straw

[Guest MBpigeonguy]

do u guys think putting straw into my breeding loft floor is dangerous :-/

[edthekid]

i always do but i think these more chance of attracting vermin

[Guest MBpigeonguy]

:-/On my breeding loft floor

[Guest MBpigeonguy]

welll i know it keeps the floor warm but what about birds laying tair eggs on the straw

[edthekid]

i know you ment the breeding floor.........its amazing when you move things like boxes 12 months later how much shreded straw there is caused by mice breeding mate

[THE FIFER]

yes a great thing as the birds will work getting straw from the floor to build their nests.

[Guest]

The main danger from straw is not mice using it for nesting, its when it becomes damp its an ideal breeding ground for fungus and mould..

 

Both of these reproduce by spores, millions of them, which are looking for more damp surfaces .. including the pigeon's lungs and air sacs ... to germinate and repeat the cycle, this time maybe inside the bird.

 

And be careful where you get your straw from (contamination?) and how and when you dispose of it.

[edthekid]

what floor material would you say would be better bruno...

[paul l]

what about shreded papper would that do

[Guest]

I use straw for nesting material too. Mine is clean, dry and insect-free. It comes from a pet-shop pre-packed and pre-cut ( the proverbial short straws   ) and stalks are as flat as a pancake. Useless for trying to get the birds to carry it up to the box, but I've a garden full of pine twigs for that. But it gets the old heave-ho with the twigs once the youngster is around 7 days old, only nest felt is left.

 

 

Point I was making in my last post was that you have to watch what you bring into the loft. Clubmate got straw from a farm a few years back. He didn't like the look of it but still used it and he blames it for poor round of youngsters that year.

 

 

 

  

[edthekid]

:)got ya.....good point

[Guest CS]

yes a great thing as the birds will work getting straw from the floor to build their nests.

 

Agreed with you, mate.

[jimmy white]

GREAT IF TREATED AND KEPT CLEAN ,,,,BAD FOR MOULD IF DAMP, CAN CAUSE ASPERGILIOSIS,,

[pigeonscout]

what about shreded papper would that do

 

Yes paul it is good, I think it is better than straw for young birds. Once my young birds are of the floor and up into boxes I then use scrapper.

All news papers are made with sterilise paper because if there was any contamination of the paper just think how many people would get sick. It is also good to cover clay nest bowls with sheets of it then put nest felt in on top.

[Roland]

Also great for any thing that climbs inside as it is hollow.

[Guest]

Also great for any thing that climbs inside as it is hollow.

 

Yep. Don't know how the company processes the stuff I buy, but every piece is as flat as a pancake, no hollow bits to house mites etc.