Cost of starting up again

[Mealy Cock]

I am taking early retirement in the next 3 years, I was pricing things up like loft, clock, equipment, purchasing y/b

As I don't have room for a stock loft, the total cost comes to around £3,000. How do young people afford to join the sport these days.

 

What I have also noticed that there is no control over prices, example, an ets clock I looked at over Christmas!

Come January up it went by £50.00 for no reason. What I have seen is a lot of places seem to charge what they

Like which I find is disappointing.

 

[Guest lenwadebob]

I am taking early retirement in the next 3 years, I was pricing things up like loft, clock, equipment, purchasing y/b

As I don't have room for a stock loft, the total cost comes to around £3,000. How do young people afford to join the sport these days.

 

What I have also noticed that there is no control over prices, example, an ets clock I looked at over Christmas!

Come January up it went by £50.00 for no reason. What I have seen is a lot of places seem to charge what they

Like which I find is disappointing.

 

I think the vast majority are feeling the pinch at the moment and sadly I can't see an end to it in this hobby. In a ideal world we would all like everything brand new and the latest of everything. I am sure if you made do with second hand things and replace with new as and when you can afford them it would be easier for your pocket. Also plenty of good fanciers on here who would be only to pleased to help you out with birds etc. Good luck and look forward to you getting back in the hobby.

[Guest cloudview]

maybe your setting your standards to high , a 1000 pound will get you started

loft or shed second hand   350 , t3  clock 100, crates around 25 each , plenty of good yb,s around at 20 a piece , two or three drinkers set you back about 40 quid .

  then build up from there  

[Guest grizzler]

it might help if put your location up, as members might know someone near you who are selling a loft,baskets etc.

[Guest Paulo]

I am taking early retirement in the next 3 years, I was pricing things up like loft, clock, equipment, purchasing y/b

As I don't have room for a stock loft, the total cost comes to around £3,000. How do young people afford to join the sport these days.

 

What I have also noticed that there is no control over prices, example, an ets clock I looked at over Christmas!

Come January up it went by £50.00 for no reason. What I have seen is a lot of places seem to charge what they

Like which I find is disappointing.

 

Whereabouts are you from?

 

[Guest mick bowler]

Youll best bet is have a budget and stick to it. I agree that £1000 should get you started quite easily, and possibly even less that that. No need for a new shed ETS top birds etc, and if you do want these then you will have to pay. My father in law was very "careful"  ;D  with his money, he converted garden sheds he had, bought an STB for £80 and six stock birds from Louella for £150, and then won his first ever race, the YB averages that season and on average 6 x 1sts per year (OB only) in a tough club. Is as much about what your willing to put compared to what your going to spend.

[pigeonpete]

Yes it can be expensive to start up, But yes you can get second had lofts, baskets, clock etc pretty cheap, And some of the best birds i have had have been given me or cheap! the birds i paid 100s for well!!!

 

As for being to expensive for kids to start up!! i disagree. Kids get xbox and ps3s bought for them, go and watch football every saturday, Get designer trainers/football boots bought for them. (my 11 year old just skinned me for £50 for new footie boots)

 

Kids these days just want everything done for them, and (guilty) get most things to easy.

 

so if 1 or 2 do mention getting pigeons to their parents, And realise what dedication and work would be involved. No thanks!!!

 

 

Sad but true, My son is keen as at the moment, but will it last, he goes high school september, He tells his mates he keeps pigeons, And they will say thats "gay" as they do! And because they all follow the crowd at that age (well most) then will he want to be  be waiting for pigeons on a saturday with his dad?? or be playing footie with his mates or sitting on his ass all day, playing on his xbox?? I know which 1 im hoping for, But can see the other option winning through   Just my thoughts :-)

 

But mealy will gladly help ypu out with some birds when u start up again mate :-)

[pjc]

Totaly agree with the way prices are going! Why don't the unions become the agents for electronic equiptment selling to it membership for near cost?

The manufacturers would be making there profit but members wouldn't be linning agents pockets?

[Guest bakes]

I am taking early retirement in the next 3 years, I was pricing things up like loft, clock, equipment, purchasing y/b

As I don't have room for a stock loft, the total cost comes to around £3,000. How do young people afford to join the sport these days.

 

What I have also noticed that there is no control over prices, example, an ets clock I looked at over Christmas!

Come January up it went by £50.00 for no reason. What I have seen is a lot of places seem to charge what they

Like which I find is disappointing.

 

is very hard for young people to start up with all the prices for birds,lofts,club/fed fees and so on me and the misses helped a younglad out his name is ryan he's 12 year old he has been round mine a good few times and always said i would love some of my own raceing pigeon me and the misses bought him 8ft by 6ft shed of ebay i fitted sputnik some vents and got some pipo boxs cheap from mate just needed a clean up we bred him 6 ybs from our busshaerts and flor engels we had to wait to he was back at school i went round put loft up set everythink up put birds in so when he came back from school it was all ready for him his face was a picture as his mum is a single parent family and cant afford to pay for his club/fed fees next season me and the misses has all ready said we will pay so the lad can race his then yearlings and hopefuly his ybs he breeds from the ones we bred for him he's more like a lodger now every morning before school he round mine seeing mine and keeps on saying thank you just hope the birds do well for the younglad as ive never seen a lad willing to learn as much as young ryan he read book watches dvds over and over spends what ever other time in his loft with his birds and got to say he got them in cracking shape when i went round to drop a bag of corn of for him had them out flying around and what i seen of them he doing a grand job

 

 

[pjc]

 

is very hard for young people to start up with all the prices for birds,lofts,club/fed fees and so on me and the misses helped a younglad out his name is ryan he's 12 year old he has been round mine a good few times and always said i would love some of my own raceing pigeon me and the misses bought him 8ft by 6ft shed of ebay i fitted sputnik some vents and got some pipo boxs cheap from mate just needed a clean up we bred him 6 ybs from our busshaerts and flor engels we had to wait to he was back at school i went round put loft up set everythink up put birds in so when he came back from school it was all ready for him his face was a picture as his mum is a single parent family and cant afford to pay for his club/fed fees next season me and the misses has all ready said we will pay so the lad can race his then yearlings and hopefuly his ybs he breeds from the ones we bred for him he's more like a lodger now every morning before school he round mine seeing mine and keeps on saying thank you just hope the birds do well for the younglad as ive never seen a lad willing to learn as much as young ryan he read book watches dvds over and over spends what ever other time in his loft with his birds and got to say he got them in cracking shape when i went round to drop a bag of corn of for him had them out flying around and what i seen of them he doing a grand job

 

 

Well Done Bakes!

Its a shame a lot more don't encourage newcomers!

[p charlton]

 

is very hard for young people to start up with all the prices for birds,lofts,club/fed fees and so on me and the misses helped a younglad out his name is ryan he's 12 year old he has been round mine a good few times and always said i would love some of my own raceing pigeon me and the misses bought him 8ft by 6ft shed of ebay i fitted sputnik some vents and got some pipo boxs cheap from mate just needed a clean up we bred him 6 ybs from our busshaerts and flor engels we had to wait to he was back at school i went round put loft up set everythink up put birds in so when he came back from school it was all ready for him his face was a picture as his mum is a single parent family and cant afford to pay for his club/fed fees next season me and the misses has all ready said we will pay so the lad can race his then yearlings and hopefuly his ybs he breeds from the ones we bred for him he's more like a lodger now every morning before school he round mine seeing mine and keeps on saying thank you just hope the birds do well for the younglad as ive never seen a lad willing to learn as much as young ryan he read book watches dvds over and over spends what ever other time in his loft with his birds and got to say he got them in cracking shape when i went round to drop a bag of corn of for him had them out flying around and what i seen of them he doing a grand job

 

 

welldone the sport needs more people like you

 

[Guest bakes]

me and the misses always try to encourage youngsters a friend off stantheman on her young kane me and the misses bought him an white grizzle silver shadow at telford and we gave him £50 as well as other lads so he can go on the belgium trip with the local lads what ive heard he enjoyesd the trip and he didnt no what to choose at liers market we need to encourage the younger people if its just breeding them ybs to help them out or buy there corn it all helps them or show them the ropes what to do i been very looky me and the misses have been given a good few birds as well as loft equipment to get us going just giving somethink back to the sport and if it encourages younger interest the more the merryer

 

all the best.

[pigeonpete]

me and the misses always try to encourage youngsters a friend off stantheman on her young kane me and the misses bought him an white grizzle silver shadow at telford and we gave him £50 as well as other lads so he can go on the belgium trip with the local lads what ive heard he enjoyesd the trip and he didnt no what to choose at liers market we need to encourage the younger people if its just breeding them ybs to help them out or buy there corn it all helps them or show them the ropes what to do i been very looky me and the misses have been given a good few birds as well as loft equipment to get us going just giving somethink back to the sport and if it encourages younger interest the more the merryer

 

all the best.

 

Well done Klaus, top man you are!!

 

 

 

[kirky]

ya well done to you and the misses.

[Roland]

I am taking early retirement in the next 3 years, I was pricing things up like loft, clock, equipment, purchasing y/b

As I don't have room for a stock loft, the total cost comes to around £3,000. How do young people afford to join the sport these days.

 

Old buildings being demolitioned meand good seasond wood / bricks - you clean -air vents etc. going for a song. Litterually a few quiddies. Far better that this quick 'Kiln' dried stuff as well! :-/

Biuld your own.

Used plastic cladding over a good framework. Likewise removable air vents.... I swap for the cladding to control air flow - tempreture etc.

 

Plastic cladding comes out at £7 -8 for a 5 metre x a foot. Quickly screwed/ bolted and so very eay to cut.

Glue easy as well... like the corner ends covers etc.

My one door, a sliding one id just plastic air vents on a light frame.

Easy cleaned and rot proof. etc. etc. With stands any weather of course.

Downsides are .....  :-/ ..................  8)

 

 

[stantheman]

Klaus your a good un no mistake, my young apprentice (kane) is coming along nicely watch out for him in the yb season, when u coming down for a cuppa mate so we can have a chinwag?

on a more serious note if every member encouraged a youngster into the sport the membership would double overnight now theres food for thought

[Guest bakes]

Klaus your a good un no mistake, my young apprentice (kane) is coming along nicely watch out for him in the yb season, when u coming down for a cuppa mate so we can have a chinwag?

on a more serious note if every member encouraged a youngster into the sport the membership would double overnight now theres food for thought

 

good to hear young kane still keen he's going to be some flyer could pop over tomorrow afternoon mate around half 2 if thats ok for a brew and chat

 

all the best

klaus

[Ulsterman]

i an adult not a kid,started up just last year after 32 years out of pigeons, i already had an 8' x 5' shed that i extended by 4ft' ,had to buy everything pigeon related new, plus £400 for an ETS clock. bought in young birds as well. will be racing young birds this year for the first time,i hate to admit but im on benifits. so if you really want it you can do it.

[Mealy Cock]

Many thanks for the advice and offers, it's nice to see there are genuine fanciers on this forum.

[Guest bakes]

Many thanks for the advice and offers, it's nice to see there are genuine fanciers on this forum.

 

what size loft/shed are you thinking of getting to start back up with mate

 

all the best.

[Guest HEATHLOFTS]

i got mine by working hard for it

[dwh]

I am taking early retirement in the next 3 years, I was pricing things up like loft, clock, equipment, purchasing y/b

As I don't have room for a stock loft, the total cost comes to around £3,000. How do young people afford to join the sport these days.

 

What I have also noticed that there is no control over prices, example, an ets clock I looked at over Christmas!

Come January up it went by £50.00 for no reason. What I have seen is a lot of places seem to charge what they

Like which I find is disappointing.

 

try the lads in the club you are going to join sure one ofthem is a joiner who can build you a decent loft

[crazy pigeon boy]

i know what you meen mate im 25 years old with 2 kids and just starting up again and it is very pricey i have 5 ybs and just gonna try and add some birds a little at a time when i can afford them mate i think thats best thing to do good luck mate hope you do well when you get going  

[BLACK W F]

the cost to start up is not dear you would build a desent loft for £250  might be free   ets at your club  if not a spare clock in club  crates baskets you,ll pick up for next  to nowt

y/bs you,ll get the offer on here of good birds a price of carr so not that dear after all best of luck   if you decide to start and you get a loft up pm  me and i,ll help you out

cheers Alan

[dwh]

i know what you meen mate im 25 years old with 2 kids and just starting up again and it is very pricey i have 5 ybs and just gonna try and add some birds a little at a time when i can afford them mate i think thats best thing to do good luck mate hope you do well when you get going  

 

yer right lads it is expensive if you want young birds ask the lads they'll help you out n if you stuck i'll breed you a pair

try ebay £1300 for a loft looks real tidy