VENTILATION

[kev43]

hi all,,,,, what would the fliers on here think,,what the best source ov ventilation ??????? cos i hav e found out that my widowhood loft has no ventilation,,i hav windows at front and louvres at the bottom front and vents along top front and top rear :-/ i put a smoke bomb in other day and the smoke just lingered and didnt go nowhere till i opened the door  :-/

[pigeonpete]

Good topic, as im not really happy with mine  :-/

[tskyes]

VENTS ON THE FRONT PUT ON THE  BOTTOM AND THE VENTS ON THE BACK PUT AT THE TOP.

[kev43]

seriously need some info on this bein such a problem 2 my birds  

[PIGEON_MAN]

hi all,,,,, what would the fliers on here think,,what the best source ov ventilation ??????? cos i hav e found out that my widowhood loft has no ventilation,,i hav windows at front and louvres at the bottom front and vents along top front and top rear :-/ i put a smoke bomb in other day and the smoke just lingered and didnt go nowhere till i opened the door  :-/

 

Sounds as if you have enough ventilation to me,but cant explain why the smoke didnt go out better.

[Guest mick bowler]

Any loft that is opened up everyday (door etc) can have ample ventilation without the need for vents/louvres etc, the biggest factors are size of section and number of birds in it.

[kev43]

seriously need some info on this bein such a problem 2 my birds  

[pjc]

you need a good source of fresh air at ground level and as the birds will have heated the air then the warm air needs an exit point as high as possible this will give you a constant airflow replacing stale air continuesly

[tskyes]

Any loft that is opened up everyday (door etc) can have ample ventilation without the need for vents/louvres etc, the biggest factors are size of section and number of birds in it.

DONT THEY NEED VEN AT NITE THEN ! :-/

[kev43]

8ft sections and 12 cocks in each end

[kev43]

cant get vents any higher at top they just under the roof trussels front and rear

[tskyes]

PUT 1 ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOORS MATE

[kev43]

mayb the louveres at front are 2 high,,what is the best height for louveres 2 b

[kev43]

cheers tskyes, al do that when i do my alterations,,is it a gd idea 2 hav windows in front aswell or shud i block them off ? and just hav louveres along bottom and along top front and rear and what do you,s think about chimneys on the roof ov each sections

[John k]

This is something i was looking at and myself am going to be adding these per section

 

http://www.everythingforpets.com/ventilation_chimney.pet/use.id.5.item_id.1260.dept.184/

[Guest Owen]

I have an apex roof on my loft and I have installed a wire netting ceiling. Under the widowhood boxes there are vents which allows the air to pass up in fort of the boxes. Even on the mildest day without a puff of wind outside, there is a current of air lifting up to exit through the 4" gap along the apex. More important than that, there is not the slightest smell of pigeons in there.

I know that there are a lot of people who would say that I've over done things, but it works for me.

[kev43]

take it u gettin those from boddy and ridewood lol i was lookin at them other day john

[kev43]

aint we got 2 b careful as not 2 cause a draft aswell tho  :-/

[Guest mick bowler]

DONT THEY NEED VEN AT NITE THEN ! :-/

 

If the section is big enough for the birds in it, then no!

 

 

[gd]

Do you have power supply in the loft???

 

I have a 4" extractor fan pulling air at ground level from the youngbird loft which exhausts into the old bird side - this in turn has a 6" extractor in the ceiling , gives an excellent flow of fresh air through the loft. the y/b side has a 3' mesh window where the fresh air enters.

 

total power consumption is only equivalent of running a 45 watt light bulb so it's running 24 hrs a day

[Hogni]

Get the Secrets of Champions 4 DVD, it´s about lofts and ventilation. and since you´re at it get the other 3 also, the best stuff on pigeon racing i´ve seen.

[mcclaff]

Was planning to ask the same question myself so thanks for bringing up the topic.

 

I read and hear all the time about the importance of good ventilation but noone ever gives details or models explaining how to achieve the best airflow and loft conditions.  I know also that mine is crap at the minute so after much thought i plan to change it and would appreciate the thoughts of others on what i plan to do.  

 

I want to build a corridor and a 5ft avairy with perspex roof along the entire length of the loft and leave a 4 inch wide gap in the roof at the ridge between loft and avairy that i'll cover with a felt ridge tile about 2 inches higher than the roof, (hard to explain this this without a pencil and paper).  I will also make wider gaps at the back of the loft, (under the roof) and try to achieve airflow above the birds.  I hope the perspex roof over the corridor will create more heat in the loft and hopefully cause the air to rise into the flow as it heats up and take the humidity out of the air.  

 

My main problem at the minute seems to be humidity.  My loft is surrounded by trees and bushes and the air inside seems damp unless the sun is splittin the rocks outside.  If i leave droppings in the loft for more than 3 or 4 days then they start to get hairy so somethins wrong.  This is a real problem in our northern irish summer that seems to be more tropical rainstorm in July/August than summer sun.  I know i'll get told to clean out more but i would like to use a dry droppings/deep litter system as i think in the long run it'll be good for the immune system but obviously not until i get the ventilation right.

 

Thoughts very much appreciated

[blackdog]

hi all,,,,, what would the fliers on here think,,what the best source ov ventilation ??????? cos i hav e found out that my widowhood loft has no ventilation,,i hav windows at front and louvres at the bottom front and vents along top front and top rear :-/ i put a smoke bomb in other day and the smoke just lingered and didnt go nowhere till i opened the door  :-/

 

 

get yourself some chimneys mate, i had same problem till i installed these, made a big difference

 

[mcclaff]

Wher you get these from Blackdog?

[blackdog]

boddy and ridewood mate, think they were only about £13 each