Building My Widowhood Boxes

[mark proctor]

looking good mark..but weres weres the tops on the top of the boxes?

[OLDYELLOW]

i dont put tops on top box

[mark proctor]

what about if theres any drafts on them m8..?

[OLDYELLOW]

theres no draft in the loft believe me ventilation yes draughts none

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

looking good mate   :)

[Wiley]

guessing your using the german type roll over fronts?

[OLDYELLOW]

no just the standard Sue Fronts localy sourced

[OLDYELLOW]

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

looking good mate

[Guest joshdonlan]

The boxes look good Mark. I think the idea of turning them around 90^o is good if you have liitle space.

[OLDYELLOW]

and the other reason is can get 6 cocks at top ,  pigeons dont like the bottom boxes so as well as saving my back im actualy making them happier

[kirky]

ya he has made a good job of them been round to see him today,

[john niko]

yu will have loads ov problems with them boxez plenty ov snapped flights tried it before and happend 2 me!

[OLDYELLOW]

not if you put privacy covers over during week

[john niko]

8) 8)what are privacy covers i yhink i now what yu are goin 2 do iv they are widow boxes are yu goin 2 keep the hen in one side cover them up so when the cocks go out in the morning and nite yu let the hens out ov boxes 4 food and drink and then 10 minz before yu get the cocks in you loke hens up and do yu cover the box up so the cocks dont see them am i right. 8)

[OLDYELLOW]

privacy covers are a piece of plastic that clip over the fronts this will stop the flytes from getting snapped like a traditional style widowhood box , but the hens will have there own section as they wouldnt be keen enough as would constantly know there cock was so close

[john niko]

i think yu mite ov put me on to somethink there mate nice one

[OLDYELLOW]

privacy covers  

http://www.everythingforpets.com/widowhood_privacy_cover.pet/use.id.5.item_id.962.dept.202/

[pjc]

Lood good Oldfellow, how deep are your loft sections as in most lofts it would cut the section depth down to much?

 

Phil

[OLDYELLOW]

the section is 8 ft x 6 ft so theres a 4ft x 8ft floor space left more than enough and i can stretch my arm out from front wall and not quite touch  boxes but very managable

[pjc]

plenty of room, suprised they are only 2' deep though as that only gives the pair 12"x14" when shut in doesn't it where as a norm widowhood box would give them 14"x30"?

[OLDYELLOW]

normal box 28 x 14  mine are 2 ft x 14 plenty of room  when shut in together , have blocks to go on front yet but am going to see if workable without first

[ticeye]

 

good job done these are the same as terry mc carthy uses for his roundabout birds

[OLDYELLOW]

thank you tic eye

[ChrisMaidment08]

no you only open on fri so both can see into box gets um all worked up