open hole

[p charlton]

i am going to be racing from my allotment next year in the next couple of weeks i am going to build a 30foot avary with a wire floor due to having pfl. i will be keeping my stock at home in rabbit cages. i want to have a try at 500m-700m races. due to having to keep training limitied due to pfl ie less handling less time in the car i want to have them on open hole my question is there anything i can buy or make the birds can come and go when they like without anything getting in ie cats cheers

[pjc]

I wouldn't have them on open hole!

 

If there are other fanciers on the allotments will they be happy with your birds floating around all day?

If you have pfl then an airie loft will help but why not make your left so you can just drive the birds into a basket to reduce contact?

It will be very difficult to make the loft secure.

[p charlton]

cheers its mines the only allotment i its just a grave yard nothing else will have to try that

[ALF]

I have been on an allotment for the past 7 years,there are 9 of us at our place and if you want to leave your birds out all day then you do it no if's no but's all every day if you like (apart from race days obviously)

[Guest THE DOO BOY]

I have been on an allotment for the past 7 years,there are 9 of us at our place and if you want to leave your birds out all day then you do it no if's no but's all every day if you like (apart from race days obviously)

Same we're at an allotment 4 of us no problems except ANDRA  ;D

 

 

[blaz]

if you are going to have an open bowl for them.then a balanced cat flap would be advised.  it will take the weight of one bird two birds it will put it off balance and it will close.(ie if a cat jumps on it it will close sharpish) it is just a balanced board and not that hard to do

[Guest kev d]

if your on your own on the allotment then open hole is a good way

of keeping them fit but if you got BOP around you then it,s a risky

i have mine on open hole during racing from 6am to 6 pm 7 days aweek

you need your traps high up some thing like a anti cat trap where the birds

land on a ledge but if a cat trys to land on it it closes up cos it,s to heavy

but only one bird at a time can come and go .

[p charlton]

ive been on pens with 3 other people that was bad lol with all the birds about the is no other flyers for a good 1/2 a mile would the birds be more street wise to the bop if they are on open hole

[pjc]

ive been on pens with 3 other people that was bad lol with all the birds about the is no other flyers for a good 1/2 a mile would the birds be more street wise to the bop if they are on open hole

 

Yes, they do get street wise.

 

 

[Guest kev d]

if you have BOP around you then they will get to know there is a take away meal

any time they want , and yes they do get street wise i know every time there is BOP

about cos mine are all in side and if there flying and one comes crusing through they go fly above

it right on top of it but you will get casualties but not as many as you think .

[p charlton]

the last time i raced the was no bop issues round here will that was 2003 lol the might be now

[Guest spin cycle]

the birds do get streetwise on open hole but you still loose some...in fact i've had as many 'disappear' around the loft as i've lost racing this year ( about 25 races 57-431 miles). i find sept bad and also jan - april...so although i fly open hole i vary the let out time and duration

[p charlton]

cheers for that

[vanreets]

so may i ask whats pfl means :-/

[Guest spin cycle]

so may i ask whats pfl means :-/

 

pigeon fanciers lung...not nice by all acounts so best wishes and  luck to p.charlton. as for you (and all of us) wear a mask when doing your birds

[vanreets]

 

pigeon fanciers lung...not nice by all acounts so best wishes and  luck to p.charlton. as for you (and all of us) wear a mask when doing your birds

 

yeah best wishes cooey stu has been making me were a mask for the best  

[p charlton]

cheers ive done 8 weeks in the docs over the years and nearly died 3 times i got it when i was 17 they said i had a week to live lol i got them again six weeks later and was ok for 16 years then it came back with the mask lol

[vanreets]

cheers ive done 8 weeks in the docs over the years and nearly died 3 times i got it when i was 17 they said i had a week to live lol i got them again six weeks later and was ok for 16 years then it came back with the mask lol

 

wow 17 :-/ best wishes

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

open bowl for me most of the year sometimes all night aswell and i use a sputnick best way to go.

 

not so sure about next year tho as i am not racing natural