Importance Of A Corridor

[retired]

What kind of importance do members place on a corridor in a loft?

[Fly_caster]

Personally speaking, as a novice, I found it excellent for controlling my birds, particularly when cleaning out, changing water and managing birds of differing age batches. Particularly when I had the equivalent of prisoner stock as I settled youngsters before breaking them to the loft - whilst flying others out at the same time.

 

On good days, but which are too windy to fly them, I put the birds into their compartments but open all the doors across the front of the loft - allowing a great breeze to flow through the loft. On bad days, when the loft needs to be closed up - I allow the birds into the corridor for "a change of scenery" and the challenge of holding a fresh perch.

 

My aviary is accessed from a window in the gable end of the loft which is in the end of the corridor. I can decide what section, all or any, to have access to the aviary at any one time, again, great for orientating and settling youngsters before breaking them.

 

Lastly, I have found the corridor great for observing my birds without being intrusive. They seem to sense when their section door is shut and seem to act normally within their section as opposed to having a weather eye on me was the section open and me in close proximity.

 

 

Hope this helps,

 

 

Steve

[Wiley]

theres no importance of a corridor, sure wont make you win any races!!

[kirky]

never liked corridoors more room for the birds is more important,to me corridoor is a waist of space in a loft.

[just ask me]

many times Ive read here about stock birds escaping with a corridor in the loft mightn't have happened

[Guest peter.j]

none its just something to fill with junk

[sapper756]

Never had a loft with a corridor, but have visited plenty, and would like to have one, so I can view the birds without disturbing them, and also somewhere to stand when the rain is pi$$ing downhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif JMO

[dal2]

Canny imagine my racin loft without a corridor. Maximum control and easy tae move birds around especially when cleaning oot on them stinkin winter days. Have no corridor on my stock loft and have let many stock prisoners oot over my head.

[swilcox]

I didnt have a corridor in my main loft but i will be installing one now, i think a narrow section keeps the pigeons calmer and makes it easier toi catch them, and with an 8tf wide loft you still benefit from the extra air space.

 

Stuart

[greenlands]

I think you need a corridor,especially to let late arrivals in without anything else getting out,you can feed and water late birds,handy for storage if you have no other room,and as Stu.say easier to handle the birds.

Lindsay

[Guest wattle]

would not have loft without a corridor, very handy in lots of ways.

[Tony C]

The only drawback I can think of is the restriction of sunlight hitting the pigeons.

[PATTY BHOY]

need it for roundabout.

[symbol_of_hope]

I've got two lofts. The one has a corridor and is just as useful and practical as flycaster described. The other though is a square with L-shaped pigeon space surrounding a smaller internal square where you enter (i think i made that sound more complicated than it actually is) and I have to say that it's hard to say which I prefer. The L-shape gives more room for the birds and better flying space and the birds seem to be happier possibly but the corridor really is practical. I suppose they are both 'corridors' really. The good thing about both is that there's somewhere poo-free for corn and equipment and like sapper said, a lifesaver in this great Welsh weather. These guys saying it's just a place to fill with junk have a point, it does my nut in when clutter builds up and it's always filled with feathers. But really it's not so bad if you muster the effort to put things away properly. Which I usually don't. Lazy git.

[Fly_caster]

The only drawback I can think of is the restriction of sunlight hitting the pigeons.

 

The few degrees that a corridor takes up on the angle between the sun and say the back of the loft are rally inconsequential - anyway - a clear front roof or tiles sort that one out for all it is worth.

[Guest mick bowler]

Not really sure they are an essential of loft design. I have what i would call a "communal area" rather than a corridor. The only reason i have that here, is when the weather is bad, you can open the door and within seconds the floor can be soaked, or worse be ripped from its hinges lol.

 

I survived 20 years without one, but always had a secondary wire door on each section to open up on a nice day for a few hours.

 

The best designed loft i have ever seen had a corridor to the back of the loft and not the front.

[Fly_caster]

 

The best designed loft i have ever seen had a corridor to the back of the loft and not the front.

 

 

Care to expand on that Mick..............sounds interesting !