Street lights

[ally mac]

My loft has a street light about 60 ft away and because the top half of the loft is open at the front there is always a bit of light shining in. Do you think this will effect the birds. I made it worse last year when I trimmed some trees to let more sun reach the loft :-/

[Guest joshdonlan]

Nah they will get used to it. 1 of ly lofts is directly underneath one. I must say i think it effects the moult slightly  :-/

[robbiedoo.]

ally ihave  sheets of polycabonayte on my loft and a lampost 8 foot from it there is light in my loft 24 - 7 does my doos no harm at all .

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

I dis - agree.. i think it will stop them resting properly..

[greenlands]

My lofts are the same,street light shine into all three,never been any problem or at least none that I know about.Bit of a nuisance when I put the youngens on darkness,but it doesn't seem to bother them that much they go through the moult no probs.

Lindsay.

[demolition man]

My loft has a street light about 60 ft away and because the top half of the loft is open at the front there is always a bit of light shining in. Do you think this will effect the birds. I made it worse last year when I trimmed some trees to let more sun reach the loft :-/

 

You will need to darken the loft it will trigger the moult, i have the same problem  

 

 

 

 

[robbiedoo.]

I dis - agree.. i think it will stop them resting properly..

 

i dont know about down your way but the top fliers up here have all got some kind of polycarbonate on the loft roof .

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

 

i dont know about down your way but the top fliers up here have all got some kind of polycarbonate on the loft roof .

 

And what has that to do with light in the loft at night..??

 

ps.. half the roof of my new loft will be polycarbonate..

[robbiedoo.]

 

And what has that to do with light in the loft at night..??

 

ps.. half the roof of my new loft will be polycarbonate..

 

 

[robbiedoo.]

 

And what has that to do with light in the loft at night..??

 

ps.. half the roof of my new loft will be polycarbonate..

 

maybe because when the main races comes around we get plenty of daylight getting in through the roof . stopping them resting m i think not.

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

Daylight.. is different from un naturlal light at night..

 

 

[andrecrock]

I agree on the moulting side of things but with regards to resting i think pigeon only have "cat naps"so they never really dose of for hours. .......i think,might be disagreed.

[ally mac]

 

You will need to darken the loft it will trigger the moult, i have the same problem  

 

 

 

 

That will be quite easy,got an airgun  ;D.

Can you elaborate on it triggering the moult? When would it trigger it if its the same every night?

I actually wondered if it might even be a wee benefit when they are breeding, maybe less chance of being caught of the nest?

[Tony C]

I would be inclined to darken the loft of, might even go the whole hog and try racing the oldbirds on darkness whilst I was at it.

[dwh]

I dis - agree.. i think it will stop them resting properly..

 

when the lights are on in st.loft during breeding we ave a pygmy light on all the time does them no harm and if you look in they all roosted up  settled

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

 

when the lights are on in st.loft during breeding we ave a pygmy light on all the time does them no harm and if you look in they all roosted up  settled

 

When i had the doos out the back when i was a lot younger.. i had a street light shine in to my loft.. and found it un settled the pigeons.. JMO..

 

I then shifted the loft position as to have the back of the loft to the light..

[Guest frank dooman]

my old mate is bo,ness has that he swears its not good for the birds resting he made shutters  for it on the other hand some are putting lights in lets just say your on the lightness system wheather you like it or not ;)

[frank-123]

its sixty feet from the loft cant imagine that affecting then too much

in fact with the look of your birds ally i might try and move my street light nearer my loft ;D

[BLACK W F]

;Di got one about  10 feet away from loft shines in but no probs   as i here my cks at 5 in the morning ranting  they are happy   but if your not happy lob a brick through it sorted  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[dwh]

 

When i had the doos out the back when i was a lot younger.. i had a street light shine in to my loft.. and found it un settled the pigeons.. JMO..

 

I then shifted the loft position as to have the back of the loft to the light..

 

stok seem ok with it but would nt like race team in that situation the stok fly thru  the moult

[Guest stb-]

Dosent do them any harm ally,  the road goes bye the side of my garden about 10 ft away

 

The road is about 20ft higher than the garden and there are 2 street lights shine into lofts all the time ,  you can go out at night and see the birds sitting on there nests or roosting on the perches quite easily.  They get used to it  m8

[robbiedoo.]

Dosent do them any harm ally,  the road goes bye the side of my garden about 10 ft away

 

The road is about 20ft higher than the garden and there are 2 street lights shine into lofts all the time ,  you can go out at night and see the birds sitting on there nests or roosting on the perches quite easily.  They get used to it  m8

 

well said and what about the guys that keep there doos in averies same as  :-/

[ally mac]

Thanks once again for your thoughts chaps. The doos do seem settled on their perches I have to say. I think I will have a careful look at them at night etc and have a wee think in the next wee while.

 

Al.

[showman]

The last 4 lofts here all had automatic pygmy lights in them, summer & winter. Never a problem with birds resting, breeding or moulting.

[demolition man]

 

That will be quite easy,got an airgun  ;D.

Can you elaborate on it triggering the moult? When would it trigger it if its the same every night?

I actually wondered if it might even be a wee benefit when they are breeding, maybe less chance of being caught of the nest?

 

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