loft floor

[micko and jack]

hi everyone i have been in the member section looking at photos the floor of my loft is 3/4 ply scraped every day scrubed once a week but in some of the photos i noticed some members had wood shavings bark chipping and not on this site but one guy had news papers oh what to do what to do being a newbie is melting my head afraid of doing the wrong things thats the best about this site most of you may have allready made these mistakes and can give first hand advice thanks micko

[Guest strapper]

wood shavings etc is usually called deep litter,many top fanciers use this way of floor covering.

[ChrisMaidment08]

put  sand

[ozbrit]

i put down stalosan f and shavings for my youngbirds, the stalosan is a powdered biocide which kills bacteria, cocci, worms etc. good stuff never had any problems whilst using it

[DOVEScot]

put  sand

 

Aye kiln dried sand :-/

I am trying for the first time loft granuals, £7 a bag it is a form of deep litter similar to cat litter but for pigeons, I was in Rembrants lofts and it really seemed to be working well, just rake the worst of the top, Chickadee is tired of scaping out every day

I first tried saw dust from the workshop but it was too fine, scattered too easy when the birds flapped their wings

Do not use hard wood shavings, use soft wood shavings as heavy as possible or there is a product called easybed that a lot of fanciers use

[DOVEScot]

i put down stalosan f and shavings for my youngbirds, the stalosan is a powdered biocide which kills bacteria, cocci, worms etc. good stuff never had any problems whilst using it

 

Yes we use that as well, it is a great product

[schouwman71]

hi everyone i have been in the member section looking at photos the floor of my loft is 3/4 ply scraped every day scrubed once a week but in some of the photos i noticed some members had wood shavings bark chipping and not on this site but one guy had news papers oh what to do what to do being a newbie is melting my head afraid of doing the wrong things thats the best about this site most of you may have allready made these mistakes and can give first hand advice thanks micko

 

 

Keep doing what your doing bud,spray floor with virkon s,dont think you will go far wrong mate.

 

Les

 

[Guest Freebird]

What depth of sand? I used shavings in the past but it tended to get blown into corners. Have read some fanciers prefer to leave stools to build up and recon in a dry, well vented loft this is a good method as the powdered stools dry the fresh stuff so what are your recomendations/drawbacks on this. Like the idea of sand though.

[mitch]

keep doing what you are doing mate, less chance of disease

[DOVEScot]

What depth of sand? I used shavings in the past but it tended to get blown into corners. Have read some fanciers prefer to leave stools to build up and recon in a dry, well vented loft this is a good method as the powdered stools dry the fresh stuff so what are your recomendations/drawbacks on this. Like the idea of sand though.

 

One loft I was in had only a half inch deep kiln dried sand, cheap from jewson's white mono block sand, also quite sterile due to heat process  

[mitch]

if you have the time mate keep scraping, brush in a little harkers loft powder wich will disenfect and keep the loft smelling fresh

[Guest karl adams]

kiln dried sand mixed with lime is good as the droppings dry up fast

[Guest chrisss]

birchwood chips [the heavy ones]i used to think deep litter was a lazy way of doing things,then after seeing geoff kirklands setup i thought i would give it a try,and have not looked back, the birds have never looked so good,but each to their own

[DOVEScot]

birchwood chips [the heavy ones]i used to think deep litter was a lazy way of doing things,then after seeing geoff kirklands setup i thought i would give it a try,and have not looked back, the birds have never looked so good,but each to their own

 

how deep do you have them

[Guest chrisss]

at least 6 inches,all i do is take the lumps off from under the perches,but the loft[as always] must be bone dry,i have never seen my birds so good,no worm eggs/cocci can touch them,because there are no damp patches to live on/in,the perches are done every day and brushed with loft white,and so far the only sick birds i have seen are strays,[and i know i should not have said that!!!!]

[DOVEScot]

at least 6 inches,all i do is take the lumps off from under the perches,but the loft[as always] must be bone dry,i have never seen my birds so good,no worm eggs/cocci can touch them,because there are no damp patches to live on/in,the perches are done every day and brushed with loft white,and so far the only sick birds i have seen are strays,[and i know i should not have said that!!!!]

 

Cheers just the same as wood shavings, we used to sprinkle stalosanF over it as well, Chickadee went back to scraping every day, we are going to try loft granuals over the summer

[Guest]

i put lino on my floor and scrape every day ,and mop with bleach once a week best thing i ever done

[ChrisMaidment08]

i  concur with that one of the best kept lofts with superd bids but he wont give me any  

[Guest chrisss]

i put lino on my floor and scrape every day ,and mop with bleach once a week best thing i ever done

 

i tried that years ago i kept slipping on the damp patches,left after scraping,until i found loftwhite which dried it all up a treat,but i must admit lino works nothing can live on it

[Guest]

lino ,you can now get a none slip type it is slightly rough works a treat ,had to get this type because i dont have my wife insured (evil)

[DOVEScot]

loftwhite and jeyes powder mixed together

 

I have jeyes fluid but never seen jeyes power before, is that something woman use to clean things

[DOVEScot]

Not jeyes fluid  :-/ its a powder can use it in bins and like rabbits hutches i used it for long time never done any harm to the birds all the time i used it

 

Where did you get it, from a women's shop

[Guest TAMMY_1]

hi everyone i have been in the member section looking at photos the floor of my loft is 3/4 ply scraped every day scrubed once a week but in some of the photos i noticed some members had wood shavings bark chipping and not on this site but one guy had news papers oh what to do what to do being a newbie is melting my head afraid of doing the wrong things thats the best about this site most of you may have allready made these mistakes and can give first hand advice thanks micko

 

mine is the same as yours and is scraped every day and sometimes it is brushed with columbine loft white

[stevebelbin]

Since packing in racing the birds ive been a little lazy with a small number of birds that ive kept. I have them on deep litter, using hemp straw and heavy wood chippings mixed together. Mixed into this is Stalostan F and the birds seem to be keeping in fine fettle, as good if not better than when i was racing etc. I must point out though the birds free to go in and out of the loft at will and only roost in the section at night, which does contribute to their health I think.

[jimmy white]

 

 

Keep doing what your doing bud,spray floor with virkon s,dont think you will go far wrong mate.

 

Les

 

best way, twice a day if poss,during racing [takes a few mins ] birds get well used to you, spray virkon s ,,,all over on good dry days