Cold Weather

[westy]

thanks bruno

[jimmy white]

EVERY DAY I CHANGE THEIR WATER, I ALLWAYS PUT THE DRINKER IN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERANT PLACE, AS IT LETS THE FLOOR DRY  WHERE THE DRINKER HAS BEEN, IF ITS PUT IN THE SAME SPOT EVERY DAY , THE DAMP UNDER IT SPREADS A BIT

[Guest]

Westy, agree very much with your dad about how spic & span everything looks in your loft - looking at your pictures started wondering 'now WHERE does he keep the pigeons?!  ;D

 

Solved the dampness under the drinker problem which Jimmy highlighted by cutting a circular hole just a shade bigger than the size of the drinker bowl, in the drinker stand and fitting a grill on the underside of the stand. Still gives the birds a solid platform to stand on, but  as the bowl now sits on the grill, air movement keeps the underside dry.

 

PS.... the grill came out of our old fridge, another 'recycling' job.

[westy]

good idea bruno i got an old fridge in my garden i will take them out tomorrow and put them under the drinkers. thanks bruno and jimmy.

all the best

martin

[jimmy white]

whilst walking through the nearby country side a few week ago, in that icy spell,i went in to an old farm shed, for a nose around and a cuppa out my flask, this shed was open at both ends, with the freezing wind going right through, yet the pigeons on the rafters in the apex, were in the most perfect condition, which prooves they can stand any amount of cold,  in my opinion   the worst enemy to pigeons are damp stuffy conditions  .

[T_T]

I have a pitched roof on my loft to allow air flow.  The loft is never closed down.  more than enough ventilation.  A top Vet once told me, plenty of fresh air and clean water.  After all, ever seen a wood pigeon with scarf and gloves on.?

[Guest slugmonkey]

I been saying it all along the birds do better out in the open

[pigeonland]

my birds are out in all weather open hole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.pigeonland.co.uk

[Mike Lycett]

Voted for "other"

 

If its cold, damp, wet ours don't go out.     Form takes ages to acquire & a minute to lose

[Guest shadow]

Voted for "other"

 

If its cold, damp, wet ours don't go out.     Form takes ages to acquire & a minute to lose

 

fully agree with you on that mike.

 

 

[Beanz]

I change nothing, my roof is made from onduline sheets so the only air comes in through them, I have no other vents and the birds fly well and don't seem to come to any harm in winter so why change ?

[shaker143]

I close vents in the cold weather. My birds don't get out much in the winter month i put sand in the lofts so i  clean them out once a week, and put fresh sand in. if it is a nice day with sunshine i let them out and let them have a bath. I wonder what they think now they are no exercising, just sitting about.

[rockinrick]

only change i make to lofts is i put cover over traps at night as the dampness from the trees around my lofts gets in and when birds are jus roosting they breath it in , then in morn i open lofts right up to air them out .

[Guest]

hi i think if u make sure the air flow doe st go direct on to birds and the vents are staggered  u will be ok compo

[birdman55678]

I think here is the real question that should be answered.  "What is Cold weather?"..  When I lived in Nevada our cold weather was 30-40 below zero, here in washington our coldest weather has been 25 degrees in the two winters that I have lived here.  Now in Nevada I did close down the loft because when the weather get below zero and with a little wind you have trouble.  But here in washington state its another ballgame, only changes I make is in order to keep the rain from blowing in the loft..  Fire away guys and gals.  Ed

[Guest]

You're right there Ed, but one thing you have to remember in Washington State is the continual dampness, it's not the cold that harms the birds.

 

When we were up there we laid wood stove pellets to about 2 inches deep in each section and this kept the loft very dry throught the damp winter months

[birdman55678]

Linda I will try to take a pix of my loft floor tomorrow and send it to ya, since the rains have started my lofts also have the wood pellets on the floors.  I remembered your advice on that one, and looks like it was indeed good advice.   Ed