The Reproductive Female

02-22-2008, 03:06 PM

The Reproductive Female

Article written by Susan Horton, DVM

LINK: The Reproductive Female

02-22-2008, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by FeathersNFur8

The Reproductive Female

Article written by Susan Horton, DVM

LINK: The Reproductive Female

Thanks Karen! I just glanced over it for now, but I am going to bookmark it and read it more closely when I get a few minutes over the next couple of days.

02-22-2008, 07:49 PM

I had forgotten I had that article until I went through some files. It's been a while since I've read it, but it was a good refresher. There's a couple of points that piqued my interest when I first read it. Calcium being one and;

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Increasing day length influences the onset of reproductive behavior in temperate climate species. Photoperiod is less important in equatorial species where the day length is similar year round.

I have read a few articles about Macaws not being entirely influenced by Photoperiod. Their natural seasonal changes only vary the day length by about 30-45 minutes. I still follow sun-up/sun-down fairly close, but on the shortest winter days when it's dark by 5PM, we're always running a little late.

02-22-2008, 09:06 PM

Good information. Very good article for anyone with producing females or hen about to come into the age where this may be a problem.