dampness!

[lawrie]

how badly does the damp affect pigeons? i have finnished building my loft  (i need to seel the joints to spot the rain gettin in) then it will be finnished once it dries out.

 

my loft is 8ft long, 4ft wide and 7ft high, how many birds could i get in it?

[bewted]

damp is very bad for pigeons !!!!!!

[The White Rapido Man]

dampness in a loft is the route to all evil......Dampness breeds germs......cocci in particular...

[The White Rapido Man]

how many birds really dpeends on what your intended use is.........if its just to fly a few fancies out of uit then ic would comfortably house 10 ......

[lawrie]

once the joints are seeled up im gunna put a heater in and let it dry out for a week or so.

 

i want to start racing pigeons. i will have them on the natural system. i was thinking 10/14 birds.

[jimbobboy]

Lawie:  Just built a 4x8 loft this summer.  Now looking to add to make it 8x16 feet.  I have 18 birds right now but it is too narrow!!!   Birds are flying into each other at feeding time!!  Also hens don't want to tread with cocks because of crowding.  New loft will have 2-5x8 and 1-6x8 sections.  Loft is very dry .  Good luck   jimbobboy

[lawrie]

so 8/10 birds would be ok? i dont have the room to extend my loft, maybe 4 feet at a squeeze!

 

 

[Guest shadow]

if you want to fly natural remember each pair will rear two young starting with 10-14 could give you at least 20 birds and the shed is not big enough. I would try 3 pair for the first year and see how you manage. To fly a reasonable team you are looking at a loft 16 x 8 for old birds and another for young birds good luck

[ALF]

MIGHT TAKE A WHILE TO GET IT DRIED OUT WITH THIS BLOODY WEATHER WE'RE HAVING JUST NOW : :

[lawrie]

the weather is mad! windy and wet.

 

i was thinking 8 birds. is it ok to just have one sex in a loft for a team? i.e a team of 10 hens?

[Guest valiant]

hi derek 16 young birds will be ok to strart you off.

[Guest valiant]

then we can see about building your new loft next year.

[lawrie]

aright valiant,

 

im done working on the loft but the weathers not been good and the rain has been getting through the joints, need to get a wood seeler at some point and let the dampness dry up! appart from that everythings done.

 

cant wait to get started!

[Guest valiant]

great i paired the birds up last night so it won't be long before you get some young birds just hang in there.

[lawrie]

getting excited! i was in the loft today thinking....i can see the bird now!

 

did the birds pair up alright?

[Guest valiant]

yes all paired up ok.

[lawrie]

how many pairs you got?

[Guest valiant]

21 pair.

[Guest chrisss]

i do not claim to be any form of expert but to my mind the BIGGEST THING has to having the loft/shed dry it does not matter if your birds perch on bog seats and nest in orange boxes the loft itself has to be as dry as a bone [yes iam preaching to the converted here ]do not worry [or daydream] about next years babies get the loft sorted chrisss

[JSTOON]

Can i suggest you burn the huts out with a gas burner. We do it every year, if you spray it with virkon afterwards, you shouldnt get any problems, hope it all goes well.

[Guest chrisss]

any one use "loft white" for those embrassing damp patches? chrisss

[Guest TAMMY_1]

MIGHT TAKE A WHILE TO GET IT DRIED OUT WITH THIS BLOODY WEATHER WE'RE HAVING JUST NOW : :

 

aye it is unbelievably bad just now, rain and wind are diabolical and it is near impossible to keep a loft bone dry when its like this

[Chatrace]

30 birds easy if you have an outside avirey for them also

[Guest]

I think you did the right thing building the loft to suit the space you have.

 

Now you have to equip it to suit that space. I have bags of air space, but the birds themselves live in compartments much the same size as yours, roughly 4'6" x 4'6" and there's no flying about them, cos there's simply no room, the birds walk everywhere and they have become very tame.

 

Not the weather for it just now, but you need to get it water-tight and dried-out long before you bring birds in.

 

 

[Guest]

;)would suggest you cover the outside of doo kit with roofing felt , that ought to do the trick  ;D ;D ;D                                                  andy