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well if was me i'd build two sets of boxes either 4 or 5 high at the back and then add your partion and corridor ( i would make the partion in such a way that it could be easily moved at a later date if you decide to increase the stock side / add another set of boxes ) i would also recommend an internal door of mesch so can leave the loft open in good weather also keeps rodents and small birds out , i look forward to your photos

during breeding i give live natural yoghurt via the water plenty of grit and pickstones and vitamins , if race birds better to feed a good high protein mixture , some lofts feed tic beans and nothing else , but i believe this is more detrimental to the old birds feeding , i feel a good mix with a bit of added linseed and if wish to add more protein, then add protein pellets as long as have no antibiotics will breed healthy robust ybs

vents in front at ground level and at back in top of roof you dont want air at roof level in front or you will create a draught rather than ventilation , to enable your planning of this loft perhaps a picture would help is the 12 ft rear or sides ????

Happy Birthday half a century old , now in tree terms your just a sappling , have a great day all the best Mark

Had a drop of snow this morning not much , but the suns out now , but plenty of grey cloud cover

normaly snoring is caused by something vibrating in the mouth , i suppose the first step is to find the cause , at this time of year the moult in the most important factor , it's important that the bird is fed properly with plenty of grit and minerals ( pickstones ) and a good protein feed with added linseed and some vitamins . During the moult which is a stressful time for the birds , birds can get a touch of canker , so first step would be to open the birds beak and look inside one look for any cheesy growth or candida white growth if neither is present look for anything which may be causing an obstruction it may of eaten something it shouldnt of done . The last factor will be is the loft ventilated enough if not then respirity could be a problem , this could be caused by you covering up at night , these are the factors i can get from what you've said , trying putting a bath in for your bird with warm water and a few drops of olbas oil and a bit of crushed garlic . It also could be down to the age of the bird , all the best Mark

Quite agree to the comments above it's good for novices and old hands alike to have access to a good vet especialy those that don't have one in there area , David is truely an asset to the site

welcome back global girl it sounds as if you have respirity problems , as you expected but you only have the one bird in loft , when you say covering him up what do you mean ???

might help if you take some photos and put them up , but sound like very good hens

don't say hes been at it with fergie as well what will Colleen do next !!!!!

sorry to hear your sad news , best bet is to box the survivers up dont disturb anything else as the fox will be back , you need to sort the fox problem out , also how did it get in , take some photos of the carnage it made to show the site members im sure most be willing to help out with a few ybs

they need rodney to send and recieve satalite on his shrek ears :lol:

ill get it capped , will get me brother to cap it fer free lol thats retro paper cost enough lol :lol:

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yes shes seen the hole costing me a roll of wall paper told her no-one can see it behind the mirror lmao :lol: was thinking of calling her Chillian Rose after the miner disaster

well if was a starling i'd of been spitting feathers just kind of knew it was her back there she seemed to scrat everytime i stopped talking lol , biggest supprise was her jumping around loft when put her back in , thought first thing would of been food , but no was jumping from box to trap trying to get close to me , pigeons never stop amazing me on how robust they are

she weren't too impressed lol but she still cleaned the mess up , im abit useless at using them new hoovers and dusters lol :lol: :lol:

Good thinking Mark,very handy if it happens again. am going to fill a bit in with plaster and leave the hole and put a bit of ply over so can access it easier , will after get that chimley capped off , will get me brother to do it when he pops up

cheers Pete was only one that way bred that i kept could say my favorate hen this year well one of them , just glad got her out , shes a bit light and blinky eyed but a bit of food and water im sure she'll bounce back , she was jumping about loft when put her back in , guess she was pleased to be out , at leasts shes eaten a bit and had a drink think i'd of gone straight fer food rather than jump about :lol: :lol: i've put mirror back over lol :lol: :lol:

had kirky over today for a cuppa , and heard scratching from the chimley , so after he left i removed the mirror drilled a few holes and managed to grab her feet and then grab her and put her in a more managable hold to get her through the hole i made heres picture of hole and pigeon after i just got her out after been there for 8 days , i was well chuffed i got her out

U.P.V.C comes in alot of other colours other than white so the colour is down to choice

looking good will save you money long term no need to paint and will protect the wood long term

wet , wet , wet bring back the summer , cant seem to rember having one :angry: