small lofts

[lordcornwallis]

what would you guys define as a small loft set up ie 12x6 two sections and does any one still race to small lofts with small teams i myself have a 16x8 loft with 2 sections lc

[Guest]

http://www.redroselofts.com/starter_loft.htm

[THE FIFER]

I HAVE A 15X6 JUST NOW AND AT PRESENT RACING 10 OLD BIRDS.

[peter edwards]

hi all i have a 10x5 blake loft, only keep 12 old birds at persent got 23 ybs, trying to build longer distance team (bicc minded)  

[Diamond dave]

Lordy Lordy, Welcome aboard mate -Quality over quantity every time.

[Guest]

I have a 12'x6' (+ aviary) widow loft that holds a max of 16 birds in, but down to 12 at the moment and a 12'x6' yb loft that has 20 Ybs in + 5'x4' shed that houses my widowhood hens. I would class this as a small set-up.

[westy]

i have a 10x6 loft with 23 ybs and 10 stock birds as i not long started up but will be getting a stock loft soon

[rockinrick]

i have five lofts 22x8 3 section  / 10x 8 yb 2 section  / 8x6 stock hen / 10x6 stock cocks / 16x8 old bird , and i have 30 birds between all of them lol

[BIGK]

cracking little lofts those redrose ones, it all comes down to space availablity, a pal of mine had a little loft in his back yard it was 3 ft wide by 8 foot long and the trap was unbelieveable but the birds loved it and so did he. What ever you fly to aslong as the birds are happy it can be an orange box. Cheers

[jimmy white]

raced 9 cocks to an 8 by 6 loft won 8 out of ten races 5to 600 birds in club and won fed tropies runner up to gold cup in fed approx 3 to 4ooo birds ,many years ago now,

was impressed with alan darraghs set up[n. ireland] many small lofts, all for differant races,and systems,, and one big loft, exeptional fancier

[schouwman71]

18x6 foot 4 sections 4 and half foot each section and thats for everythink stock young and flying out old birds.

[antwerptom03]

We have two 8x10's.. one for OB's & one for YB's. This year will be our third year racing

[lordcornwallis]

how many do you keep in each loft antwerrptom ?

[antwerptom03]

cornwallis,

I have 26 YB's in one and 6 pairs of OB's in the other. Thats more than i'd like!!

Tom

[antwerptom03]

I'm seriously thinking about putting a partition down the center of both lofts. I would eventually like to fly a half dozen widowhood cocks and hens but i think i should fly natural OB's for a few seasons to get the experience handling a team of natural birds before i venture into widowhood. In YB's i'd like to keep the sexes seperated

Tom

[Pompey Mick]

In 1986 I temporarily used part of a garden shed for my YB team of 24 birds, it was 4' x 4' with a small trap on the side. They flew out of their skins, winning 7 out of 8 yb races and excercising like mad. Then, like a fool, I demolished it and moved the birds to a purpose built loft the next season.

[Mike Lycett]

Our average entry per race this season so far is 7.

[swilcox]

Im Hoping to build a 27 x 7 widowhood loft for 36 cocks (12 are yearlings) 18 x 7 loft for young (70yb) and them an avairy loft 24 x 6 for Hens and stock, i may also nock up a little 5ft x 6ft Avairy between the yb loft and old bird loft for 20 late ones!!!

 

A guess this would be classed as big?

 

Stuart

[pigeonland]

small loft as in the size of the loft? or as in the ammount of pigeons housed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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