tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post8509539259933308883..comments2024-03-05T11:38:41.279-08:00Comments on Canary Tales: In My Aviary - Good Things Come To Those Who WaitLinda Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453591933437696987noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-53283673076827132982011-02-17T05:30:18.758-08:002011-02-17T05:30:18.758-08:00It is a common misconception that sudden lengtheni...It is a common misconception that sudden lengthening of day length will cause birds to molt. It is decreasing day length that precipitates a molt!<br /><br />When I am ready for my birds to molt, I turn off all artificial lighting and suddenly they go from the extended breeding 14.5 hours to natural day length which is much shorter and this starts the molt.<br /><br />Day lengthening at 15 minutes a week works fine, it is probably fairly close to what is happening naturally as the days lengthen this time of year.<br /><br />Sudden lengthening has an advantage of being very stimulating to the males and increasing their fertility. If I had the males in a separate area, I would turn the lights up suddenly when I start their conditioning.Linda Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453591933437696987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-11810705263172795012011-02-17T00:35:14.251-08:002011-02-17T00:35:14.251-08:00Hi,
I have been reading your blog and noticed else...Hi,<br />I have been reading your blog and noticed elsewhere mentioning that you suddenly turn up the lights from 12 hours to 14+ a day.<br />My question is won't this frive the birds into a soft moult?<br />I and most breeders I know add about 15 minutes a week to their birds to reach the desired daylengthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com