Pouterman
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This years Moult
Has anyone else had a later than normal moult in their birds. Usually at this time of year my birds have finished and are ready for the show season. The only thing I can think of is the unusually hot summer. Any Ideas?
--- Joe Alarcon
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10/22/2010, 3:57 pm
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Re: This years Moult
Hi Joe,
It could be. Maybe it depends on the weather in your area. I'm not sure how that works.
Glad you are posting!
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10/22/2010, 4:20 pm
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Re: This years Moult
I've found the moult to be quite haphazard this year, and generally later. A couple of birds seemed to start, then stayed put for a while, then moved a little bit further on. I'm still looking at birds growing neck feathers.
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10/23/2010, 3:45 am
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Pouterman
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Re: This years Moult
The moult here in the South as I have talked to several of my friends has been much later and more severe than usual. I had a lot of birds looking like sticks with baloons attached to them. And with my luck my best birds are still a few weeks away from finishing and Louisville is a week from today. Better luck next year lol.
--- Joe Alarcon
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10/23/2010, 9:42 am
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Re: This years Moult
You won't have anything to bring?
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10/23/2010, 12:30 pm
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Re: This years Moult
Alan, I am still bringing a show team. I just think another week or so would finish out the birds. I will keep my fingers crossed.
--- Joe Alarcon
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10/23/2010, 12:38 pm
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Re: This years Moult
Good luck!
You bringing any of my birds? I am always curious to see how they do
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10/23/2010, 12:47 pm
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Re: This years Moult
Alan, I am showing 3 Gaditano's and 1 is yours. A White Qualmond out of Blanco and the Blue Bar Hen. He is a beast and looks to be ready for the show.
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10/23/2010, 2:00 pm
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Re: This years Moult
Blanco has been producing some awesome birds this year. I found out he is homozygous Qualmond Grizzle. I had been using him in my orange eyed white project but now I know he's a pure Qualomond it was all a waste of time because all he will produce are Qualmonds, and Qualmond Grizzles will never be pure white, Qualmond will always molt in a dark feather or two. So, I have switched my white project to recessive white. You never have to worry about colored feathers popping up with recessive white.
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10/23/2010, 2:50 pm
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