Ventilation

[Roland]

Could well be a pointer of fact to take note of the 'System' one adopts!

Natural will need  diferent from W/ H!

[Guest]

 

Aye just mind our selves they are decendants of rock doves, here is some from Dunotter castle, Stonehaven a wild a remote corner of Scotland ;D ;D ;D

 

Frank Harper's video also featured the 'big house' dovecote, and the different designs. He noted all the 'holes in the walls' were high up, and the nests were arranged around a central shaft, which acted like a chimney, sucking all the stale stuff up the centre of the building and out thro a big hole in the roof.

[Guest slugmonkey]

Here is a loft I built as you can see its WELL ventilated

Never mind the fat guy, snake or dog I use burlap bags as curtains to block wind and rain as needed

Yes the snake was killed in loft !!!

[me]

Bruno, if you go to any local garden centre, you can buy a humidity guage for a few quid and the best level is around about 65% humidity. Its very hard to get a constant 65% level though without some form of artificial control, such as heating and fans etc. But a loft with no low ventilation does work better as no cold damp air is coming in etc. My loft has two low vents that can be closed off if its really damp, but also has low level heating close to the vents. Thats in my OB loft, in the YB loft its totally different as this faces east, but at the start of this year i added more windows to catch more early sunshine and more vents so the loft was open most of the day etc, and my YBs have been in excellent condition all year round. Ive packed in and only got a few pair left, but the birds i gave away got some very pleasing comments.

 

 

Davie Angus never felt the need to buy a humidity gauge from a garden centre or anywhere else believe "me".

 

[DOVEScot]

Here is a loft I built as you can see its WELL ventilated

Never mind the fat guy, snake or dog I use burlap bags as curtains to block wind and rain as needed

Yes the snake was killed in loft !!!

 

Hey Tammy thought you had an alsatian ;D ;D ;D

[Guest slugmonkey]

WTF is an alsatain ????

[DOVEScot]

WTF is an alsatain ????

 

A German Shephard

[jimmy white]

 

 

Davie Angus never felt the need to buy a humidity gauge from a garden centre or anywhere else believe "me".

 

no his hunidity gauge was his galley pot of black minerals

[weecunny]

light a fag and watch where the smoke goes

[Guest]

For a long time thought my minerals were getting damp due to 'damp air' in the loft? Turned out dampness was caused by bird's saliva, they were drooling over it so much that when they flicked their head to one side, they spattered some of the minerals on the wall 'pot was attached to, and they stuck to it.