black boxes

[Guest MBpigeonguy]

hi,

as a few of you know iv been busy building a big loft,

well i know this guy he gave me about 30 big 1 by 1 foot plastic boxes. they are about half a foot deep, they are not smooth, i put all 30 of them,in my loft as perches,  are they safe? :-/

[Guest]

dont c y nut lad plenty of room in them ;D ;D ;D

[Guest]

Similar post on a good while back, member used stacked square plastic buckets on their side for nest boxes. Birds seemed to like them OK  

[Guest MBpigeonguy]

i was scared they whould slip and fall in them,

[Wiley]

Alf Backer a london great i was lead to believe had his boxes cresoted, so when the entered the loft, and went in the boxes, the birds could hardly see, so were easier for him to handle!

[jimmy white]

i think plastic nest boxes would tend to "sweat"

[Guest]

i think plastic nest boxes would tend to "sweat"

 

not really jimmy all he needs to do is put in some plastic grills and drill one or two holes along the top of each box  ;D

[Guest MBpigeonguy]

why do i need to drill holes?

[little sam]

probably to have air circulation as wood can breath  (not literally) so air can pass  

[little sam]

AS I AM NEW STARTER AT 14 I GOT A BOOK FROM LIBRARY AND SAYS A GUY FLEW HIS BIRDS 3 PAIRS TO SUGAR BOXES AGES AGO AND WON A LOT OF PRIZES  SO I WOULD SAY THATS FINE   ;) ;D BUT U COULD PUT SOMETHING ON INSIDE LIKE SAMMY SAID   ;)

[Guest MBpigeonguy]

                        

 

 

 

                      thanks, il try i will let you know if something happens, what can i do at my loft to get rid of hawks  and other predator  birds, i know some of you used cds but how do i place the cds, and is it a bad thing if there is a lot of long grass around my loft, it reaches over my knees

[doos r us]

used to use old crisp boxes the ones you could punch a hole in they were the bizz disposable to just made racks from tile baton to sit them in then v perches rest of the time

[me]

Alf Backer a london great i was lead to believe had his boxes cresoted, so when the entered the loft, and went in the boxes, the birds could hardly see, so were easier for him to handle!

 

Sincerely hope if you are talking about the Wood Green maestro that was a spelling mistake I know he would have been disappointed that a fellow London flyer got his name wrong.

 

Rest in peace Alf Baker lad you were one of the true greats and alwas quick to help a new start with advice or a bird or two!!

 

 

[me]

Oh if it was a spelling mistake the other reason Alf creosoted his boxes was to eradicate Red Mite!

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

cut out owl shapes in some ply wood or mdf and pin them all around the loft area should keep the hawks away for a while

[Guest]

remember we used fish boxes for perches many years ago were a good size and you just nailed them to the wall in fact most peo9ple round here that kept doos thats what they used for perches  ;D ;D

[jimmy white]

used to use old crisp boxes the ones you could punch a hole in they were the bizz disposable to just made racks from tile baton to sit them in then v perches rest of the time

 

thats excactly what my father done  :)after they were used , they were burnt , and a new lot put in  

[David Home]

As perches they will be just fine. Would be no good as nest boxes however as I could see the cocks having some trouble when they are treading the hens. As SAMMY said you could put grilles in them to solve this problem.