do u heat your loft? if yes what do u use ?

[DJ]

hi everyone  after scraping out my loft today i wondered if many fanciers use heating in their lofts and what they use to heat it? although my loft roof is watertight it just feels cold/damp inside the loft and surely this affects the birds  any ideas anyone    debbie :-/

[Wiley]

i will be using an oil filled heater but not at this time of the year, i will use it from middle of march to when the tempretures start to stabilize itself around the 2nd week in may

[showman]

In the throws of planning new loft, and intend to put in a couple of 6' tubular heaters on a thermostat. Had these with the canaries when they were here, and are only set to come on at 4 degrees, just enough to keep worst of chill out of the air and stop drinkers freezing.

[sox]

hi yea i use the tube heaters in the breeding loft on a timer they just stop the water freezing up

[blackdog]

hi yea i use the tube heaters in the breeding loft on a timer they just stop the water freezing up

 

stop wrapping them in cotton wool ;D ;D ;D

 

[Guest bigbok]

three tubular heaters located in each section

[Guest grizzler]

no heaters here,just plenty of fresh air ;)

[leighton1984]

 

stop wrapping them in cotton wool ;D ;D ;D

 

if used right they a very good only to stop temp drop in the night or day but they are not what you call hot.

very good to get the down out of the birds early on in the season

[Guest TAMMY_1]

no heaters here,just plenty of fresh air ;)

 

just the same for us here

[Blue Chequer Pied]

In the throws of planning new loft, and intend to put in a couple of 6' tubular heaters on a thermostat. Had these with the canaries when they were here, and are only set to come on at 4 degrees, just enough to keep worst of chill out of the air and stop drinkers freezing.

 

I did the same when I bred budgies only to stop huge temperature fluctuations, mine was set at 8 degrees and it made a huge difference. I dont have any heating now with the pigeons but if used correctly it is not a bad thing. If you get a really hard spell like we have now or if you get a really mild winter you cant predict. Heating will only turn a really hard winter into potentially a mild one so you are not really wrapping them in cotton wool. It makes sense for the guys that work not to have drinkers frozen up all day if possible.

 

Paul.

[blackdog]

 

if used right they a very good only to stop temp drop in the night or day but they are not what you call hot.

very good to get the down out of the birds early on in the season

 

was a bit of fun mate between friends

 

 

[p charlton]

mine are in cages its not to bad the water never froze today

[BLACK W F]

the only heating i ever used was a blow torch when cleaning out  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[david]

.Bubble rap on loft mesh front .

 

Was -19 Deg" up here last night . 8)

 

DAVID

[Guest bakes]

no heating in my loft just fresh air

[Guest IB]

I feel it cold outside when temperature falls below zero, but the birds don't seem to mind it at all, -4 in loft other day. I have always believed a function of cold during winter was to kill off microbes and bugs. Providing heat seems to me to be an open invitation for 'them' to multiply.

[nogin]

I feel it cold outside when temperature falls below zero, but the birds don't seem to mind it at all, -4 in loft other day. I have always believed a function of cold during winter was to kill off microbes and bugs. Providing heat seems to me to be an open invitation for 'them' to multiply.

 

DONT ALLWAY'S AGREE WITH YOU IB BUT I DO THIS TIME SPOT ON  

[Guest Freebird]

A few nights back my cider vinegar froze solid in the bottle in the loft, coldest night for many years. Birds all out front soaking up the sun which lasted around 15 mins. Makes them apreciate the good times, He He!

[Guest youngzimmy]

body heat aff the doos

[BLUERON]

no heat just go out soon as i up to make sure water ok and see every thing ok.

[leighton1984]

i do not have them in my loft but have seen them used only in the summer as the cold is very good in winter but not in summer for the birds.

i do think they can help when it is very cold at the start of the season and to keep the same temp from day to night its all down to your loft how much cold air comes in and how quick it cools down at night.

if i was to use one type it be the tube heaters as i think they work the best for a pigeon loft but i have looked into the atx heaters but they do cost a lot but if cash is no problem i have the atx heater any day.

[ritchie1]

no heaters birds dont need it here in scotland as they are hardy broots

[DJ]

thanks for the replies everyone its given me plenty to think about    debbie

[just ask me]

if anyone has anymore links where to buy loft heathers would be helpfull

[catchthepigeon]

tubular heaters in argos