The dates for the NCBS Show have been confirmed December 3, 4 & 5. Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles Illinois.
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Hi Linda,
Speaking of Rollers ...my male
birds' behinds are
really fat and round like the large-end of an egg. The color is yellow
and the Cloaca is negligible. What can be done to remedy the
situation?. Your help with problem will be greatly appreciated!!
Thankyou...wishing you and your family all the best in 2015!
Big Bird says,
Fat males are a common cause of infertility. First is get him slimmed down pronto. Feed him low calorie. I have successfully trimmed the fat off by feeding just petamine and water and in other cases I have feed water and untreated grass seed (Connie Gahman, Wings & Things).
Also feed him greens and make him fly as much as possible. One perch up one down, no more than two perches per cage and food or water up the other down.
In extreme cases, I have put food on the top of one flight and water on another and covered windows with black satin sheets and let him fly.
Now is the time, take action!!
When pairing trim the hen and cock well but do a little extra trimming on the sides of the hen and cock and trim the lower abdomen of hen too.
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Woohoo! I'll see you there with my first German roller team.
Hi Linda,
Speaking of Rollers ...my male
birds' behinds are really fat and round like the large-end of an egg. The color is yellow and the Cloaca is negligible. What can be done to remedy the situation?. Your help with problem will be greatly appreciated!!
Thankyou...wishing you and your family all the best in 2015!
Should I trim around the cloaca of my rollers prior to pairing? I thought this practice was mostly for the more rotund or longer feathered birds.
I trim all of my breeding pairs regardless of the variety.
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