OLDYELLOW Posted September 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 very nice mark all my nest boxs,box perchs are made from chipboard i made my self misses bought a few ply up and over boxs no different from the chip board 1's i got my self out of the two i prefure chipboard as like ya said easy to repair if anythink does need repairing due to age not had a problem with any of mine getting damp my boxs get scraped out twice a day i think if ya loft holds damp ya have a problem but if its dry you wont have no problems as mine are still perfect.same here no damp never had any problems with chipboard , however wood surfaces harbour alot of bacteria eggs ectra and should be deep cleaned or torched during racing , if have a continuing cycle of bad health replacing box bottoms and floors is a good way to go and as i use the brackets its simple unscrew and flip over and good for a few more seasons mine are still in good nick and birds not ailed this year so should last a while longer yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter4pm Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 great workmenship i must say ...and a super loft to boot ...what size it it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebus Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 I have chipboard boxes in my stock shed and have put 3/4" facing on front edges to prevent the chipboard from breaking when scraped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper756 Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 My widowhood boxes are constructed from chipboard, and I have had them for over 10 years now, and do not see anything wrong with themhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted September 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 great workmenship i must say ...and a super loft to boot ...what size it it ?My loft is 28 ft x 6 ft 2 x 6 ft sections and 2 x 8ft sections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie1234 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Are you looking to show off your craft man ship OY great looking though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted July 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Are you looking to show off your craft man ship OY great looking thoughbumped for a member can't take much credit for the workmanship as timber yard did most of the hard work on the sheet cutter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie1234 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 bumped for a member can't take much credit for the workmanship as timber yard did most of the hard work on the sheet cutter They do look cracking m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted July 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 They do look cracking m8cheers there doing there job and are still in good order so can't grumble another couple of season then be probably time to flip the bottoms over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbonnie Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 i have to say, turning them boxes 90 degrees is bloody genius!!!! ive been racking my brains on how ill fit 12 boxes into my widowhood section for next season, and this has solved the problems just as a matter of interest, have you now raced to these boxes, and if so, is everything going as well as expected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted July 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 They work great other year one cock 3 x 3rds 2 x 47th feds 1 x 16th fed , this year been in fed top 50 every channel race so far winning 2 x 2nds 1 x 3rd up to 14th and 15th fed , then my Bourge result and 37th fed from first channel race , so guess they work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbonnie Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 They work great other year one cock 3 x 3rds 2 x 47th feds 1 x 16th fed , this year been in fed top 50 every channel race so far winning 2 x 2nds 1 x 3rd up to 14th and 15th fed , then my Bourge result and 37th fed from first channel race , so guess they work sounds like they work perfectly well so ill be showing my dad these tomorrow, and starting work on them soon as well. as they say, the simple ideas are the best!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yorkshire terrier 77 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 mine will be done shortly too as loft all cleaned ,dissenfected and painted out now ,just of interest chrissbonnie ,how big is the section where you will be putting 12 boxes ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbonnie Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 mine will be done shortly too as loft all cleaned ,dissenfected and painted out now ,just of interest chrissbonnie ,how big is the section where you will be putting 12 boxes ? about 6ftx6ft, but every widowhood box ive seen are huge ,and i would probably only fit 2 on the walls of the loft, so that would 2 boxes wide, and i dont want to have it 2 wide by 6 boxes down, but if i do it Marks way, they'll easily fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yorkshire terrier 77 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 yup thats what i plan on doing , goooooood idea like. but i havent got the room or the want to waste hens so will be using them for the roundabout system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbonnie Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 for the original poster where did you happen to buy all the bits and bobs you need for the boxes, i.e the fronts and feeders etc...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 for the original poster where did you happen to buy all the bits and bobs you need for the boxes, i.e the fronts and feeders etc...... They were locally sourced but ,they don't seem to have the stock they used to have b leefes will have a good supply of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 http://www.bleefe.co.uk/www.bleefe.co.uk/info.php?p=13&pno=0http://www.bleefe.co.uk/www.bleefe.co.uk/info.php?p=9&pno=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbonnie Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 thanks alot im finding the drinkers a tricky one to source ill be buying all my bits and bobs in the next few days and hopefully building the boxes in the next few weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 the york drinkers are on that second link all from B Leefes and sons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbonnie Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 good man i appreciate all the help by the way, any photos with your couples in the boxes? im still debating on how big to make them, my section is 1.6m by 2.4 high, so i can fit 4 rows of 4, at 30cm x 30cm each, but im not sure if they'll be big enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 good man i appreciate all the help by the way, any photos with your couples in the boxes? im still debating on how big to make them, my section is 1.6m by 2.4 high, so i can fit 4 rows of 4, at 30cm x 30cm each, but im not sure if they'll be big enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbonnie Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 ah, sure theres loads of room!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbonnie Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 right, ill stop annoying you after this what are the dimensions of your boxes again, would it be 30cm x 30cm in metric measurements? im going by the floor grills, they're 30 x 30 right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 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 i still use inches i'm sure you can work it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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