday. problem is some of my feathers were binned by mistake, so how do you guys know if a bird has completed its moult? i could see when the tails finnished but not the wings.
thanks
sean

[SSL]

so how do you guys know if a bird has completed its moult?

When my calendar recons its the 1st of September... :lol:

[Miguel]

Lanner's finished, I'm bringing her back to shape already. MHH it's going well, molting fast but the FHH it's taking a litlle bit longer...

[ColdZero]

anybody else hoping the moult is over by xmas :( still waiting for most primaries to drop...

[Argee]

anybody else hoping the moult is over by xmas :( still waiting for most primaries to drop...
Bud,
2 and a 1/2 year old M.H.H. just one tail feather to go !!!!
rufus not fully sorted !!
Started with a mismatch of plumage from a stunted moult last season :( ,
(*v*) ...

[Rabbit Man]

hi, my second year bird started droping feathers really well about 8 by july then went real slow only droped the last 2 feathers 3 weeks ago. pulled her out 2 weeks ago they have about 1 inch togo.

[Brit-Gos]

Femal Gos has 2 outer decks to drop and adjacent feathers half way down. don't think i will be flying till October.

[GoodFooter]

Still the slowest moult I've known.....Male hh has outside tail feathers coming down 2/3rds of way & one deck 1/3rd of way. First time Ive seen that order!!!! Female seems to be outer tails only 1/3rd of way down but tricky to see! I look at them every day hoping they'll finish aaaahhh!
I was hoping to have the male out by now! no chance.
Rob

[Midge]

I thought it was just me and mine ! Been put up to moult way back in february ..still has 4 pair of primaries to get .and two tail feathers still two other tail feathers about 2 3rds down ...........will he get them now ?

[Starsky]

Male HH is about 2/3 done but he was a late bird anyway, female HH is going well, only a few secondaries to grow down. Been flying her for a few weeks, had a kill with her today:supz:

[Dave G]

22/09/06 my male harris is just coming to the end of his moult got 2 tail feather to finish ? ,i would say about 2 inch s and they will be done im slowly dropping his weight but still not planning on bothering him just yet as when hes at close to weight he returns to the fist ,without any stress cheers dave