floor grills

[pigeon peter]

Hi folks and a happy new to you all !!! just thinking of putting floor grills in the young bird loft this year not sure of the best the plastic click ones or wood slats ?? could you help me out and were is the best pleace to get them from ??

[Guest gladdo]

well peter they have ups and downs mate ...i personally would like steal ones however not sure where they do them mate .... i have the wood ones and they have done great so far but i still clean floors every week .. its great the pigeon not walking in their own crap !!!! im new to game but thats what i have and their feet are immaculate mate ... everyone varies as you will see ....

[pigeon peter]

ok chap thanks for that just the time factor iam thinking of

[Guest gladdo]

time factor will be great ..... its just im starting up and they not sorted yet .. they not hired up yet mate ..ive still to finish the young birds off etc ... hope you get on ok not sure where you will get them ... you will get them handy enough ... are you in the uk did you say ????

[retired]

I have them fitted through my race loft and am fitting into my stock loft over the next week or so as i feel they are a must now both for the time saving element and the hygeine( birds not walking in own sh**)

 

I would not be without them i have them raised about 4 inches off the floor this gives  me a lot of time until i have to clean them

[pigeon peter]

Thanks for the reply witch ones have you got ? and were did you get them from chap

[darkknight]

where do you get them from as i cant find them lol

[gangster]

ALAN JONES RED STAR LOFTS DOES THEM AS DOES R V WOODCRAFT IN DOVER

[gangster]

IF ANYONES GOING OVER TO BELG OR HOLLAND MOST CORN PLACES SELL THEM AT A GOOD PRICE..

[pigeon peter]

thanks lads i will get on the case

[retired]

Mine came from haspalaar

 

I do know of some secondhand ones for sale as i am about three short for the stock loft and am fetching them on Friday

 

Pm me if your interested mate and see what we can do

[darkknight]

i was just looking at the ones on RED STAR LOFTS and you could build them your self there only simple wood construction

[Guest]

can recommend the wooden floor grills,loft fitted throughout with them,best thing i did,birds always immaculate,got them from r.v. woodcraft they do them 4ft x 3ft made from hardwood good quality to..........

[darkknight]

can recommend the wooden floor grills,loft fitted throughout with them,best thing i did,birds always immaculate,got them from r.v. woodcraft they do them 4ft x 3ft made from hardwood good quality to..........

 

how wide are the gaps between the slats

[Guest]

    

     1 1\2 " - 2" max............they are easy nuf to make tho,makes life much easier i've got newspaper under mine,just lift grill up,roll paper up ,fresh paper down & job done got the plastic one's raised in n/boxes to s----t alls onto tray ,same with y/b box perches ...........

[darkknight]

aint it hard for the birds to walk around ???

[Guest]

no they're fine on them ( ave'nt said owt anyway) ;D, the y/bs when weaned are fine on them also,mine are raised bout 4" off floor.........

[darkknight]

lol i would have thought there feet would slip between the slats

[Guest]

     no never had them do that,even the squeakers take to em quickly ,bit cautious at 1st,but after day so,they are fine,if you make the gap narrower the s--t does'nt fall thro ,which is what it's all about ease of management,brush twice day & thats it,only change the newspaper once week in all (when birds seperated),every other day when breeding ...........

plus they are unable to get to any spilt corn (therfore can't eat soiled food,eliminating infection)

[darkknight]

well if you have any pics of yours in use i would like to see them when you have time mate

 

thanks for the info

[Guest]

     you're welcome,will post some pics of loft/sections & birds ,soon as -

     good luck ...........

[pj1001]

We also use them and have found them very good. What you will need to do though is to build a feeding table or make a removable tray to place you feeder on otherwise you will find when you feed the birds with time a lot of the corn will fall through the slats and this can encourage vermins as well as being wastful of feed.

 

In our young bird loft we have a trapping and feeding area which we use Versa Lag floor granules on and this is used for feeding and playing around with the youngsters which we find is useful and make them tame when we feed them a few peanuts etc there.

 

Hope this is of help.

 

 

PJ

[oldguy]

    

     1 1\2 " - 2" max............they are easy nuf to make tho,makes life much easier i've got newspaper under mine,just lift grill up,roll paper up ,fresh paper down & job done got the plastic one's raised in n/boxes to s----t alls onto tray ,same with y/b box perches ...........

 

 

If the grills have a 2'' gap between each length of timber what is the width of the timber the birds and yourself  walk on.

 

kev

 

[Guest]

     just measured the grills,the gap is 1"between slats which are 1/2"wide x 1 1/2"deep,( so birds & me walk on 1\2 ") they are joined by 3\4" dowel which runs thro centre each slat -widthways ,grill comprises of 4 dowels placed at 6" & 12 " for

full length,hope that makes it a bit clear ....r.v. woodcraft & jones have a pic of them in thier ad in bhw ............

[Roland]

Had grills once, 1 inch tubing and about 2 inches apart. Loft was 2 foot of the ground and ventilated all around the top. Great, had  wooded ply shelfs on floor to drag out and clean. One big mistake I made was I didn't fence it in with say 1/2 inch mesh ... cat's used to sit under it... took a while to twig thick me. Worked a treat ... Now? ! I have a normal floor with Guinea pig on it. Kepts them up, and I'f habe dale half inch thick instead of V perches.

Drop down shelving to water and feed them on...