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Noticed a gradual increase in amount of feathers picking up when cleaning over last 3 weeks or so, have come to the conclusion that it is due to being prisoner and laying that is causing the early starts

Buster121 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 02, 2023 12:03 pm Noticed a gradual increase in amount of feathers picking up when cleaning over last 3 weeks or so, have come to the conclusion that it is due to being prisoner and laying that is causing the early starts

You might be right, Buster.

They usually start moulting when sitting their second round of eggs. My old birds have started dropping flight feathers and the youngsters are also starting to drop feathers.

I always have to do some arithmetic with this. It's the 3rd of June, so it's about three weeks from the shortest day.
That means it's about three weeks from the summer equinox up your end.

And yes, I agree that not flying out and being in good health is probably why they are starting to moult a bit early.

Murray wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:08 am I always have to do some arithmetic with this. It's the 3rd of June, so it's about three weeks from the shortest day.
That means it's about three weeks from the summer equinox up your end.

Yes you are right Muzza I can't quite believe we are nearly at our longest day already and half way through another year

Some of my old birds are on their 2nd/3rd flights while others that didn't rear any youngsters are only just dropping their first, I have a couple of late breds that have dropped their first 2 flights together. My early youngsters are also on their 3rd flights already !!