Galvanised nest grills

[Novice]

I was thinking of buying some German style nest boxes with cleaning trays and grills.

My feeling was that the trays might help my slight dust allergy.

The boxes which seem to suit my requirements are made by Red Star Lofts.

These have galvanised grills for the pigeon to stand on.

Because of my allergy I have opened the loft up. Does anyone have experience of different types of grill and in particular are galvanised grills (being metalic and good conductors of heat) suitable for use in an open loft.

[Guest]

cold for their feet they wont like it

put a wooden block in their box on the grills

they will be mutch happier

[pjc]

Plastic or plastic coated better!

[Novice]

That tends to agree with my own opinion.

It's a pity as Red Star are not as high as the others and I could have 4 high as opposed to Boddy or Petron which I could only do 3 high in my loft.

 

Thanks guys.

[tskyes]

german style up and overs from petron mate plastic coated grills,i think there the best and not the dearest

[pjc]

novice, your better off having 3 if your restricted for height and keep them off the floor as the birds never like low/bottom boxes!

[Novice]

novice, your better off having 3 if your restricted for height and keep them off the floor as the birds never like low/bottom boxes!

 

My loft is 6 foot at the rear but I have removed the bottom 2 boards which helps the air flow.

The height of Red Star 4 s is 62 and a half inches.

The others in 4 s are about 72 inches which would give a low bottom box and void my back vents.

It looks like I best go for 3 high. Look at the feeding I will save cutting numbers by 75%

I do like the idea of the Petron plastic fronts and plastic coated cleaning trays. Ideal for the pressure washer on a good day.

 

Thanks again

 

[Novice]

All I need now is the Credit Crunch to improve to get the cash

[Guest]

make them yourself

i made double boxes out of old wardrobe panels

with plastic widdowhood fronts

all it cost was for screws and fronts

16 boxes for about 18 quid

pleanty old panels at your local recycling collection area

they give them away

 

dave

[Novice]

make them yourself

i made double boxes out of old wardrobe panels

with plastic widdowhood fronts

all it cost was for screws and fronts

16 boxes for about 18 quid

pleanty old panels at your local recycling collection area

they give them away

 

dave

 

Hi Dave and thanks.

Both of my hands are left I am afraid.

A few years ago I saw a guy who used cardboard boxes from the supermarket. His logic was that after the birds had reared youngsters he burned the boxes and started afresh.

They didn't look great but the hygene must have been good.

 

 

[DOVEScot]

I got Red Star boxes and I am not happy with the quality of them, I keep having to repair them and the plastic grills are not well supported

I ordered extra up and over doors so I could clean and replace five at a time and the were a different size, when I asked why they said they bought them in and they must have been from a different batch

[Roland]

I have paper under mine, They reading Dickens at the moment before going onto shakspear lol) which are plastic, with a wooden block.

Mate has just chicken wird on a wooden frame .... seems in reality the best of all. Droppings through easy, paper pemoved simply and easy...