floor covering?

[chubs]

What do you cover the floors of your loft with?

[THE FIFER]

i scrape out and brush in colombo floor white,

[thunderboult]

i've used kitchen vinyl + thin sheets of ply. although at the moment i've got ply.

[stevebelbin]

Hemp straw, it keeps the floor really dry, it does blow about a bit, but mine hasnt been changed for months and still looks like new, and the loft smells dry all the time ;-)

[chubs]

i scrape out and brush in colombo floor white,

 

What's colombo white floor?  :B

 

 

[aarden]

its a white powder you brush into the floor,

[doo]

We scrape floor & brush Garden Lime into floor

[frank-123]

not meaning to doubt fifer and doo's reply's

but adding more dust to the loft cant be good for the birds or the owner

[aarden]

i dont believe lime is any good,cus its a powdered bleach

[Guest chrisss]

beechwood chips and "loft white" been down for about 3 months now [as an experiment] so far so good

[carlsberg]

i use lime flour that i get from the local quarry

[Lennut Tar]

not meaning to doubt fifer and doo's reply's

but adding more dust to the loft cant be good for the birds or the owner

 

Bart !!!!!!, Many people make the mistake (Re Dust) that pigeons breathe the same way as humans etc. "They Don't" Please dont ask me, for a scientific explanation. Dust for many pigeon flyers can become quite a problem regards their health etc. But pigeons !!!!, they can cope quite well. thats why deep litter can be so successful for the birds. Many more people would use deep litter I'm sure. If it was not for the dust factor, which at times tends to build up in many of these lofts, one could say.

Enjoy

 

 

[Guest]

I use floor grills that have 4" gap underneath with 2" covering of easibed

[DUBLINFLYER]

i scrape out and brush in colombo floor white,

 

ur a man after me own heart. nice 1 "the fifer"

[Roundo]

We scrape & brush out everyday of the week in the race lofts, but once a week brush in Harkers Loft treatment, usually at the weekend.

The stock loft is fitted out with wooden floor grills, which are cleaned twice a month.

 

Roundo.

[tommy d]

i use loft white  once a week,and beach sand,sand is very gritty shiv it every day,pigeons love the sand got tracers of coal init from the old coal mines

[Merlin]

Steel floor grills from local scrapyard,cut into handling pieces with angle grinder,with a two foot pit beneath,cost only effort and a few bob.support your local scrapyard.

[Guest shadow]

scrape the floor daily any damp patches spray lightly with bleach

[jimmy white]

clean[ scrape] first section every day , give it a spray with jeyes fluid [on a good drying day ] with birds locked out,,,,breeding section ,,,,just bought a bale of easy bed this morning ,, will try this ,,will spray the floor first , put fan heater in ,,just to completely dry it of ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,need help g. h.  ;D ;D ;D

[Guest TAMMY_1]

Use Columbine loft white at the moment , brushed in leaves no dust residue at all.

[Fair Play]

What is the difference between Easibed and Hemcore My neighbour preferes the Hemcore as it breaks down quicker in her compost bin - got to keep the neighbours happy ;D ;D ;D

[jimmy white]

What is the difference between Easibed and Hemcore My neighbour preferes the Hemcore as it breaks down quicker in her compost bin - got to keep the neighbours happy ;D ;D ;D

 

i havent seen hemcore    but got the easybed down now,, looks a treat and doesnt blow about like shavings [its just like small chips of wood ]  every thing that comes out my loft goes in compost heap or spread about and dug in .think my neighbours will be happy  ;D ;D ;D with the wind here today,, the shavings and loft white i threw on my garden ,,,,are now in her garden  ;D ;D ;D  how pleased she was when i told her how good for the garden it is ;D ;D ;D ;D

[doo]

not meaning to doubt fifer and doo's reply's

but adding more dust to the loft cant be good for the birds or the owner

 

I brush the lime into the floor removing any excess lime because if lime gets into a pigeon's eye it can blind it .

 

I try to keep my loft management basic & simple lime kills most known bugs & aslong as you brush it into the floor removing any excess your birds will be ok.

 

 

I also use it in the drinking water for young birds....I think I have posted on here before how I do this.

 

I think alot of fanciers get seduced by adverts & that these things were never needed back in days of old.(my opinion)

 

I'm just starting back up & shall not be racing this year, only breeding & training yb's, I will not vaccinate these birds or their parents this year.

 

I bet the young birds benefit from this, they will get vaccinated at the latest possible time before racing next season.

 

 

 

[REDCHEQHEN]

 

 

 

I'm just starting back up & shall not be racing this year, only breeding & training yb's, I will not vaccinate these birds or their parents this year.

 

I bet the young birds benefit from this, they will get vaccinated at the latest possible time before racing next season.

 

 

 

But on the other hand they might not live long enough to benefit from it

 

naturally - the choice is yours - but I vaccinate all birds. stock, non-racers, fan tails, racers  - the lot

 

I feel its better to be safe than sorry - prevention is better than cure

 

By the way you should have vaccination form on you showing that your birds have been vaccianted when you take birds training - its a DEFRA rule

[Bully]

at the moment im using cat litter it is doing the job and is not dusty at all, the pigeons look in top condition