lordcornwallis Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 http://www.redroselofts.com/starter_loft.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIFER Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 I HAVE A 15X6 JUST NOW AND AT PRESENT RACING 10 OLD BIRDS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter edwards Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond dave Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Lordy Lordy, Welcome aboard mate -Quality over quantity every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockinrick Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGK Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schouwman71 Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 18x6 foot 4 sections 4 and half foot each section and thats for everythink stock young and flying out old birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwerptom03 Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 We have two 8x10's.. one for OB's & one for YB's. This year will be our third year racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordcornwallis Posted June 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 how many do you keep in each loft antwerrptom ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwerptom03 Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 cornwallis, I have 26 YB's in one and 6 pairs of OB's in the other. Thats more than i'd like!! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwerptom03 Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey Mick Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lycett Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Our average entry per race this season so far is 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swilcox Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonland Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 small loft as in the size of the loft? or as in the ammount of pigeons housed? http://www.pigeonland.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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