Best way to set things up

pigeonman007 · February 10, 2010

Hi all,

Looking for some advice on the best way to organise me loft.

At present it is 12ft x 5ft but I only have a small back garden and 8ft of the 12ft length is only 1ft from a wall as the loft is sandwiched in between garage and house with just app 4ft being of the 12ft being viewable, hard to explain. Light is a real issue, at the moment they have striplights which I have on for the same length of time as they would be getting daylight.

What I am wondering is if it would be best to turn my loft around, this would in effect reduce me to a 6ft x 5ft loft, but by turning it around I could have a 6ft x 3ft flight on the front and they would then get ample natural light in the loft.

I could keep the loft as is and perhaps replace the roof with clear plastic to increase the amount of light they get but their view out would still be minimal.

Ideally I would like to take part in distance races and am not really looking to race every week with a local club.

Really looking for some guidance and ideas of possible numbers I could keep in the smaller set up.

Cheers all

Craig

adam owen · February 10, 2010

have you got any pictures this would help me with an idea of the set up

pigeonman007 · February 10, 2010

Hi Adam,

I havent I was trying to draw something in paint earlier but couldnt get it to work out.

I can take some pics tomorrow though

pigeonman007 · February 10, 2010

Hi,

Below is a rough idea of what I have. 1st pic is as it is at the mo

Second pic

Tony C · February 10, 2010

Apex roof with a two/three rows of clear tiles either side.

adam owen · February 10, 2010

some real pictures would be good i would deffo get some perspecs in the roof thats for sure get some pictures i will help you out then im not much good with diagrams i got ruf idea what you mean but not 100% tho

andrew gooch · February 10, 2010

Hi,
Below is a rough idea of what I have. 1st pic is as it is at the mo

Second pic

wich way gets the morning sun

pigeonman007 · February 10, 2010

Hi Tony,

Its pent roofed at the moment. I was wandering about some sort of UPVC clear plastic at the front, perhaps running the whole length and about 18" or 2 ft wide

pigeonman007 · February 10, 2010

Second way would get much more sun and they could come out in the flight

February 10, 2010

you may need sky lights with wooden boards beneath which you can open and close to regulate heat

pigeonman007 · February 11, 2010

Morning all,

Struggling to get actual photos sorted, camera wont load to my laptop. Will try again later on.

If I went with the 6x5 loft / flight option. How many could I keep without risk of over crowding? I was thinking perhaps 4 breeding boxes and 12 or 16 perches would fit quite well??