CLEANING YOUR LOFT

[chris h]

I have a plywood floor in my loft and i clean my lofts out everyday.how often do you clean your's. And do you put anything on your floor ie,sand,sawdust???

[speedbird]

i use colbine floor whitening and on the perches i use grills & put news paper under & change daily & also put under nest bowl keeps it clean around bowl when young are in the nest when i first paired up & it came dead cold i used shavings to add warmth must of worked as most laid in 7 to 10 days

[Guest joshdonlan]

easibed and loft white

[heather down]

my loft is cleaned out in morning before I go to work and when I get home and also on my days off. I use loft whitener if needed but usually it does'nt but when there is young in nests I find I use it more often. Nothing nicer then a nice clean dry loft and nest boxes.

[chris h]

Loft whitener where do i get that from and what does that do??

[Guest]

I use to clean out everyday when i had my birds. i used Harkers pigeon loft treatment. i did once try shavings, but soon stopped as every time i opened the loft they would blow everywhere. ;D ;D ;D..................amanda

[mark]

my loft is cleaned out in morning before I go to work and when I get home and also on my days off. I use loft whitener if needed but usually it does'nt but when there is young in nests I find I use it more often. Nothing nicer then a nice clean dry loft and nest boxes.

 

and does any of the above improve anyones racing performences.?

[Guest joshdonlan]

can usually get it from any pigeon supplier about £3 for a 5kg bag, lasts a while. It helps soak up any damp and makes it look clean and white and smell fresh. You have to brush it in though.

[chris h]

 

and does any of the above improve anyones racing performences.?

 

Am not on about improving performance in your pigeons.  If you keep your loft clean. I take it your lofts like a sh** house then ;D. I just like to keep my lofts clean

[greenlands]

My lofts are cleaned out every time i go in to see the birds be it 4/5/6 times a day .Early morning main clean and after afternoon feed,the rest just to keep the birds tame.I use loft white then sand on the floor,nest boxes news paper,i think thers something in the print that keeps red mite and lice away(just my thoughts).If they ged fed up it's always something for them to read.DON'T use the SUN page three face up,can't get the cocks out of the loft. ;D

[Guest kev d]

i clean out every day no matter what on the floor i brush in

hydrated lime every where drys every thing out and kills bugs

and looks nice and white it cost about £3.50 a bag for 25kg

[nogin]

 

and does any of the above improve anyones racing performences.?

 

WELL LET THEM GET DIRTY AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS......... :'(

[just ask me]

 

and does any of the above improve anyones racing performences.?

 

without a doubt birds cant be bought into tip top condion with out it  

[Guest kev d]

i know its not my way but i think you will get more distance flyers

not cleaning out every day they will be on deep litter . i may be wrong

but each to there own

[nagid]

best thing for loft floor is a scraper and a burning torch goodbye bugs :) :)clean and dry the king of the sky

[little sam]

as often as i can  

[Guest joshdonlan]

loft white will dry the damp patches

[nogin]

best thing for loft floor is a scraper and a burning torch goodbye bugs :) :)clean and dry the king of the sky

 

SUSAN. TRINNY, AND NAGID  ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest joshdonlan]

more like kim and aggie lol  ;D

[kirky]

loft white for yb loft easybed for stock and racers,

[thomasd]

I use floor whiter and cat litter keeps the floor dry at this time of the year not very warm isthis ok

[OLDYELLOW]

as long as birds arent in damp there fine  

[RICKY]

TRY USING KILN DRY SAND. FANTASTIC....

[OLDYELLOW]

sand is not the best of products in my view it can appear dry on top and all damp creates underneath mainly in corners and walk areas where wet damp boots have been and doesnt dry underneath , these dam corners can be the first entry points of rodents

[retired]

I use loft whitener in all the nest boxes, and once paired will add some hemcore to the boxes.

 

The pipo boxes for the young uns are on grills with the BHW or RP uunderneath (About all there good for!)

 

My old bird racing lofts have floor grills down and my young bird loft ands stock sections are on a deep litter of hemcore,with a bit of straw mixed in.