Lofts

[Guest]

it will be interesting to see your post's.

 

 

[carl]

Its not what i like because i would love to have a loft in the back garden,but flying from the allotments is the only way i can fly as my garden is next door to a church and wouldnt get a very good drop..I do plan on flying the channel (long distance) from my garden in the future.

[Guest]

I've always had my loft in my Garden or yard as they call it in the States, I would really have liked to fly from an allotment on Race days, much more fun watching the birds coming home and cussing the winner <VBG>

[Guest]

Linda. You would like to fly in the Allotments but what about Lights that pigeons need longer for feathers, ? or they don't need any light at all?

[Guest]

I've experienced both, and I don't think you can beat having your loft in the house garden.  

 

 

[Guest speckled]

cant bet a back garden loft,Speckled.

[Guest]

Tell me why don'y you like Allotments? I thought it would be good idea to keep you out of house every day. but i prefer lofts in the back house gardens

[jimmy white]

experienced both, but would prefer, back garden, mind you allways had good company and laughs where i had them, in the "yard," but travelling back and forth in winter was no fun

[Guest]

One person voted Alloment Garden Lofts, can you explain me why Alloment Garden Lofts better than House back in the Garden Lofts? Please

[Guest]

I think the back garden loft wins on convenience and safety. Convenience also includes home social life as you are still 'about the house and garden' even when attending the birds.

 

Like Speckled, once lived in a house where I wasn't 'allowed' to keep pigeons. Put out feelers and neighbours just about went ballistic. So set up a self-built loft in a compound around 2 miles from home - no water, electricity etc facilities, fetch & carry everything, away from the family, etc.

 

Also problems with security, human and animal wild life attacks...  

[Guest]

Speckled, wondered why you can't have a back garden loft?

[Guest]

I think you get a better race atmosphere down on the allotments, but you cannot beat sitting in your garden on a summers day waiting for the birds to come home, doing a bit of gardening etc. It can sometimes be a little more lonely on your own, but if you have a good women to keep you company, it is definately better. And at this time of year I can get up on a morning, stick the lights on and and clean and feed the birds without any trouble. No more walking down the allotments in the winter months, saying to myself, how can this be a sport.

[westburylofts]

 

We race from a back garden and i think this is better as you can spend more time at the lofts,

 

But i must also say that in this area there are very few allotments.

 

the other thing i like about back garden lofts is that if you are lucky to live in a place like us we do not oftern see other members bird drop, so as far as we know we have the winner in our clock  until they are opened at the club.  but if you are on the allotments you know you have been beatern sooner and i like the feeling of waiting for the clocks to be opened at the club,

 

P.S.  I also hate it when other members of the club phone to ask what time are you in, or tell you what time they are in.

 

RAY

[Guest speckled]

Dont no what to make of that Bruno, i have a back gerden loft , always have since i have been racing pigeons, Never lived in a house where i was never without the birds. So please could ya explain your post. Speckled

[Guest]

Speckled, misread what you put up. Thought you had answered Speight's query about the one person who had said they were on an allotment by saying that you couldn't get a back garden loft. Scrolling down without glasses, I mistook the bet for get and wondered if the problem was planning permission, as there has been a person  putting articles in the BHW on how to go about getting that planning permission etc.  

[Guest speckled]

Thats ok Bruno, prphaps "speck" saves could help.  ;D  Thank but have,  had me lofts up now for 6 yrs, & have probs with the neighbours,thay always ask how the birds are doing..So i think i will stick to a back garden loft, if ya dont mind,   cheers anyway.  Speckled

[Guest]

Thanks, Speckled, famous for this down at the club on marking nights. Same reply to them as you about Specsavers - but I DID go there !!!!!!!!    ;D   ;D  

 

So not much hope for me and beginning to think I'll be next for the bin... that's if Jimmy has left enough room !!!!    ;D    ;D

[Guest]

A big problem down on the allotments was, if I wanted my birds out and back in I had to be down at 6am to try and beat the non workers. Normally when I wanted my birds in, someone would let theres owt and mine would go around and around with theres. This used to stress me out something rotten, then to add further stress the lad in the garden next to mine started putting a 20ft flag up, on asking him to take it down as it was scaring mine, he just plainly said NO. This went on for a few weeks until he got sick of me putting a higher flag up and leaving it up all day so mine got used to it. In other words having too many people close together sometimes can be a bad thing. Its a shame we couldnt have come to a more sensible agreement, but I suppose that is life. You cant beat letting the birds out and getting the birds in and sorted so they can rest all day.

[carl]

Well in my area i would say most fly from an allotment and the best flyers in our section (section 4 unc) fly from allotments.i would say only 5% fly from there back gardens.I dont see the back yard flyer have a advantage over the allotment flyers at all.The only down side to flying from an allotment is getting the birds out on there own,its impossible on our site.

[cemetary]

My lofts are in my back garden and i think this seems to be better for me as we dont have any allotment around my area, you can go about and doo what you want in the huts, let your birds out when you wish, dont have to travel far to feed the birds in the dredful wether we are getting just now, imagine going 2-3 miles to have too feed the birds in the the rain or snow, and most impotantley having the lofts in the garden is getting the missus involved with the sport we all love, you cant beat looking out the window at the huts, and the birds pecking around them.

[alan_smith]

 

100% BACK GARDEN

 

Alan

[carl]

cant believe theres only 3 people from 34 votes flys from an allotment.

I must save my pennys and buy a massive house with a massive garden.

 

maybe someday eh

[Guest]

cant believe theres only 3 people from 34 votes flys from an allotment.

I must save my pennys and buy a massive house with a massive garden.

 

maybe someday eh

 

Carl, how long have u been flying in the Allotments and do you like it or not ?

[crabappleloft]

Hello Folks,

 

   crabappleloft here from the USA. Can someone please explain to me what an "allotment" loft is?  Never heard of this before.

 

Please visit my site    www.crabappleloft.com  

 

Thanks alot

[carl]

 

Carl, how long have u been flying in the Allotments and do you like it or not ?

 

Hi speight

I have been flying from an allotment for 2 seasons now,next season will be my 3rd season at my lofts.Yes i like it as there always someone around for a bit of a chat or a cuppa.There is the downsides having to trail along there everyday in all kinds of weather,but so does all the other members.The biggest problem is getting birds in the sky alone,that doesnt happen often as theres 45 members in my club 26 flying lofts for 2006 season.Sometimes there will be anything upto 1000 birds going round the lofts in the youngbird season.Our allotments are (about) quarter mile square if that.

In our club alone there could be 1000 birds being sent,our federation sometimes 5000 plus birds.The sunderland premier federation im told has the highest federation birdage in all sections of the up north combine.