Interior Loft Design

[westy]

Oh, and for catching the birds in big tall lofts  > as I have, and I'm only 5'5" too, I have a system that works for me.   I have a crate that just fits on the landing board in front of the flight pen with drop door open. I chase the birds into the flight pen and into the crate. In this way I catch 20 or so at a time  ;D, transfer them into the training crates and then do it again. Granted it does take patience  :-/ till you get them trained to do this, but then it is so easy and quick ;D and no ruffled feathers, mine or theirs. ;D

 

I will have to get my dad (snowy) one of them as he is only small ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[MsPigeon]

Very funny Westy, but I think a better idea is he can just have you catch them all Mr tall guy  ;D

[snowy]

:K) :K) :K)

thanks Mspigeon

even if he was seven feet tall he couldnt catch his penguin ;D ;D ;D

lol

[MsPigeon]

I have one of those type too Snowy, always the last to be caught. Coincidently it's what I call a seagal splash, similar to Westy's penguin.

[snowy]

should put some pictures on mspigeon,

like to see some

[MsPigeon]

I would like to Snowy and have tried but I have a dial up connection and uploading and downloading is very VERY slow. Sometimes it just times out and I have to start all over, I already waste enough of the day in front of the computer!!! And it's getting busy in the loft. I have 36 Yb's weaned and in the YB loft to work with, start training OB's and keeping all the lofts and breeding pens cleaned and babies in nest clean and banded and on and on... Bit I LOVE IT!

[rockinrick]

i know its bit late but this my yb perches with pullout draws at bottom

[rockinrick]

these are stock perches

[Chatrace]

Spend more time with the birds, handle them every day if you can, they will soon just sit there and let you pick them. I kinda like going out to basket just before dawn, like picking eggs out of a nest.

[tubbles]

I have box perches for the youngsters, they are made of chipboard with 3 holes drilled at the same positions 1.5" from the floor parts (easier than it sounds) then just run strimmer wire through the holes. For the standing part, all i did was made thin ply that fits in each perch and nailed a piece of 2*2 on the front edge. The birds don't go in the back until pairing up age and then i put a spare base piece upside down so they can make a nest in there. For the most part of the season they are clean footed  because they dont stand on the wire they just drop little presents in there and to clean they just slide out. easy peasy.

 

Of course we all know the perches don't make them race better they just cheer us up looking and talking about them.

[Peckedhen]

Sounds interesting Tubbles...any chance of a photo?

 

BTW guys, I still can't catch my birds but, have solved the problem by having a sheet of thin ply hinged above the window. I simply lower it and pick the birds from their perches in the darkened loft - much less stressful for both them and me!! ;D

[Guest]

;DCracking idea that peckedhen ! , may use same method myself with ybs next year ?                         THANKS         andy      ,.