Help Neded!!

[Tilbrook28]

Hello all

 

I wonder if somebody may be able to offer some advice and or help?

 

Having been out of the fancy for 11 years I am keen to re-join as quickly as possible. I have been to my local pigeon club (Wetherby HS) and met some members and have even starting thinking about strains and loft design etc.

 

To date however I have been unable to find any land to put my pigeon loft on. My garden is too small, the council will not allow a pigeon loft on the local allotments and farmers don't seem to want to let me have any land. I live in a West Yorkshire village near Wetherby.

 

If any one has any ideas, or has encountered similar problems then please help.

 

Thanks

[OLDYELLOW]

ring council and see if any allotments have permision for pigeons ;-) other alternative get a partner i suppose theres many old hands that could do with a help / partner , or place a advert for land / grazing to put a loft on ;-) welcome to pigeon basics Tilbrook28   i hope you enjoy the site  

[fletch]

Hello all

 

I wonder if somebody may be able to offer some advice and or help?

 

Having been out of the fancy for 11 years I am keen to re-join as quickly as possible. I have been to my local pigeon club (Wetherby HS) and met some members and have even starting thinking about strains and loft design etc.

 

To date however I have been unable to find any land to put my pigeon loft on. My garden is too small, the council will not allow a pigeon loft on the local allotments and farmers don't seem to want to let me have any land. I live in a West Yorkshire village near Wetherby.

 

If any one has any ideas, or has encountered similar problems then please help.

 

Thanks

 

you say your garden is to small but cant you get a L shaped loft to  fit in your garden

[Guest Owen]

I agree with fletchlives. You don't need a very big set up. Patrick Brother raced 10 cocks for years and were brilliant at all levels.

A friend of mine won the averages with 5 cocks flying from a small shed cum loft. It is the quality of the birds and your skill that will really matter in the end. Have you seen the Small Starter Loft that was shown on here a few weeks ago. Someone will know how to set it up on this forum for you to look at. Keith Mott was in a mess with pigeon lung. He solved the problem by designing small Rabbit Hutch type accomadation for his birds and was able to carry on. You could contact him through the Homing World. He is a nice guy and I am sure he will help you.

In addition to what I have said, Old Yellow is right. There must be plenty of fanciers arround who would love to have a good partner. Perhaps it is not ideal, but it will get you started and you may be able to branch out on your own later.

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

try your local churches some time they have land and will welcome someone on it to keep it in order, worth a shot

[Beanz]

Its a sign of the times, no-one wants livestock on their land, our council will let you keep pigeons in a council house back yard with restrictions but you can't keep them on council allotments, they are for gardening only.

 

 

                                                                                                Paul

[Guest Owen]

I am very politically active in this area. All the Councillors know me well. And I think it would be right to say that some of them think I am a pain in the ar--. I am currently active about the way they build houses. I think that all new house should have solar panels,

goe-thermal heating and alotments for every twenty houses. And also meeting facilities available for the community. Modern houses are now built on a high density basis, which is OK but if they want to maximise space like that they must provide basic facilities that satisfy the way that people want to live. Come on folks, get active, get at them. Shame them into doing this properly, regardless of whether it is vandalism or the way they treat us. People are not all the same and some of us actually need to have access to livestock and the earth. Besides it enhances community spirit and creates an envirenment were by the elderly, the young, male and female can co-exist. I am sure that even race relations can benefit from this sort of community mixing. Get angry, do not put up with the sh-- that the politicians are trying to dish out. We need and deserve more. Much more.  

[Guest]

Can't help you out but wish you the best of luck and hope you get something sorted out.

[pigeonpete]

ring council and see if any allotments have permision for pigeons ;-) other alternative get a partner i suppose theres many old hands that could do with a help / partner , or place a advert for land / grazing to put a loft on ;-) welcome to pigeon basics Tilbrook28   i hope you enjoy the site  

 

i did have this problem when i first started 4 years ago, but as stated above i put an advert in the local buy and sell and the rest is history as they say, good luck mate

[greenlands]

ring council and see if any allotments have permision for pigeons ;-) other alternative get a partner i suppose theres many old hands that could do with a help / partner , or place a advert for land / grazing to put a loft on ;-) welcome to pigeon basics Tilbrook28   i hope you enjoy the site  

 

Good advice O Y.,see an old timer who's may be stuggling a bit,might even let you have a section of his loft to let you fly to.I could do with some help, move house and give me a hand.Lindsay

 

[OLDYELLOW]

 

Good advice O Y.,see an old timer who's may be stuggling a bit,might even let you have a section of his loft to let you fly to.I could do with some help, move house and give me a hand.Lindsay

 

;D ;D ;D ;D nice one ;-)

[THE FIFER]

try your local School,

[OLDYELLOW]

try your local School,

 

could be very theraputic for children with ADHD ;-) as im sure Bewted could comment on this